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We've lasted long enough that Lavelle & Swanson are now chaperoning the youngsters
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If you told me yesterday that the
#USWNT
would win gold & do this fist-bump format coming off the bus and asked me to describe Trinity Rodman getting off said bus, I think I would have been able to describe it with total accuracy
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If you send a big group of people from the US to another country for a month, and "Melby" is their worst offense, that's borderline miraculous
USWNT causes international incident by calling Melbourne 'Melby'
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I can't speak for Marta, but I feel very confident that she would want her final game for Brazil to come in a major final against a good version of the USWNT. Marta is a certified smoke-wanter, she wouldn't have it any other way.
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Some good
#NWSL
news: sources tell me that Jordan Baggett has been discharged from the hospital after today's scary collision
#OneSpirit
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Alana Cook later today as teammates spend an hour-plus unpacking: "They give us clothes for being on the team, is all I'm saying."
We’re heeeeeere!!!!!!
📍🇳🇿 Auckland, New Zealand
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There's nothing in sports that is more of a power move than a goalkeeper saving a penalty, then stepping up to take a penalty successfully, and then as I type this, save another penalty. Naeher does all of it like it's nothing.
#USWNT
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I think most absolutist statements in soccer are embarrassing, but Kristie Mewis is the preeminent locker room party legend & documentarian of said locker room parties in American soccer. The experiences she has conveyed & captured are more important than the Mona Lisa.
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If I were Rose Lavelle, knowing how she's perceived from all sides, I would never ever shut up about how I won a header cleanly over two Canada center backs, including Vanessa gd Gilles, in the ugliest conditions possible
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2 knee-jerk
#USWNT
reactions:
- We've underrated Morgan for years now, but I couldn't find a space for her in my 18. Right call.
- Purely on soccer merits, not sure Albert would have made even a 23-player roster for me. IMO Yohannes, Hershfelt & Flint all have stronger cases.
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I watch a lot of sports, and a lot of sport studio shows, and the ESPN wbb desk for the tournament is just the clear gold standard for the form
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You think she's cooked, you think they can't find her today, her touch is off, she's too tired, and then Rodman scores that goal in that moment. Different kind of player, different mentality.
#USWNT
There is something really astounding about how often, since day one as a pro, Trinity Rodman will seem tired or to be carrying a knock/cramping up, and then suddenly she's like jk guys I have like 25 more sprints in me, we're good
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#USWNT
's emphasis on giving Albert minutes is a thorny issue over the alleged (but unseen) work done to grow after her homophobic/transphobic social media activity. It's also tricky on soccer terms.
If she can't impress today, you have to ask if it's ever gonna happen.
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There is something really astounding about how often, since day one as a pro, Trinity Rodman will seem tired or to be carrying a knock/cramping up, and then suddenly she's like jk guys I have like 25 more sprints in me, we're good
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Supporters of both teams doing a "You Can't Fine Us" chant throughout the 22nd minute and holding up the double birds. The Brooks legend grows.
#NWSL
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Colombia: let's all irritate Alex Morgan
Alex Morgan: lol ok, if that's what you want
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If Mal Swanson puts any more power, even 0.1 more calorie burned, into that pass, Smith isn't in a place to convert the chance. Given the fatigue present, that's an incredible pass to pull off.
#USWNT
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Inbox: Washington Spirit have surpassed 150,000 in attendance this season for the first time ever. Per the club, they're the first non-west coast
#NWSL
club to pull it off.
10 of the top 15 attendance figures in Spirit history have happened in 2024's 11 home games.
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The first game of the entire Olympic soccer competition is done and we already have a drone scandal, confusing answers from a gold-medal winning coach, a game with 15 minutes of stoppage time, and fans throwing fireworks at an opposing bench
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To be honest, I think the
#USWNT
hit like 65% of its peak in this tournament. There is *a lot* of room to grow, and to maximize what's already on hand.
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One thing that kept coming up last summer is the idea that the rest of the world was closing the gap on the USWNT, and what didn't get talked about enough is that the coaching change means the gap is actually going to grow.
