The Women’s Cup: An opportunity for growth and celebration of the global game

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Players from Palmeiras and the North Carolina Courage pose at midfield for a photo before their semifinal match of The Women's Cup.

Palmeiras team poses before the match against Racing Louisville FC at Lynn Family Stadium. (Photo Credit: EM Dash | USA TODAY Sports)

In just four years, The Women’s Cup has quadrupled its reach. Looking ahead, CEO John Paul Reynal intends to keep accelerating the growth of the organization’s annual women’s soccer club invitational tournaments.

“It’s always rewarding when you have an idea or a vision of where something can go and then it ends up coming to fruition,” Reynal told The Equalizer ahead of Tuesday’s championship game in Louisville between Palmeiras and Juventus. Racing Louisville FC will meet Colo-Colo in the bronze medal game.

Reynal and his team will split their time between Louisville and Kansas City, where another four teams will start their own tournament on Wednesday. That tournament field includes the Kansas City Current facing the Mamelodi Sundowns, and Atlético de Madrid facing Inac Kobe Leonessa.

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