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Stephanie Yang
Steph Yang is a Boston transplant who fell in love with soccer in 1996, the first year women's soccer was an Olympic sport. She has written about the intersection of sports and pop culture with sexism and racism and to this day relives the nightmare of losing a penalty shootout for her high school soccer team sophomore year. You can find her on Twitter @thrace

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Everything 21 Thunder got Wrong (and Right) about their Christine Sinclair stand in
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Everything 21 Thunder got Wrong (and Right) about their Christine Sinclair stand in

February 15, 2019 by Stephanie Yang
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Voluntourism in women’s soccer (and beyond): How to get it right
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Voluntourism in women’s soccer (and beyond): How to get it right

February 27, 2017 by Stephanie Yang
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Here’s your update on the progress of the Afghanistan women’s national team
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Here’s your update on the progress of the Afghanistan women’s national team

October 22, 2016 by Stephanie Yang
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Why it’s ok to love a loser
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Why it’s ok to love a loser

September 23, 2016 by Stephanie Yang
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LGBT fans find welcoming communities in NWSL supporters’ culture
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LGBT fans find welcoming communities in NWSL supporters’ culture

August 5, 2016 by Stephanie Yang
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The Afghanistan women’s national team is a work in progress
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The Afghanistan women’s national team is a work in progress

May 24, 2016 by Stephanie Yang
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The NWSL future looks bright, but there’s still room to grow
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The NWSL future looks bright, but there’s still room to grow

May 7, 2016 by Stephanie Yang
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5 moments in women’s sport that should be made into movies
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5 moments in women’s sport that should be made into movies

April 22, 2016 by Stephanie Yang
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Not even exile can stop Khalida Popal from building women’s soccer in Afghanistan
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Not even exile can stop Khalida Popal from building women’s soccer in Afghanistan

April 7, 2016 by Stephanie Yang
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