Lesley Ryder: Michele Vasconcelos left the Utah Royals to join Levante Badalona of Spain’s Liga F. Players have not been paid for the month of May, and the club was 5 days late in other payments. While the NWSL has made progress, “it was the result of players uniting, speaking out, and demanding better.”

Michele Vasconcelos left the Utah Royals to join Levante Badalona of Spain’s Liga F. Players have not been paid for the month of May, and the club was 5 days late in other payments. While the NWSL has made progress, “it was the result of players uniting, speaking out, and demanding better.”