Five Iran Women soccer players defect with help of police following Asian Cup in Australia Sources say the individuals are in a safe house managed by the Australian Federal Police.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/710...

Boston Legacy say they fully plan to play first match in club history this weekend vs Gotham; a snowy winter pushed back work delivery of new grass pitch at Gillette Stadium and the Revolution home opener last weekend was postponed; Revs also plan to play at Gillette this Sunday

least based on the conversation I had with the women seated next to me).

and took forever to get out). Was reflexive. Have to remember to park elsewhere for USWNT games. Am assuming it was ticket prices plus no Alex Morgan. Was heartened to see groups of girls with Triple Espresso jerseys though. But lots of USWNT fans don't seem to really follow women's soccer (at

Was pretty bummed to see so many empty seats at Red Bull. Not even as many Columbia supporters as I thought there would be. Getting out of the parking garage was still insane (my usual spot for Gotham games because usually cheaper. probably not the best choice for a USWNT game. double price

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mf’n sniper

Final: #USWNT 1, Colombia 0.

Fine game by both teams. It took the U.S. a while to solve Colombia's defense, but the subs at the hour turned all the traffic in one direction. Alyssa Thompson's winner was terrific.

Mexico defeats Brazil 1-0 on a set-piece goal by Greta Espinoza, with Charlyn Corral delivering an absolute rainbow arch from the corner flag. A standup performance by Esthefanny Barreras in net, with some help from the goalpost, but a big win for Mexico to close out the international window.

Everyone should go to Finishing School, I don't make the rules

Colombia miss Mayra Ramirez and so do I

Thompson spending all her time defending Caicedo and can't match her speed. Which is insane

USWNT having trouble defending Caicedo so Coffey just decided to try the defense of sweeping the knee.

retired #USWNT star Tobin Heath (in a very cool jacket) stopped by the mixed zone pre-match to talk about the importance of documenting women’s sports history with these retirement ceremonies

not pictured: Lindsey Heaps and Casey Stoney, who stopped by to give her a hug

Only player that could get me to buy and wear a Manchester United jersey.

Ugh

Umm did yall know Girl Scout cookies are SEVEN AMERICAN DOLLARS per box?!!! Inflation is brutal omg

Bad Bunny playing and everyone around me bopping

Meet Huntingdon Valley-bred Erica Dambach, who built Penn State’s pipeline to the USWNT Nineteen years into her tenure as Penn State’s head women’s soccer coach, Dambach has built one of the nation’s top college programs and has sent a raft of players to the sport's biggest stages.

Consider this lineage:

Alyssa Naeher was teammates with Christine Nairn.

Nairn played with Raquel Rodríguez.

Rodriguez played with Marissa Sheva.

Sheva played with Kerry Abello, Sam Coffey and Kate Wiesner.

Wiesner played with Olivia Smith.

That's 2006 to '23.

www.inquirer.com/soccer/erica...

4 teams managed to figure out how to celebrate Black people during the regular season outside of June. EVERY team figured out how to celebrate Pride outside of June in the regular season. Teams make it work if they want to make it work. Be mad at your team, not the ask to celebrate Black people.

Fascinated by how little the 2026 WC has changed the soccer media landscape in the US. Was always talked about as a crucial, job-creating moment — nobody out there is hiring, and even the friggin rights holder to the World Cup is making freelance hires instead of full-time ones.

WAFCON 2026 postponed fewer than two weeks before planned start date CAF said the decision was taken "in the light of certain unforeseen circumstances".

Official: WAFCON 2026 has been postponed until July 25th — August 16th.

For NWSL stars Temwa Chawinga and Barbra Banda, that could mean missing 7 league matches each.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...

I missed the start of the game and am only now seeing the tifo. Shout out to the wonderwall

Otherwise 🤦‍♀️

I miss Mayra Ramirez

I would hope that Louisville would have kept her had she not asked to go: Janine Sonis got the trade she wanted to land with Summit FC share.google/3EKJ5xzNiK8P...

Ugh. Seriously. Another game, another Chelsea red card. Seriously. WTF?

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Shout out to the Minnesota United fan behind the goal with the placard necklace that says rest in Power Alex and Renee.

Feels like Leeds is going to rue not finding the finish on these chances they have created