The NWSL's Youth World Cup Dilemma: Why Informal Negotiation Makes Everyone Lose

Podcast: The Women's Soccer Podcast · Liam Greco

Opublikowano: 2026-08-24

Should FIFA mandate NWSL player releases for the youth World Cup tournaments? Why is this current system of informal negotiation over player release so detrimental for all parties involved? Is it possible to create a system that doesn't hurt players, coaches, club and national teams? In this episode, LDG tries to answer those questions that he has been pondering since the US women's national team dropped their U-20 World Cup roster, with a lot of recognizable names, but with some of the biggest names in the age group and talking points being those who were left off...