In Gap Between Rich and Poor, Everton’s Women See an Opening

Nicole Sorensen, Claire Emslie and Toni Duggan are all part of an Everton squad that will look far different in 2021. The team hopes to play differently as well.Credit...Cameron Smith/Getty ImagesLIVERPOOL, England — Some of the changes have been small, so small as to be imperceptible, at least from the outside. This summer, for the first time, Everton hired someone specifically to take care of the uniforms of its women’s team. It is the sort of thing that serves as a reminder that, in women’s soccer, many little battles are still being won.

Those small changes, though, still have an impact; they still offer a marginal gain. The laundry will no longer have to be done by another staff member,…