Level Playing Field?

Women's Soccer Conquers Nation, But Interest Will Likely Fade

Boston has a reputation – well-deserved – as a sports town whose residents are notorious for organizing their lives around the schedules of the Red Sox, the Celtics, the Patriots, and the Bruins, especially during post-season play. But it was definitely a first for me last week when I heard an older gentleman say to the owner of a local specialty shop that he needed to rush home to watch the women’s soccer match.

At first this seemingly casual remark didn’t sink in, but then I suddenly realized how unusual, indeed …