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We’re not playing, Rich. Fuck them, we’re not playing. Just tell them that we’re not playing. That’s what I heard on 10 July 2015, on a call from Christie Rampone, the captain of the USWNT. I was the executive director of the Women’s National Team Players Association, the official collective bargaining unit for the USWNT. Rampone called me five days after the USWNT’s World Cup victory. While Rampone talked with me, the team were on their way from the midtown Manhattan set of Good Morning America to the beginning of the ticker tape parade in lower Manhattan’s “Canyon of Heroes” to celebrate their title.

Just a few days earlier, on the morning after the team’s World Cup victory, Sunil Gulati, the longtime president of US Soccer, called captains Abby Wambach and Rampone to tell them that the team’s request for the weekend off was denied, and they were all going to be forced to play their National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) games.

As recounted to me by Rampone, the response from Gulati was immediate. He told Rampone that the players had to play those NWSL games. He noted that all the NWSL teams had developed huge marketing and promotional campaigns around the World Cup champions to sell out their stadiums that weekend, and that he didn’t care how the players were feeling, that no matter what, they were going to play.

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Lynn Williams cannot be stopped.

The 29-year-old forward added another goal Sunday against the Chicago Red Stars, bringing her total for the regular season to four and tying for the league lead. With Williams leading the way, Gotham FC have won four of their first six regular-season matches, already equaling their win total from 2022.

The club also is tied for second in the league in points with 12.

LYNN WILLIAMS REFUSES TO STOP SCORING 😤 pic.twitter.com/3sXIzN6ei7
— Just Women’s Sports (@justwsports) May 8, 2023

For Williams, Sunday’s tally marked her 103rd goal contribution (goals and assists) across all NWSL competitions. According to OptaJack, that gives her the most in league history, as she surpasses Sam Kerr, who had 102 goal contributions in her seven NWSL seasons.

It was also her 61st regular-season career goal, giving her sole possession of the second-most goals in NWSL history. Kerr holds the record with 77 regular-season goals.

“This is a massive win. It shows the style and the winning mentality that this team has,” head coach Juan Carlos Amorós said. “Credit to all of the players, whether they played today or not, and to the staff. This is a big win for Gotham.”

This YouTube channel does really good film study of games, someone shared it on Mastodon and I've enjoyed it.

Source: https://fxtwitter.com/agale137/status/1752704825937244434

On March 16, the Kansas City Current will christen $117 million, 11,500-capacity CPKC Stadium — the first complex built by a National Women’s Soccer League team and one of the few in the world constructed for female athletes.

Happy #NWSL schedule day! For folks looking for a visual representation of the schedule, here is how the 2024 season will shake out (from @agale137 on Xitter)

I've been listening to the podcast for over a year, and I can definitely endorse it. Excited to see how well it translates to TV!

The world's about to find out about Sophia Smith, and I am hype for it.

https://www.nwslboston.com/

Honestly, Casey Stoney did nothing wrong imo -- it absolutely was a pen.

With the NWSL on break until August 18, the Challenge Cup is moving to a weekend schedule, except for its final game. Here are all the upcoming games:

Friday, 21 July

• 07:00 PM EDT Racing Louisville FC vs Chicago Red Stars
• 10:30 PM EDT Portland Thorns FC vs San Diego Wave FC

Saturday, 22 July

• 07:00 PM EDT North Carolina Courage vs Washington Spirit
• 08:00 PM EDT Kansas City Current vs Houston Dash

Sunday, 23 July

• 07:00 PM EDT Orlando Pride vs NJ/NY Gotham FC

Friday, 28 July

• 07:00 PM EDT Washington Spirit vs NJ/NY Gotham FC
• 10:00 PM EDT OL Reign vs San Diego Wave FC

Saturday, 29 July

• 07:00 PM EDT North Carolina Courage vs Orlando Pride
• 08:00 PM EDT Chicago Red Stars vs Kansas City Current
• 08:30 PM EDT Houston Dash vs Racing Louisville FC
• 10:00 PM EDT Angel City FC vs Portland Thorns FC

Friday, 04 August

• 07:00 PM EDT Orlando Pride vs Washington Spirit
• 08:00 PM EDT Kansas City Current vs Racing Louisville FC

Saturday, 05 August

• 07:30 PM EDT NJ/NY Gotham FC vs North Carolina Courage
• 07:30 PM EDT San Diego Wave FC vs Angel City FC
• 08:00 PM EDT Chicago Red Stars vs Houston Dash

Sunday, 06 August

• 06:00 PM EDT OL Reign vs Portland Thorns FC

Wednesday, 09 August

• 07:30 PM EDT NJ/NY Gotham FC vs Orlando Pride

I should probably see if any of these overlap with world cup games...---

If any of y'all #woso #nwsl peeps are interested, I'm trying to make an NWSL community happen in the #fediverse at @nwsl

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Anyone got a spare $53 million I could borrow?

https://twitter.com/NWSL/status/1678856499563569154

https://nwsl.club/@nwsl/110693834570257623