Loud statements from Michelle Cooper and Lo LaBonta about Vlatko Andonovski's impact and the level of respect the club has showed him on the way out the door. #KCBaby
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Houston v Orlando is a swampy weather delay hall of fame cage match
Ashley Sanchez has converted 9 of her past 34 shots taken in the NWSL (26%) -- 8 matches. 19 of those attempts were on target. her conversion rate for the season is 21%. she is over-performing her xG this year by +7.28 (18G - 11.72 xG).
Players with 18+ goals in a single NWSL season: Ashley Sanchez 2026 Temwa Chawinga 2024 Sam Kerr 2019 end of list,
The Portland Thorns were 2nd in the NWSL table leading 1-0 at HT of their match against the Spirit. Now down to 6th, 4 teams tied up on 39pts behind the league leaders Gotham, and the chasing Spirit. big hang onto your butts szn.
I didn’t think Sanchez could catch TC6 ‘24. but here we are.... ....Ash Money just 3 goals away from becoming the second NWSL player to ever hit 20 in a season.
UPDATE: 11 goals in 2, 18 in 4. and now just two away from making ignominious history.
Theo Lloyd-Hughes@theolloydhughes.bsky.social · 3d agoChicago Stars have conceded 10 goals in their last two games, 17 goals in their last four. they are just three goals away from equaling their own record of the most goals ever conceded in an NWSL season (54).
Chicago Stars have conceded 10 goals in their last two games, 17 goals in their last four. they are just three goals away from equaling their own record of the most goals ever conceded in an NWSL season (54).
Spirit record in 2026 when conceding first, across all comps: 0W-1D-7L Only result came back on March 20, when they came from 2-0 down to get a draw at Racing Louisville. Four 1-0 losses, plus two insane games in which they managed to score 3 (NC Courage, Club América).
gotta go back and rewatch both Denver-Gotham games this season in the next few weeks. Cushing has done the double over Amoros, with the Summit winning 2-0 away back in March, bringing the aggregate score to 5-0 over two games in 2026. could be a fun playoff rematch in November...
Olivia Thomas scintillating off the bench. the rookie waited 16 games to get her first goal in the NWSL, and now she has two in two weeks!
hard to think of two new-to-the-league midseason signings that looked as comfortable on debut as Bethi and Ngock. away to Portland is about as tough an away day as you can get in the NWSL, right up there with KC. so, this will be a fascinating one for the newbies.
Hey Spirits!@heyspirits.bsky.social · 3d ago✨YOUR SPIRITS✨ — Monique & Mélissa with their first NWSL starts! — Kouassi BACK — Lucia available
3rd assist of the season for Ayo Oke, now two in b2b games for the Denver Summit. being a proper two-way player will keep her in the USWNT picture. it’s been a great second half of the season for Oke, made the right back spot her own.
no insider knowledge, but I guess the Dash are about to announce the signing of Jordan Brewster based on the clues they shared? Bay FC (USA) Club America (Mexico) Toronto FC (Canada) and she went to WVU, who play ‘Country Roads’ as their song. Bonus point for Kristianstad (Sweden)?
🇯🇵 Akane Okuma with hell of a debut for Aston Villa — 9 saves (1.64 goals prevented) as they take a 1-1 draw away to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Really didn’t know much about Okuma beyond the 2024 U20 WC where Japan were brilliant. The 21 yo Japanese shot-stopper looks quite the signing for Villa.
36% possession, 0 shots for Olid-ball for the first half of her Man United era…tough night in Bromley
Rebeca Bernal is in the squad for the opening match of the WSL season. 🇲🇽 The Mexican is on the bench for Manchester United away to London City Lionesses, just a few days after signing with the Red Devils.
Caitlin Carducci: “As we evaluated the health of the club this season and beyond we determined it was a good time for a change.”
it’s important to also remember that Hines history with Orlando goes back to 2015. a long-time club man in purple in many facets. he was also one of the longest-serving NWSL head coaches, after Laura Harvey and alongside Juan Carlos Amoros.
NEWS: The @orlpride.com has parted ways with head coach Seb Hines, effective immediately. Assistant coach Yolanda Thomas has been appointed interim HC. GK coach Paul Crichton also departs club. In 123 games coached, Hines had 54 wins, 45 losses & 24 draws. www.orlandocitysc.com/pride/news/o...
3/25 — could’ve been worse if I wasn’t a Ms. Rachel stan
dame@dame.is · last wk.it’s that time of year again, Rolling Stone released their list of the top 25 content creators, which is actually a test of how old and out of touch you are… the lower your score, the more out of touch i’ve heard of 11 out of 25
🇲🇽 *I think* this will make Rebe the first Mexican player to play in the English Women’s Super League. so that’s cool. vamos. pls correct me if I’m wrong.
The Cutback@www.thecutback.com · last wk.Manchester United are finalising a deal to sign Rebeca Bernal from Washington Spirit. The defender did not feature in Spirit's 1-0 win over Bay FC today. United are confident of reaching an agreement before the WSL transfer window closes on Thursday. www.thecutback.com/p/manchester...