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I don't have more details than what's here but Ashley Sanchez and Trinity Rodman spent some World Cup downtime as detectives, or pranksters, or prankster-detectives.
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If you're looking for a single-player solution for the
#USWNT
, you're not gonna find it. This is a series of system problems.
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If Vlatko puts Lavelle, Macario, and Heath into the same lineup, the amount of sauce may disrupt the rotation of the Earth.
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Enjoying learning what Lily Yohannes has learned in this
#USWNT
camp, which appears so far to be "find Trinity Rodman whenever possible."
(this is good)
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Y. Michele Kang is not yet the Spirit’s majority owner, but
#NWSL
has effectively set the stage for the club’s full investor group to choose her over Steve Baldwin:
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Rodman: "I'm just gonna say it, the (pre-match) photos are still gonna happen."
#NWSL
(? from
@838_carlisle
)
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The USWNT managing minutes conservatively in a year where they will probably not have any games sure is something.
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The United States is more likely to bring home a gold medal in soccer than any other country, and we still have people saying "no Olympic soccer for the U.S."
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Choosing to believe that Vlatko gave Lavelle the armband out of respect for her decade-long commitment to one Twitter joke
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I'm a big "let's not make too much of a deal about an armband" truther but for the
#USWNT
, who it goes to really matters internally...and it just went to Girma.
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One reason this game has kind of fallen apart with the potential injuries is fatigue. Tired players can't be as precise, and that leads to late tackles/rash choices. There's a reason players & coaches didn't want this
#NWSLChallengeCup
schedule.
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This is utterly absurd.
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While you were watching soccer Rose Lavelle was studying the blade
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Yes, Morgan should convert that, but this has been her best
#USWNT
performance in...idk 18 months? Longer?
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Soccer journos dividing themselves up into two camps:
- It is dumb to try the spicy cramp drink
- It is dumb to try the spicy cramp drink, which is why I I'm going to try it
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Full credit to
@Cloud9GOTH
, who are still having fun. "You're nothing special, we lose every week" the chant after the Spirit scored their 2nd.
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At the Spirit's Pride Night and the number of people enthusiastically grabbing the Pride flags the team is giving out (and they are not small flags) really speaks volumes to where this team was vs. where they are culturally
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Every week Opta runs a graphic in which Croix Bethune is exceeding literal woso legends
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5-time World Player of the Year Marta scoring from the center circle, at 4pm on a Wednesday, in a baseball stadium, in a game that had 11 minutes of first-half stoppage time, is the American soccer experience
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If you order the new
#DCU
jersey through the team's mobile shop, the customized kit section has a surprise waiting among the player names/numbers
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Inbox: Spirit announce plans to honor returning Olympians.
- Gabby Carle & Leicy Santos to be recognized before kickoff on Sunday
- All 4 USWNT players to be recognized before kickoff of Spirit vs. KC on 8/25
- 8/25 will also feature a pink hair-braiding station on the concourse
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During the World Cup, Emma Hayes wrote an article for the Telegraph saying the USWNT didn't have enough players like Rose Lavelle that I've been thinking about pretty much once a week all year.
The assist from Croix Bethune + the finish from Ouleye Sarr = 🧑🍳💋
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Honestly figured Sophia Smith would never get a red card in her entire life, but compliments to Ion for actually spotting her hiding the ball under the Thorns bench.
#NWSL
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It feels like maybe she should have played in the World Cup, idk if anyone else has said this
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Sam Staab on the end of the Segra Field era for the Spirit:
"To put it plainly, that is the worst field I've probably ever played on, and the fact that we're professionals playing on that field was atrocious."
(? from
@838_carlisle
)
#NWSL
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I've probably worked over 100 games at Audi Field, and I don't think the pitch has ever been worse off.
#USWNT
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Kelley O'Hara downing a tallboy at a Caps game is a December tradition in D.C. now
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Late to this but looking at Naomi Girma's performances during the voting period for the Ballon d'Or list and not seeingher name is causing my brain to want to fly out of my skull
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The Spirit have spent all season as the 3rd horse in a title race that people have largely treated as between 2 teams, but it's a 4-1 win over KC at Audi Field today. Spirit climb to 2nd in
#NWSL
.
