Important Q re: lack of policy for trans athletes (@southernsylvs.bsky.social) Berman says "Our policy is our practice, which is that every player who plays in this league has been determined to be eligible and we're continuing to apply that on a consistent basis."

If you're posting about Ted Lasso, you are contractually obligated to watch actual women's sports.

NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman's midseason conference starts with a clip of the new Ted Lasso season and a Temwa Chawinga goal. She remarks about the recent Citi Field game attendance and other metrics like 40 million social impressions during the NWSL Summer of Soccer tour.

Manchester United have appointed Eva Olid as their new head coach. The former Hearts boss has signed a two-year deal, replacing Marc Skinner who left earlier this week after five years in charge.

ON LOAN: Gotham FC lends Whitham to DC Power FC for the rest of the year frontrow.soccer/1u4f8

We are in for a treat in tomorrow’s WAFCON match-ups. No one in Group C has clinched a quarterfinal spot, so everyone needs a win to control their fate. Nigeria must beat Egypt, and Zambia must win against Malawi if they want a shot at a World Cup berth. africa.espn.com/espn/story/_...

WAFCON Permutations - How do Nigeria, South Africa and Ghana keep World Cup hopes alive?

Only Morocco, of the WAFCON favourites, have avoided an early setback during their group stage campaign, with all of Nigeria, South Africa and Ghana falling to defeat in one of their fixtures so far.

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Source: Zavier Gozo close to Crystal Palace move from Real Salt Lake. Deal expected to be finalized over the next 24 to 48 hours, Gozo set to travel to London on Friday. The Athletic first to report the news. www.espn.com/soccer/story...

Source: Zavier Gozo close to Palace move from Salt Lake

Premier League side Crystal Palace are in advanced talks to sign Real Salt Lake's 19-year-old wing-back Zavier Gozo, a source confirmed to ESPN.

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@socratescousin.bsky.social has beaten road to 75 and @catabush.com has beaten centurions, and here I am with neither lol

#IQuit

LaNorris Sellers’ Heisman Trophy@socratescousin.bsky.social · 2d ago

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South Africa find a way through! It wasn't pretty by any means, but Banyana Banyana have held on to a one-goal win over Burkina Faso and set up a quarter-final date against hosts Morocco. Côte d'Ivoire win the group, while Tanzania are also going home. #TANCIV

Ines Konan!

finally 😭😭😭😭

N’SIRA SAFI OUEDRAOGO PUTS CIV AHEAD

Who else but Thembi Kgatlana to give South Africa the lead in their must-win game against Burkina Faso. A clinical finish, but as things stand, the draw in the other fixture would eliminate them on head-to-head. #BFARSA

Heartbreak for Tanzanian captain Opa Clement. She had pulled up towards the end of the last game but stayed on, but has had to be stretchered off 12 minutes in today. Huge blow for the Twiga Stars in all regards. #TANCIV

yeah I think people like to tout our incredible young players which is valid but so far little evidence that they won’t be headed to Europe for their prime years like manaka, kero, probably dudley/dudinha within a couple of years etc

This wording by JB feels like a very convenient way to ignore everything that came before this

Rachael@rachaelt.bsky.social · yesterday

says that the league has only been independent since 2022, says that some people have revisionist history when it comes to where the league is in its growth cycle, uses that as a reminder that in many ways it's really just our fifth season.

A new talent on the front line 🇧🇷 The Pride have signed forward Gabi Nunes through the end of the 2026 season 🙌

Orlando Pride has signed Brazilian forward Gabi Nunes through the end of the 2026 season, the club announced today. Nunes will join the Pride pending receipt of her P-1 visa and International Transfer Certificate (ITC).

if you have to invent a trans woman athlete to show why trans women athletes are a danger to sports you are not showing any danger at all

A Player of the Match award performance 🏆 Senegal's 20-year-old goalkeeper Adji Ndiaye had a career-defining game at WAFCON. Ndiaye made seven saves, including a penalty vs. Morocco... Just two years ago, she played as a striker 🇸🇳

🌸NEW EP🌸 Annie, Ella & André are back as a trio After catching up, we dive into assessing the Spirit's performance during a jam-packed stretch. We discuss positives and negatives, then dive into a WAFCON update. 🟢 open.spotify.com/episode/2HUG... 🍎 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h... #nwsl #woso

Road to 75 ⚽ NWSL · Hard · 4-2-3-1 · Laura Harvey 71 pts · Out in NWSL Championship 🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟨🟩🟩🟥🟩🟩🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟨🟩🟩🟩🟨🟥🟥🟩🟩 ⚽ Le Sommer 18 🏅 Record Breakers · Goal Machine · Winning Machine 75points.americansocceranalysis.com This thing RULES

American Soccer Analysis@americansocceranalysis.com · 2d ago

75points.americansocceranalysis.com We’ve got an NWSL and MLS spin roster building game to ruin your work productivity

Sakina Ouzraoui has been the outlet for Morocco all game, and she's done excellently to win a penalty here. Chebbak — who's been a woman on a mission in her first start of the tournament — with a nice pass to feed her. This could well settle the nerves. #SENMAR

I don’t hate this, bay needed a fullback with Alyssa and caprice still out. Collins was playing out of position for a while

andré@andre-carlisle.bsky.social · 2d ago

sometimes the european dream turns into signing for arsenal then playing more minutes for aston villa www.espn.com/soccer/story...

www.rangemedia.co/former-spoka... Pretend to be shocked, but the shuttered Spokane Zephyr from the USL Super League was an unprofessional shambles.

Former Spokane Zephyr players say club ‘cut corners,’ undercounted hours

As women's soccer pay disputes have become rallying points, these athletes can’t even file for unemployment benefits.

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anyway, I agree with the ceo of bluesky because we need more wafcon highlights on this platform, and *that's* the primary purpose the platform should be known for

mark thompson@markposts.bsky.social · 2d ago

that's data

3 - On Sunday, Cloé Lacasse became the eighth player in #NWSL history to record 3+ assists in a match. With those assists, she now holds the @utahroyalsfc.com single-season records for goal contributions (13) and assists (7). Crowns.

Jessica, since your team keeps sending all caps emails about your media availability this week, you should be prepared to answer questions about trans inclusion in the league.

Frankie de la Cretaz@thefrankiedlc.news · 2d ago

This is the WNBA & Indiana Fever’s fault. This is from XX XY Athletics’ IG account—that’s Sophie Cunningham with Riley Gaines & Jennifer Sey. The worst transphobes. I haven’t written about it bc it’s gutting how unprepared the league was for this & now we have explicit hate visible at games.

Best I’ve done so far

futi@futi.live · 2d ago

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