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

Marta’s Last Chance

I Heard The Roar Of Possibility At The PWHL’s Record-Breaking Sellout

Mal Swanson Is Back! And So Are The Red Stars

Let’s Cook Some Squash, And Get Through This Winter

Gotham’s Batshit Championship Win Caps NWSL’s Season Of Renewal

Meet Us At Midnight For ‘1989’ (Defector’s Version)

Why Call When An Oblique Email Will Do The Job Of Making A Prospective Intern Spiral Into A Panic?

The Matildas Turned My Hair White And They Haven’t Even Faced England Yet

When Your Coach Sucks, Everybody Loses

You Must Understand That Taylor Swift Knows Me Better Than Anyone Else On Earth

Sunrise Is Way Too Early To Be Crying For The USWNT

Tobin Heath And Christen Press Offer A Dose Of Sanity This World Cup

What Are The Best Roads In America?

It’s Too Bad Canada Was Better Than Ireland

Even During A World Cup Summer, There’s A Lot Of Fun To Be Found In The NWSL

It’s Summer! Let’s Cook Some Eggplant

The Worst And Less Worse Ways To Explain The Offside Rule To Soccer Dummies, Ranked

How A Fan Community United To Send Indie Women’s Soccer Media To The World Cup

What Is This USWNT Player’s Deal: Sofia Huerta

FIFA Struggling To Fill Stadiums In Remote Soccer-Indifferent Country With Nobody In It

What is this USWNT Player’s Deal: Alex Morgan

The USWNT Is Under Pressure, And That’s Bad News For The Rest Of The World

What Is This USWNT Player’s Deal: Kristie Mewis

Canada Needs A Win, And They Might Just Get One

The NWSL Is Terrorizing Rookies With This Dubious Treatment For Cramps