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This isn't a deep thought, but the tension that exists between diehard NWSL fans & the clubs/league is going to continue as long as teams make their moves based on valuing getting slightly better over anything else.
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It's a little frustrating to see the relaxed, confident, high-pressing version of the
#USWNT
only now, at this point in the tournament. We might never know what was up in the early games.
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Andi Sullivan joins Becky Sauerbrunn with a Protect Trans Kids message on her wrist wrap tonight
#USWNT
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I do not understand how a kick at that height, then raking down someone's shoulder and hip, got a VAR check, much less wasn't a red card. Intent not an issue at all here, this is a one billion percent red card.
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I am double-checking but I may have stumbled into a scenario in which 5 teams finished tied for the
#NWSL
Shield
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Ashley Sanchez has given media permission to tell people she meant her goal.
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Good on admin for shouting out Mewis, who makes an aggressive choice here in a moment where it's exactly what was needed. Didn't bring it down, just one-timed the pass forward ASAP
KATIEEEEEEE STENGELLLLLLL!!!!!!!!
also, welcome back Kristie Mewis. 🥹
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Getting a laughing, friendly "fuck off" from Megan Rapinoe, a true honor bestowed on
@itsmeglinehan
in this final USWNT press conference
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Becky Sauerbrunn, emphasizing how stressful and trying a World Cup is, said post-game that she had an ulcer after the last tournament.
#USWNT
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Respectfully, I disagree with this. The Olympics are the easiest time to cover women's sports, & there's a ton of drive-by coverage from outlets that will vanish from the scene.
The outlets who aren't BSing you are going to still be covering these athletes next week.
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That Rodman goal is 90% Midge Purce, who in a system that gets her into that space on the edge of the box (whether she's right back, right wing, or whatever) is going to cook.
#USWNT
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Something new from the Spirit: the team's media resources include audio pronunciation files for most of the team (15 at the moment), with players saying their own names and many adding their preferred pronouns.
#NWSL
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Rodman has had an on-again, off-again back injury since her rookie year (anyone that was out at Segra can recall her going down with a scream once from this). Based on how the trainers were treating her, it seems 100% like a recurrence of that.
#NWSL
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You get the sense watching Orlando that Marta knows there's a trophy in this season. She's always given it everything but 2024 it's like, she's found more to give somehow. The emotion, the intensity, the willingness to take fouls. It's nuts.
#NWSL
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For a lot of folks, the trip to RBA for Gotham games is longer than these lights were on
Shining for one hour tonight in celebration of Gotham FC Winning the NWSL Championship
📷: lit(.)visions/IG
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Stunner from the Spirit. I've said this to other reporters: due to the rarity of Staab's skill set, the argument was there that she was the least tradeable player on the entire roster.
DRAFT DAY TRADE!
We've acquired the third overall pick in tonight's draft from Chicago in exchange for defender Sam Staab.
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Spoiler: I spoke with Rodman this week, and the first thing she told me when I asked how she's doing was "I'm tired" and it was both a joke...and not a joke.
#NWSL
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There is something unspeakably perfect about the original Most Online Player Emily Sonnett scoring that kind of goal in her 69th cap.
#USWNT
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Kristie Mewis has brightened up the USWNT significantly since coming on. I think Gautrat's bias towards team shape was less favorable given how deep the Czechs play in this 442. Mewis is taking risks positionally & with the ball, & it's changed the game.
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In a season that is not even remotely like anything I have seen or heard of, the Washington Spirit have officially clinched an
#NWSL
playoff spot.
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As a person who gets to cover a lot of Trinity Rodman games in person, I feel like my week isn't complete unless I see that exact turn used on the goal to open space. It's just a part of my life now, like DMV traffic.
#USWNT
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The Washington Spirit won a trophy. It's real, this did happen. I saw it.
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Sorry to keep raving about Girma but this is just a quietly imperious performance in all facets of the game.
