Melanie Anzidei is a Staff Writer at The Athletic. She covers all things fútbol, focusing on international sports leagues and major tournaments, while also exploring themes of competitive sports and the intersection of culture and society. Her work has been featured in various outlets, including The New York Times, Yahoo Sports, and The Journal News Media Group.
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Melanie Anzidei's articles primarily focus on sports, particularly soccer-related events and government announcements related to sports. She covers a range of topics including the World Cup, women's sports, and specific regions such as New Jersey.
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By: Melanie Anzidei
Howell is the second player to be called up to replace an injured player for the national team's upcoming camp.
By: Megan Linehan, Melanie Anzidei, Emily Olsen
Welcome to Full Time, The Athletic's women's soccer newsletter.
By: Melanie Anzidei
After winning gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics, they took stock of the national team program by surveying players and staff. They asked questions like: What was working in their program? What could be done better? And, most importantly, what needed to happen next?
By: Melanie Anzidei, Henry Bushnell
Change for Emma Hayes and the U.S. women’s national team started in the locker room. After winning gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics, they took stock of the national team program by surveying players and staff. They asked questions like: What was working in their program? What could be done better? And, most importantly, what needed to happen next? It quickly became clear to the U.S. head coach and her staff that they needed “to create a world where the female lens is at the heart of all we do.” A
By: Melanie Anzidei
The competitive setup is to avoid having another period where the U.S. is developing 'a whole generation' of players after the World Cup.
By: Melanie Anzidei
Gotham FC have placed rookie Jordynn Dudley on the season-ending injury list after the forward suffered a foot fracture in a training session earlier this month, the club announced Monday. Dudley has been instrumental in Gotham’s attack this year, settling in quickly with the 2025 NWSL champions in her first professional season. The Florida State graduate has tallied five goals and three assists across 26 matches, twice earning NWSL Rookie of the Month honors. The 21-year-old was recently called
By: Henry Bushnell, Melanie Anzidei
How the U.S. came back to draw Spain 2-2 in Philadelphia.
By: Melanie Anzidei
The North Carolina Courage star is having a stellar season - and continued her fine form on her return to the USWNT starting XI
By: Melanie Anzidei
Maddie DiMaria notches a record six goals as 10 different players score for USWNT.
By: Melanie Anzidei
The National Women’s Soccer League will no longer require players to meet a specific commercial or sporting criteria to qualify for the High Impact Player rule (HIP), which allows teams to use $1 million more than the team salary cap on player contracts. The change is part of a wide-ranging settlement reached between the NWSL and the NWSL Players Association that resolves six outstanding grievances, including the implementation of the HIP rule, league commissioner Jessica Berman’s rejection of a
