I agree that Sonnett was brought for “chemistry” reasons, but so was Allie Long. How many of the players’ besties get a free ride next go around? Because Casey Short has friends on the team and I’ll just never get over this goddammit. Sigh. I dont even think Sonnett is the best defender on the Thorns. And she can…

So (most likely) Vlatko will have some good choices between his “find” Balcer, Sophia Smith, Brianna Pinto, Ashley Sanchez, and HOPEFULLY Macario in 2023, among others. Gotta get Pugh back on track. Press can probably go another cycle. Pinoe should be done after this Olympics and not pull an Abby/Carli. Heath, O’Hara,…

“Most rock bottoms tend to look a lot worse than being the first sub off the bench for a World Cup-winning side, but hey.”

Go Terps!

Ugh that Spirit team should’ve won. I’m still mad. Thanks for including them...I love you?

I really wish the picture wasn’t included in the article. And maybe Huerta’s fine with it (I know she hasn’t commented yet), but seeing her harassment once was enough. The players routinely take selfies with fans after matches. Maybe that practice ends now. Maybe all fan interaction after games should end? Someone…

Yeah I know about her family’s business stuff, but I’m not really a Wilmington-area person. It was more like the word-of-mouth thing, and people probably misread it from the News Journal. I don’t think I ever heard her last name officially pronounced until she transferred to UD (fuck UCon).

Honestly, I could just chalk it up to people from my area being not the brightest. I can’t remember clearly either. I did a basketball camp at UD and I can’t remember how the coaches said her name back then because they were (understandably) hyped on her. She was still in high school then.

Quick question for you. Did she go by “della don” then or just “dell don?” I swear I never heard her called “della don” until she came back from UCONN, but maybe that’s because I’m not from DE—just nearby.

And for the jokesters in the greys...

I like Ash a lot, but there’s a lot of (fair) criticism of her goalkeeping out there in woso circles, so this is just one more thing against her. The cited Tannenwald isn’t a fan of hers at all (and delights in baiting woso stan twitter). He’s loving this, I’m sure.

Maybe, but of the three nominated, she was the most deserving. Pinoe won the Golden Ball and the Golden Boot at the WWC, and was perfectly serviceable for the Reign last season as their second highest goal scorer and team MVP. Reign finished 3rd in the league, and lost in the playoffs to runner-up Portland in 2018.…

Let’s talk about the women’s best XI, too!

After the election of Donald Trump, this is completely expected.

Wow, I wasn’t sure if you guys were gonna cover this. The NWSL typically has an inclusive fanbase, but there have been rumors/murmurs of racist/homophobic fan behavior before, but this is probably the first time the player heard it on the field (making it the first time the league has had to respond). It’s completely r…

I posted about this on the Title IX post Kelsey made earlier today. I’m greyed out though so no one saw it, but it seems like it should be to me. Super fucked up.

“Good internetting” is just clicking on the tweet. I’m not a blogger. Or your mother. But you are childish, for sure.

The field hockey team at Kent State has their own pitch. This isn’t a matter of sharing the same space, it’s a matter of the school wanting to have fireworks for an afternoon football game so the field hockey team, on their own field, were forced to stop playing by their AD.

Speaking of Title IX, have you seen this, Kelsey?

Ah, the naiveté of youth. He’s walking alone at this club.