#nwsl save of the week

[double-fake-royalty]

Never really been an Ashlyn Harris fan, but it was cool having krashlyn as the og couple of the uswnt. I’d have taken a bullet for Krieger though - ever since the 2011 Brazil pk. I was devastated for her when she missed the 2012 Olympics. And one of my big grudges with Jill Ellis was that she just stopped calling her up at a time when we really needed solid & experienced defenders. But I remember when people would call for Ashlyn to start over hope solo or naeher…like…be so fucking for real. The running joke of Ashlyn winning save of the week all the time despite the fact that Orlando was consistently losing games by 2-3+ goals. Come onnnn. Her career highlights for me were one good penalty shootout performance when the wny flash won the wps championship in 2011 and the content she provided from the 2019 wc celebrations. That’s it. I thought well of her, and still do, for being so open about her mental health struggles and I know she provided a lot of people in the lgbt community of Orlando some comfort and representation, but whatever she’s doing now with ‘fashion’, the dancing, and the atrocious mullet…phew. And I personally found her episode of Snacks to be unwatchable but whatever. All of this just feels so strategic and gross. I hope you know nothing but peace in your retirement Ali. Truly. The uswnt was so spoiled to have a player of your quality on the back line for as long as we did and you stayed embarrassing players half your age in the nwsl for yeaarrrssss. An incredible career all around. A legend in all of our eyes.

[andiessoccerblog]

The End

The World Cup came to an end this weekend, with Spain taking the gold medal in a 1-0 win over England. I was rooting for England in the final, but I think Spain was the better team in the end, by a very small margin. The game took place predominantly in the midfield, with only 5 shots on target for Spain and three for England. It felt very cautious, with each team trying to hold possession and wait for the right moments to push forward, and in the end only Spain was able to convert their chance to a goal. Spain did have a penalty that was saved by English keeper Mary Earps, who despite the loss, was given the Golden Glove award for best goalkeeper at the World Cup. 

The third place match between Sweden and Australia wasn’t nearly as close; Sweden won the bronze medal with a 3-1 win. Australian center back Alanna Kennedy didn’t play in the semi final or this third place match because of a concussion issue, and after she had played every other game in the tournament, her absence noticeably changed the effectiveness of Australia’s defense. England’s goal in the semi final and Sweden’s first goal in this match both came on defensive errors on Kennedy’s replacement’s side of the field. Sam Kerr scored Australia’s only goal with a banger from outside the box, but Sweden added two more goals in quick succession as Australia struggled to push for the win.

At the end of the tournament, FIFA also awards individual player awards.

Best young player: Salma Paralluelo, Spain. Paralluelo is 19 years old, and scored game-winning goals for Spain in both the quarter and semi-finals as a substitute. She’s a gamechanger. 

Golden Glove: Mary Earps, England. Earps saved a penalty in the final, and also got England through a penalty shootout in the quarterfinals. She had some massive saves, and is currently petitioning Nike to sell goalkeeper jerseys alongside the regular national team jerseys.

Golden Boot: Hinata Miyazawa, Japan. This award is given to the tournament’s top goalscorer. Miyazawa scored five goals, even as Japan went out in the quarterfinals. She more than doubled the total amount of goals she has scored in her entire international career.

Golden Ball: Aitana Bonmati, Spain. This award is the tournament MVP, and usually goes to a player on the gold-medal team. Bonmati is a midfielder and played a stellar final to top off a great performance as Spain’s playmaker at the world cup.

Controversy

At the medal ceremony, the president of the RFEF kissed one of the players, Jenni Hermoso, on the mouth. Hermoso stated late that she didn’t like it. The man brushed it off, saying it was an action of joy and passion. But would he kiss the Spanish men’s national team players like this?

In other posts, I have mentioned that Spain’s coach, Jorge Vilda, has repeatedly been accused of mistreating and abusing his players, causing 15 players to boycott the national team. The spanish soccer federation (RFEF) spoke to players, but took very little action to address concerns, and eventually replaced all but 3 players on the World Cup-winning roster.

With Spain’s win, it’s hard to say what Vilda’s future will be. If Spain had performed poorly, like team USA, Vilda could easily have gone the same way as American coach Vlatko Andonovski, who resigned earlier this week. But with a world cup win under his belt, Vilda’s position in a clearly sexist organization doesn’t seem to be going anywhere.

What’s Next?

Women’s soccer keeps going after the World Cup. In the USA, the National Women’s Soccer League shows most games on Paramount+ for USA coverage, and on nwsl.com for all international viewers. Games go through the finals in October. 

England’s FAWSL league resumes in September, and can also be watched in the USA on Paramount+. 

The Australian Liberty A-League Women plays in the off-season of the NWSL, so there is some back-and-forth between players that play in both leagues, starting in October 2023.

International teams also continue playing games outside of the world cups, called “Friendlies”. USA games have been shown on HBO Max, but there are also usually some less-than-legal Youtube videos of matches that pop up after a day or two. Team USA is playing September 21 and September 24 against fellow World Cup Team South Africa, and games will be on the Peacock app. 

