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The new USL Super League: Threat to the NWSL, or helping hand to boost women's soccer?

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The USL Super League was granted first -division sanctioning by U.S. Soccer Federation in February .

The league has eight teams, the minimum required for a top-flight women's soccer league.

It's the first women's professional soccer league in the United States to align with the "global" (read: European ) calendar.

Many Super League teams have existing academies and amateur adult teams.

The USL Super League has a different approach to women's soccer in the U.S. Women's soccer.

The league has eliminated drafts and created full free agency with the new CBA .

The NWSL is entering unprecedented territory among major professional sports leagues in the United States .

The quality of play in the USL Super League will require time to assess.

There is communication between NWSL and Super League clubs, but there is no formal collaboration.

There are physical examples like overlapping markets and there are idealistic tensions.

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semi-formal

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English

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48

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