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TEAM FAVORITE: Women's Pro Tackle Football Takes The Field

The Big Take team is taking a break for the Fourth of July holiday in the US, so we wanted to share this episode you might have missed. Back tomorrow! --- Bloomberg Businessweek contributor <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AP3VMI5_iLk/mary-pilon">Mary Pilon</a> joins this episode to talk about the promise–and challenges–of building a fanbase for the Women’s Football Alliance, an all-female, full-contact league that has 60 teams in four divisions across 32 states. And we head to a nighttime practice of the DC Divas, to hear from the players and coaches about why they love the game and what it means for women to play tackle football. Read more: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-14/the-women-s-football-alliance-plays-tackle-games-in-32-states">Women Tackle Football With a Full-Contact League of Their Own</a>. Listen to The Big Take podcast every weekday and subscribe to our daily newsletter: <a href="https://bloom.bg/3F3EJAK">https://bloom.bg/3F3EJAK</a>  Have questions or comments for Wes and the team? Reach us at bigtake@bloomberg.net. This episode was originally released May 15, 2023, and was produced by: Supervising Producer: Vicki Vergolina, Senior Producer: Kathryn Fink, Producers: Mo Barrow, Michael Falero Sound Design/Engineer: Gilda Garcia.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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