NWSL Weekend Preview: Top teams battle, San Diego Wave vs Portland Thorns | North Carolina vs Portland Recap (Soccer 8/26)
Attacking Third: A CBS Sports Women's Soccer Podcast - En podcast af CBS Sports, USWNT, NWSL, Soccer, WSL, Women's Soccer
Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman run through the weekend slate of games. First, they recap the midweek action between Portland Thorns and North Carolina Courage. Diana Ordonez nets her 11th goal of the year to help live the Courage over the Thorns. Plus, Sandra and Lisa update on the news around the league. More information from the Washington Spirit club is released about why former head coach Kris Ward was fired. Plus, Alexia Putellas has been named UEFA Women's Player of the Year for the second year in a row. Then, Sandra and Lisa preview the weekend slate of NWSL matches. All 12 teams fight for three points this weekend as the playoff push is on. The biggest game of the weekend features Portland Thorns vs San Diego Wave FC in a top-of-the-table battle for first. Full preview, analysis, picks and predictions. Attacking Third has advanced to the final round in the People's Choice Podcast Awards! If you voted for us in the first round, check your email! One-third of our listeners has been selected to vote for Attacking Third to win. Check your email for the subject line "Podcast Awards Final Slate Voting” to see if you've been selected! Then, vote for Attacking Third to win Best-Female hosted podcast. Watch USWNT and NWSL games on P+" with a link to https://www.paramountplus.com/home/ 'Attacking Third' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow the Attacking Third team on Twitter: @AttackingThird, @SandHerrera_, @LRoman32 Visit the Attacking Third YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/attackingthird You can listen to Attacking Third on your smart speakers! Simply say "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Attacking Third podcast" or "Hey Google, play the latest episode of the Attacking Third podcast." For more soccer coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices