Incredibly nice woman. She has been known to sign autographs for an hour after team Canada workouts.
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I still expect Canada to get the job done, but they are past the hour mark against Costa Rica and it's still scoreless. Winner goes to the CONCACAF Qualifying Final, and much more importantly, will be going to Tokyo 2020. The loser stays home.
US-Mexico starts in a couple hours, with the same stakes.
US-Mexico starts in a couple hours, with the same stakes.
Canada finally break through in the 72nd minute.
Honestly, I can't believe it took that long. At every position, the Canada players look to be a step or 2 faster, and are passing it around at will.
Honestly, I can't believe it took that long. At every position, the Canada players look to be a step or 2 faster, and are passing it around at will.
I need to learn more about this Jordyn Huitema for Canada, lead scorer in the qualifying tournament.
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- Winger for PSG, for whom she is a squad player this year (alongside Worcester's OwnTanyon Sturtze Alana Cook!)
- From British Columbia. Brothers all played minor-league or college hockey
- Played in the women's 2nd division, the WPSL, at age 17. PSG then convinced her to forego college.
- 2017 Canadian U17 player of the year; made the senior WNT that year at the Algarve Cup, at age 15 (!).
- Played and scored for each of the U17s, U20s and senior WNT all in the same calendar year (2017)
that's what you'd call a meteoric rise. Kinda what Sydney Leroux was supposed to be, a decade ago.
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- Winger for PSG, for whom she is a squad player this year (alongside Worcester's Own
- From British Columbia. Brothers all played minor-league or college hockey
- Played in the women's 2nd division, the WPSL, at age 17. PSG then convinced her to forego college.
- 2017 Canadian U17 player of the year; made the senior WNT that year at the Algarve Cup, at age 15 (!).
- Played and scored for each of the U17s, U20s and senior WNT all in the same calendar year (2017)
that's what you'd call a meteoric rise. Kinda what Sydney Leroux was supposed to be, a decade ago.
Olympique Lyon puts its stamp on the NWSL team they recently purchased...
View: https://twitter.com/OLReign/status/1236003682002423808
View: https://twitter.com/OLReign/status/1236003682002423808
The Orlando Pride have withdrawn from the NWSL Challenge Cup, as they will not have enough players to send to Utah due to positive COVID-19 test results. It doesn't appear that the virus spread at training, but rather at nightclubs and bars, which are open in Florida and were patronized by several of the club's players.
View: https://twitter.com/caitlinmurr/status/1275187434838319104
View: https://twitter.com/caitlinmurr/status/1275187434838319104
The NWSL Challenge cup kicks off in under 30 minutes on CBS. The rest of the group stage matches will only be on CBS All Access, but the one today is on the main CBS channel.
Thorns lineup:
View: https://twitter.com/ThornsFC/status/1276904426666471424
Courage lineup:
View: https://twitter.com/TheNCCourage/status/1276905600803364865
Thorns lineup:
View: https://twitter.com/ThornsFC/status/1276904426666471424
Courage lineup:
View: https://twitter.com/TheNCCourage/status/1276905600803364865
Everyone looked a little rusty that half, but the Courage still swarm forward into the attack.
Excited for the Res Stars to come back tonight. Losing Kerr is obviously a massive blow, but this team is so strong in the back and through the midfield that they should still find success. Hope against hope that they can conjure a more diverse attack and become less predictable. (Though, quite honestly, lumping the ball to Kerr was the best kind of predictable.)
Excited for the Res Stars to come back tonight. Losing Kerr is obviously a massive blow, but this team is so strong in the back and through the midfield that they should still find success. Hope against hope that they can conjure a more diverse attack and become less predictable. (Though, quite honestly, lumping the ball to Kerr was the best kind of predictable.)
Wish this was in free TV. From the online recaps, sounds like Lavelle is ripping it up tonight (though Naeher stuffed her 1v1!). The Red Stars back 4 seems disorganized, which is very concerning because that’s their bedrock. But Kealia Watt has been rampant on the left wing. They need some kind of offensive dynamo, would be huge if Watt can be the one to make things happen.
I signed up for a free trial of CBS all access so I could check this out. Kind of disappointed in that they are offering zero DVR capability for the NWSL games on there - just a live feed only.