#USWNT
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Full statement from Sullivan & Kingsbury on behalf of
#OneSpirit
players:
Andi Sullivan & Aubrey Kingsbury are giving a full statement on behalf of players. Will post the full text after the presser.
#OneSpirit
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I'm sure there'll be plenty of US in crisis takes but Korea deserves huge credit both tactically and individual players making big plays at the back.
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Bethune's first touch as an Olympian immediately opens up the attack for Williams, she does not waste a single second at any level.
#USWNT
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Podcasting pals: please, as an act of mercy, let me come onto your podcast to talk for roughly six hours about this USWNT Olympic performance. My outlet for these things is gone and you can't just talk at someone in the grocery store or whatever, they ask you to leave
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A thing about Alex Morgan that we all learned in 2019, when she played like 95% of the World Cup on a bad knee, is that her ability to play while hurt and still figure out how to make an impact is superhuman
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Seems like just over the horizon, you can see the outlines of the Trinity Rodman Era emerging for the
#USWNT
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Vlatko Andonovski says Andi Sullivan & Kelley O'Hara will not start tomorrow, citing the need to build up their minutes as they both continue to come back from injuries.
#USWNT
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FIFA being afraid of the concept of love is beyond parody, we have left the solar system with this one
FIFA have demanded that the Belgium team remove the word "love" from the collar of their away shirt, sources have told ESPN.
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I know I already said something, but they reposted, so:
This disgraceful move is inevitably going to end with people who should have jobs covering NWSL, but that currently do so for free, having their work stolen to train this actively harmful AI
Using generative AI technology, ESPN now offers game recap stories for
@PremierLacrosse
&
@NWSL
- incremental coverage for both leagues
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The Olympic soccer tournament could be a lot better if it weren't designed primarily to be exhausting. They almost made these teams do this with 18 players!
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Per Google greater London appears to have 5 Dunkin' locations, though all of them are on the west side of town and West Ham plays to the east in Dagenham
🇺🇸 United States International, Kristie Mewis, has touched down in east London! 🫧
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It has felt like this for quite a while: this team has the feel of a team that is too stuffy, too formal. They need the soccer equivalent of someone slipping the DJ a $20 and asking for some music people can dance to
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One thing you learn covering the Spirit every game is that when Rodman doesn't get a call, the next 2 minutes are the time to feed her the ball ASAP, because she *will* get revenge with a pass, move, or shot.
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It's funny how easy it is to tell that the Trin Spin is coming.
Everyone in the entire world knows it's coming, Yasmim probably had time to think "oh no I think I have made an error to be isolated like this" before it happened...and then it happens anyway.
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Big night for just a piece of advice for men in soccer, which is that when your woman colleague is talking, you will continue to live if they finish their point before you begin talking again
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New NWSL fans, here's an early lesson in being frustrated with USSF's relationship with the league! This game is in direct conflict with a weekend in which 8 teams have games.
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The
#USWNT
's fight isn't down to one man standing in their way. It's the institution, and the rapid change here shows that regular fans applying consistent pressure can actually change things there.
Cordeiro stepping down is a good first step. But the goal is to get true equal pay. Until that deal is complete, don't stop holding them accountable.
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Who has the gif of Rodman telling the entire Colombia 11 to leave the penalty spot
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Sonnett has, I believe, 27 blocked shots in this game, and all of them are on Pinoe or Lavelle somehow
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Some absolutely crucial reactions to this celebration from Trinity Rodman (in the mixed zone), Andi Sullivan, and Croix Bethune (both from the press conference)
#NWSL
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An England team at home & closer to full strength than the US out-performing the
#USWNT
but only winning due to getting a bit of VAR luck feels like exactly the outcome I'd have expected. Margins are so fine at the top.
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You can't teach being 6'1" but Kornieck is also so in-control on headers. That was a surgical glancing header, really difficult technique.
#USWNT
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New club statement from
#OneSpirit
on Jordan Baggett's status:
"Update: We want to thank all of our fans for their well wishes. Jordan Baggett is home and resting."
#NWSL
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