Expected Own Goals
EVERYONE ANALYZES WOMEN'S SPORTS
A podcast about the NWSL, USWNT, and women's soccer around the world.
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- The best sports: 1) NWSL 2) Olympic curling 3) WNBA 4) PWHL . . . . . . . . 5-20) Everything else
- . @catabush.com nails it: The FBRef shutdown is a blow to all soccer, but women's soccer bears the much larger burden.
- For The IX Soccer, @catabush.com wrote about the importance of access to analytics and why FBref losing Opta data is a huge blow for women's soccer coverage.
- References to 2001, BARRY LYNDON, EYES WIDE SHUT, and the unrealized NAPOLEON project—Kennedy Fuller is a Kubrick-head.
- Reposted by Expected Own Goalszakiya bywaters publicly exposed rory dames’ abuse of players in 2016, six years before the yates report. six. years. think of how much suffering players could’ve been spared if the league had simply listened to and believed her.
- Yeeeaaahhhh Chelsea f*&kin' up hard in that first half
- “Did you realize you were one of the most dominant shot-stoppers in the NWSL last year?!” “Nope!” Bloomer is a legend.
- When you give Bloomer a mic, you know it’s going to be good 🎙️ Thanks to the league for hosting us at @nwslsoccer.com Media Day!
- …a week later and we haven’t stopped thinking about this…
- Reposted by Expected Own GoalsGonna tell my kids these were the Ghostbusters
- Hoping everyone really sits with every single sentence of the below from Bradford.
- Crystal Dunn in 2019 (p.s. she won a World Cup in the middle of this) LOLLLLLLL
- Also Crystal Dunn IN 2023. LESS THAN THREE YEARS AGO. AT THE AGE OF 30.
- The #NWSL wants a "responsible relationship to revenue." But how much would it really cost owners if they increased the salary cap by $1 million? Not That Much Actually!
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- Another January paddlin' from the #USWNT, this time against Chile in Santa Barbara. Score: 5 - 0 Box Shots: 20 - 0 Box Touches: 54 - 0 Field Tilt: 90 - 10
- The #USWNT scored 11 goals and took just two shots outside the box across both games this window. They took 41 shots in total.
- *the loudest guy at the Reel Big Fish reunion show* SELL OUT WITH ME OH YEAH
- 14,797 sellout for #USWNT Santa Barbara/UCSB
- Trin bullied Emma!
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- EMMA SEARS DEAR LORD WHAT A FACEMELTER
- The #USWNT may carry a 5-cap average in tonight's XI, but their experience still overwhelmed the Chileans in the first half. Score: 3 - 0 Box Shots: 12 - 0 Box Touches: 36 - 0 Field Tilt: 93 - 7
- NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman says she's "a responsible steward of capital" and any changes to the pay structure need to be used "in service of our business objectives." So we ask: who does the game belong to: the players and fans, or the owners Berman works for?
- Reposted by Expected Own GoalsNew: Players aged under 23 in WSL2 are not guaranteed to be paid the equivalent of the national living wage for a typical full-time worker annually, despite a large pay increase for the division’s lowest-paid players after the introduction of minimum salaries. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
- Between the Trinity Rodman contract, Jessica Berman's latest comments, and U.S. Soccer's lack of acknowledgment of the horrors in Minneapolis, this was an intense episode. Hope you listen.
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- Reposted by Expected Own GoalsFrom the player they were all excited to honor on Saturday. Also, you have a player from Minnesota, and one of your best players is an immigrant. You absolutely have to grapple at the very least.
- This is FURTing heritage
- ESPN reported a $950k transfer fee, not confirmed or announced by the cub.
- . @jeffrueter.bsky.social's column gets to the heart of the matter. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
- Reposted by Expected Own GoalsPregame moment of silence for Alex Pretti at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul ahead of today's New York Sirens vs. Minnesota Frost game.
- Reposted by Expected Own Goals“ICE OUT NOW!” Chant at the Minnesota Frost game 🎥 @abaroftheirown IG
- Reposted by Expected Own GoalsMist forward and Unrivaled Co-founder Breanna Stewart held up a sign with two words during intros today: “Abolish Ice.” Photo courtesy of @unrivaledwbb.bsky.social .
- Re: the #USWNT 's lack of acknowledgement of the execution of Alex Jeffrey Pretti before their friendly against Paraguay yesterday. By contrast, the players in Unrivaled held a moment of silence before yesterday's tipoffs.
- That, friends, in the end, was a paddlin' from the #USWNT in the second half. Score: 6 - 0 Box Shots: 17 - 0 Box Touches: 49 - 2 Field Tilt: 96 - 4
- #USWNT - Paraguay gameflow
- Mandy getting some alone time.
- Hutton turned 20 two weeks ago smdh
- Trinity Rodman getting subbed off and passing the armband off to Claire Hutton. #USWNT
- Own goals for we, not for thee, Fiorela Martínez. Comisserations.
- *Commiserations
- Turner, Dahlien, and Menti make yet three more first caps in the first 20 months of Emma Hayes's #USWNT tenure.
- Paraguay defended well and with honor for 45 minutes. And now, the tank is smashing "E".
- The Sweet Spot!
- shhhh don't tell anyone
- First half stats indicate one-way traffic, but credit to the Paraguayan defense for not making it easy for the #USWNT to finish their chances. Reilyn Turner makes quick work of breaking her senior international duck! Score: 1 - 0 Box Shots: 9 - 0 Box Touches: 26 - 1 Field Tilt: 97 - 3
- Paraguay yet to take a shot or a touch in the box thru 36 minutes, but their pressing from the front has looked organized, fluid, and often effective. Box defenders are finding their targets, helping to facilitate unsuccessful finishing from the #USWNT attack.
- can't really fault Paraguay's players for taking extended injury breaks... they are doing a lot of chasing — an exhausting way to play.
- Reposted by Expected Own GoalsLast two times these teams met (Sept 2021), the USWNT led 4-0 and 5-0 at 30 minutes in. Right now we're scoreless at the 30-minute mark. Not a knock on the USA at all, but let's give a shout out to how much stronger this Paraguay team is compared to 4.5 years ago.
- Gameflow thru 32 minutes. Still 0-0. One of those days. #USWNT
- There’s an argument to be made that Reilyn Turner should’ve just won a penalty. She played on and snapped off a weak shot. We hate that diving is often the right thing to do but it is absolutely often the right thing to do.