Due to the scheduling and no DVR on the All Access, it's unlikely I'll be able to watch outside of the ones that air on actual CBS.
Also the iPad app sucks, they don't even have a way to disable captions. I tried on my phone (android) and at least the option for captions is there.
Edit: looks like the games will be rebroadcast next day on CBS Sports Network.
Due to the scheduling and no DVR on the All Access, it's unlikely I'll be able to watch outside of the ones that air on actual CBS.
Also the iPad app sucks, they don't even have a way to disable captions. I tried on my phone (android) and at least the option for captions is there.
Edit: looks like the games will be rebroadcast next day on CBS Sports Network.
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View: https://twitter.com/NWSL/status/1277065815909638148
Rose Lavelle is ridiculous, she looks like she's on fast forward compared to everyone else. She's got Mbappe equivalent pace
Rose Lavelle is ridiculous, she looks like she's on fast forward compared to everyone else. She's got Mbappe equivalent pace
That run down the middle between a bunch of defenders was very reminiscent of the one vs Netherlands.
Looks like Houston & Utah played a burner today, a 3-3 draw with the Royals banging two in at 82' and 89' to share the points.
Thinking about the CBS All Access free trial to catch tomorrow's Red Stars-Thorns tilt. A short turnaround for players still getting their fitness, but both sides should be very motivated to grab a win. Against Carolina, the Casey Short-Kelia Watt combo down the wing was really dynamic. Portland will surely be keying on that defensively, so it will be interesting to see if Short and Watt can be as good. Because really, with Nagasato looking slow as the central playmaker and the back 4 playing like 4 strangers in a pickup game...the Red Stars need to force the issue somehow or Lindsey Horan is going to run all over them like Rose Lavelle did.
Thinking about the CBS All Access free trial to catch tomorrow's Red Stars-Thorns tilt. A short turnaround for players still getting their fitness, but both sides should be very motivated to grab a win. Against Carolina, the Casey Short-Kelia Watt combo down the wing was really dynamic. Portland will surely be keying on that defensively, so it will be interesting to see if Short and Watt can be as good. Because really, with Nagasato looking slow as the central playmaker and the back 4 playing like 4 strangers in a pickup game...the Red Stars need to force the issue somehow or Lindsey Horan is going to run all over them like Rose Lavelle did.
The Red Stars heavily rotated the starting XI, and without Ertz in there, Horan is totally bossing this match for Portland. It's all one-way traffic so far, hard to picture Chicago holding out much longer or even getting it together enough to run an effective counter-attack.
Somehow the Red Stars didn't concede. The Thorns were wasteful in the first half, and once the subs started coming in, the quality fell off dramatically. Kayla Sharples made a bunch of big pays at CB, looking forward to seeing more of that. But Chicago will be happy to have kept a clean sheet, Portland should be very disappointed not to have put this way early on.
Red Stars-Courage kick off in about an hour.
Last time out, Chicago rotated all 11 starters and looked disjointed vs Portland. Would be nice to see the top-XI out today and see do they can find some rhythm. The Spirit still look like the top side the league, so this should be a good test of the Stars’ training this week.
Last time out, Chicago rotated all 11 starters and looked disjointed vs Portland. Would be nice to see the top-XI out today and see do they can find some rhythm. The Spirit still look like the top side the league, so this should be a good test of the Stars’ training this week.
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Ertz is the best defensive mid in the world, but the Red Stars back line looks like a completely different unit with her at CB. Unfortunately, Ertz is also the best deep lying player maker Chicago has...so the Red Stars need to figure this out.
But they’re doing a much better job against the Courage today.
But they’re doing a much better job against the Courage today.
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The Courage netted a well earned late goal. At least the Red Stars made them sweat it out this time.
Unlike last week, Watt got a lot of attention when on the ball. This left spaces open for Yuki to slide into, so she looked really good today while Watt spent a lot of time laying the ball off. Unfortunately, without a striker or right winger worth worrying about, it’s still all too simple for an organized defense.
The defense will be rock solid again with Ertz at CB. But moving her up to DM would provide at least some extra wrinkles to the attack. Dame needs to be very creative to solve this problem.
Unlike last week, Watt got a lot of attention when on the ball. This left spaces open for Yuki to slide into, so she looked really good today while Watt spent a lot of time laying the ball off. Unfortunately, without a striker or right winger worth worrying about, it’s still all too simple for an organized defense.
