Abigail Segel

Abigail Segel is a contributing writer at Defector. She is also an editor for The IX Soccer and the Equalizer. Her work has been published in the Guardian and the Montreal Gazette.

Abigail Segel

Leicy Santos Is In The Right Spot

The USWNT And Brazil Stretched The Definition Of “Friendly”

The Denver Summit May Not Be Good, But They Sure Are Fun

The Montreal Victoire Make A Living As Champions

Five Nights With The Montreal Victoire, Who Dragged Me To Hockey Heaven

Jules Boykoff’s ‘Kicking’ Is Clear-Eyed And Warm-Hearted

What’s Parenting Lily Yohannes Like? An Interview With Her Dad

The Cascadia Rivalry Was Totally Bonkers

The NWSL Offseason Put Important New Faces In New Places

Manchester City Lost A Battle But Is Winning The War For English Women’s Soccer Supremacy

Christen Press And Tobin Heath Want To Keep Up The Fight

Gotham Grabs The Crown Of An NWSL At A Tipping Point

The Anti-Trans Grifters Are Coming For The NWSL

Jaedyn Shaw’s Redemption Arc Is Underway

In A Typically Chaotic NWSL Season, The Only Safe Place Is The Very Top

Alyssa Naeher Shoots And Scores, But The Chicago Stars Are Still In The Dark

In The Face Of Chaos, England Kept Calm And Carried On Into The Euros Final

Michelle Cooper Is Always Ready To Pounce

Jessica Berman Makes Her Priorities Clear

It Took Two Years And Four Overtimes For The Victoire To Live Up To Their Name In The Playoffs

The Vermilion Vanguard Is On The March

Emma Hayes Shows Us The USWNT She Believes In

“It Changes Everything”: What Canada’s New Women’s Soccer League Means To Two Of Its Players

Orlando Runs Away With The NWSL, And The Rest Will Have To Catch Up

Alex Morgan Knew How To Use The Spotlight