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

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

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