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USWNT coach Emma Hayes said Macario has knee irritation and will return to Chelsea. Alternate Lynn Williams will replace her. Here's what to know
In an adapted extract from his book, the former executive director of the USWNTPA details how the 2015 World Cup winning squad used their leverage to drive change
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 Gula
Lynn Williams breaks NWSL goal contributions record in Gotham FC win
The goal was also the 61st regular-season goal of Lynn Williams' career, giving her sole possession of the second-most goals in NWSL history.
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.
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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 show
NWSL Film Study - North Carolina Courage vs Utah Royals - 2024 Week Two
This YouTube channel does really good film study of games, someone shared it on Mastodon and I've enjoyed it.
For one women’s soccer team, a stadium that’s ‘all about us’
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.
2024 NWSL schedule infographic
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)