Meg Linehan is a Senior Writer, Women's Soccer at The Athletic. She focuses on women's soccer while also contributing to broader discussions on women's sports coverage, delivering a conceptual vision for the field. Meg's work has been featured in The Athletic, Yahoo Sports, The New York Times, and Yahoo Sports UK.
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Meg Linehan's articles mainly cover women's soccer, NWSL, USWNT, and soccer transfers. Her focus is on event coverage with some expert commentary. If you have insights or analysis related to women's soccer events, NWSL developments, or soccer transfers involving the USWNT players that could provide valuable context or depth to her articles, it would likely be of interest to her. Additionally if you can offer expertise in analyzing trends in women's sports and their impact on society at large she might find that valuable as well.
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By: Aimee Lewis, Matthew Futterman, Meg Linehan, Hailey Salvian, Charlie Eccleshare, Sarah Shephard, Ben Pickman, Charlotte Harpur, Liam Tharme, Caoimhe O'Neill, Sabreena Merchant
It feels impossible to sum up another beautifully chaotic year in women’s sports in a series of moments, but that challenge didn’t stop us.
By: Melanie Anzidei, Tamerra Griffin, Meg Linehan
Welcome to Full Time, The Athletic's women's soccer newsletter.
By: Tamerra Griffin, Meg Linehan
Tuesday's wild game between the U.S. and Brazil may have revived one of the fiercest rivalries in women's soccer.
By: Meg Linehan, Emily Olsen
Welcome to Full Time, The Athletic's women's soccer newsletter.
By: Emily Olsen, Meg Linehan
Welcome to Full Time, The Athletic's women's soccer newsletter.
By: Melanie Anzidei, Meg Linehan, Tamerra Griffin
The USWNT starts qualifying matches for the 2027 World Cup in November. The Athletic explores key questions that will be asked
By: Meg Linehan
The NWSL Challenge Cup is upon us, which means it is again time to question its purpose and future. What was created as the NWSL’s month-long return to play tournament during the summer of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Challenge Cup has been a one-off match since 2024 between the league’s championship winners and regular season winners — assuming they are two different teams. (In 2025, Orlando Pride won both titles, so NWSL Championship runners-up Washington Spirit were their opponents.) For 2026,
By: Meg Linehan, Emily Olsen
Welcome to Full Time, The Athletic's women's soccer newsletter.
By: Meg Linehan
General manager Jeff Agoos says Portland cannot "rest on legacy" to achieve continued success.
By: Meg Linehan
“We’ve desperately wanted to get Spain on our schedule," head coach Emma Hayes said in a statement.