The defense will be rock solid again with Ertz at CB. But moving her up to DM would provide at least some extra wrinkles to the attack. Dame needs to be very creative to solve this problem.
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The NWSL Tournament entered knockout rounds today. The 8 seeded Portland Thorns just beat the 1 seeded NC Courage.
The Thorns were down to their 3rd string keeper, and had the GK coach (Nadine Angerer) listed as the backup GK. Britt Eckerstrom had several great saves:
View: https://twitter.com/CBSSportsSoccer/status/1284192802486784001
View: https://twitter.com/CBSSportsSoccer/status/1284195036389879809
As a Thorns fan that was incredibly stressful, but amazing match.
The Thorns were down to their 3rd string keeper, and had the GK coach (Nadine Angerer) listed as the backup GK. Britt Eckerstrom had several great saves:
View: https://twitter.com/CBSSportsSoccer/status/1284192802486784001
View: https://twitter.com/CBSSportsSoccer/status/1284195036389879809
As a Thorns fan that was incredibly stressful, but amazing match.
Congrats, @steeplechase3k! My CBS All Access trial expired, so I need to catch the highlights.
These tournaments are crazy. The Courage look as strong as ever, though, heading into the season.
These tournaments are crazy. The Courage look as strong as ever, though, heading into the season.
Red Stars-Reign relegated to CBS All Access. Ugh. Can’t displace these back to back episodes of 48 Hours, even in a team’s home market.
Any, no Yuki tonight. She didn’t feature last match, either, which makes some sense of Romes is going to make the switch to a 4-3-3. That formation would seem to get the most out of their best attacking move so far - Short overlapping Watt on the wing - but Yuki is the most traditionally creative midfielder on the squad. On a team starved for goals, there has to be a way to get Watt & Yuki on the pitch together and some space To operate in.
Any, no Yuki tonight. She didn’t feature last match, either, which makes some sense of Romes is going to make the switch to a 4-3-3. That formation would seem to get the most out of their best attacking move so far - Short overlapping Watt on the wing - but Yuki is the most traditionally creative midfielder on the squad. On a team starved for goals, there has to be a way to get Watt & Yuki on the pitch together and some space To operate in.
Red Stars advance on PKs. It was ugly. Cobbling together a picture of the game from twitter, seems like Chicago spent the last 70 minutes defending. They only broke forward when Ertz or Watt could dribble through multiple defenders - not a great tactical plan. But any backline featuring Ertz is going to be a bear to score on, so pray for PKs?
Watt is looking like she needs a USWNT call up.
Watt is looking like she needs a USWNT call up.
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There's going to be an expansion team in LA launching in 2022, with many famous people behind it.
https://www.espn.com/soccer/united-states-nwsl-womens-league/story/4142043/hollywood-stars-and-ex-uswnt-players-unite-to-bring-nwsl-team-to-los-angeles
https://www.espn.com/soccer/united-states-nwsl-womens-league/story/4142043/hollywood-stars-and-ex-uswnt-players-unite-to-bring-nwsl-team-to-los-angeles
Sam Mewis has already signed & Rose Lavelle is considering a one year contract with Man City. With no NWSL matches scheduled beyond this tournament & no transfer fees required for the USWNT allocated players, these two might be the first of many to abroad this winter. Which is great - they need to play against high level competition and the way the US is handling the virus, do we really think they’ll be more NWSL this year?
Hah. Just making a joke about the history of Online US Soccer Fandom, which is littered with extremely intensive and vitriolic debates over whether or not MLS is better than [insert random league here].
The answer is always it's no even if it's like the 4th tier of Lithuania. So annoying.
Back on topic those are some good numbers hopefully ratings stay high!
The Euro heavyweights like Lyon are probably better than any club in NWSL, but even the best Euro leagues are extremely top heavy.
The bottom half of the French league is semipro at best and would have no hope of competing in NWSL at all.
BTW, a more comprehensive Club World Cup type comp would be GREAT in women’s soccer.
Yes! Even just an OL/Barca/(Wo)Man City/Courage event would be fantastic.
The allocation/federation player system has done a very good job of creating a competitive league. And I take it as a very good sign that Houston could pull together a string, really well rounded squad without any federation players.