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    Kevin Baxter: NWSL spearheaded women's soccer growth. Now it's stuck on the World Cup sidelines.

    by Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times Aug 16, 2023 4 minutes
    An NWSL logo sign before the quarterfinal match of the NWSL Challenge Cup between the Houston Dash and the Utah Royals FC at Zions Bank Stadium on July 17, 2020, in Herriman, Utah.

    Shortly before NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman arrived at the Women's World Cup in Australia, the U.S. was eliminated from the tournament. The metaphor was obvious: the NWSL, once home to the majority of the top players on the planet, and the U.S. national team, a four-time World Cup champion, are now both struggling to keep up.

    In 2015, nearly 1 in 10 World Cup players came from the league. Four years ago, the percentage was even higher. This summer, however, England's Women's Super League surged past the NWSL, placing 94 of its women on World Cup rosters, accounting for nearly 13% of the players in the tournament. Seventy

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