Thanks

Thank you to everyone who has been reading my blog and giving me feedback; I have had a lot of fun writing and sharing my thoughts over the past month. I’ll probably be back for the 2024 Olympics :) See you then!

[redwineconversation]

The Alcott

There will be those who will argue that what was Arsene Wenger was to Arsenal, Jean-Michel Aulas was to Lyon.

That argument is wrong.

I'm not denying Wenger's impact at Arsenal. He is part of the reason I became an Arsenal (men's) fan, after all. I didn't know Arsenal before Wenger. They became mine under him, a team of misfits, awkward in their own right, but special, different. They were awkward and gangly and they won things and you looked at them play and thought "huh, weird" but also "I'll see you next week." Arsene Wenger changed Arsenal. Let's not get that wrong.

But Jean-Michel Aulas created Lyon. I think there's a difference.

I talk a lot about the importance of understanding Lyon's history and I stand by that. To know Lyon is to understand them. To understand why they are the way they are today, you have to understand how they got to that point. You have to understand how we got to where we are, is what I am trying to say. History matters. it has always mattered.

OL Groupe released a statement overnight that Jean-Michel Aulas is no longer president of Olympique Lyonnais and that John Textor will be taking over the role.

I cannot help but be extremely concerned for what this means for Olympique Lyonnais Feminin.

Now, I know what NWSL fans are going to argue. Michele Kang cares about WoSo, they will say. Washington Spirit players love Michele Kang. She's rich, they insist, she'll put money in the team, this is a good thing.

Those arguments are superficial at best.

You can't equate Michele Kang to Jean-Michel Aulas, you just can't. Michele Kang saved Washington Spirit, sure, I'll give you as much. I'll even grant you that she cares about WoSo. I think she believes in the cause.

But that's not enough for a team like Olympique Lyonnais Feminin. There is too much at stake. This isn't a spat about an owner that doesn't care at all, this is about taking over from a president who literally, and I do mean that in the proper sense of the term, built the team in his own image. Olympique Lyonnais Feminin exists because Aulas wanted to build the best women's team in the world. He didn't want to buy it, he wanted to create it.

Aulas and Kang are both business(wo)men, I'm not denying that at all. But they don't hold the same level of influence. I sincerely doubt Kang will get Lyon players to listen the way that Aulas did. And why should they listen to Kang? What has she done for Lyon, exactly?

Lyon is such an emotional team, they really are. They crave loyalty about all else, and John Textor took that away from them. He broke their trust, and we're supposed to believe that Lyon is going to transfer their trust to a total stranger in Michele Kang?

As I said, to believe that demonstrates a total misunderstanding of Olympique Lyonnais operates.

UEFA will not pick up the phone if Michele Kang calls. FIFA will not pick up the phone if Michele Kang calls. FIFPro won't pick up, the national federations won't pick up, I'm not even sure if the league representatives will pick up.

It's nothing personal, it's just that Michele Kang hasn't ... well, done anything. She saved Washington Spirit, sure, but are we really going to sit here and argue that Washington Spirit holds the same name brand as Olympique Lyonnais? Are we going to pretend the results are the same, the players are the same, the consequences are the same?

Who cares, really, if Washington Spirit lose every game of the season? There are no real consequences thanks to how the NWSL is structured. You're going to argue I am being too harsh. Okay, I'll lower the bar. Are there really any consequences if Washington Spirit does not make the playoffs? Of course not. Now imagine the repercussions if Olympique Lyonnais fails to qualify for the Champions League.

Are we going to sit here and pretend that's the same thing?

Are we going to sit here, and be honest, you and I. Are we going to sit here and pretend that Michele Kang has demonstrated the ability to manage a team like Olympique Lyonnais? What happens when there's a clash between a Lyon player and a national federation? What is Michele Kang going to do about it? No one cares about how Michele Kang feels about the situation because Michele Kang hasn't dealt with that situation.

it frustrates me enormously that certain OL (men) fans are celebrating Aulas being out, as though he is the problem for Lyon (men)'s lackluster performances. They say you don't always appreciate what you have until it's gone, and I am genuinely, genuinely afraid that we are going to experience this live.

I'm angry at John Textor, too. I think the way he has handled this club since his takeover is insulting. It shows a blatant lack of understanding of the club's history and how it actually operates.

But more than that I am concerned. As I keep saying, Michele Kang doesn't have the understanding of Olympique Lyonnais Feminin to get the players on her side. They won't trust her, which means they won't go to her, which means they won't obey her. Those are all important elements.

I know I keep hammering on about this, but you don't run an NWSL club the way you run a Champions League club, and especially not a club like Olympique Lyonnais. You don't buy that team's loyalty, you earn it.

John Textor bought the most successful women's club in football history. He managed to turn it into Umea.

If we're not going to talk about how that will damage women's football, then we have a serious problem.

[qnewsau]

Matildas star Chloe Logarzo got married in Thai beach wedding

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Matildas star Chloe Logarzo got married in Thai beach wedding

Matildas star Chloe Logarzo has married her partner McKenzie Berryhill in a stunning beach wedding in Thailand this week.

The 29-year-old Aussie athlete announced on Instagram she had “Thai-d the knot” with her American retired soccer player girlfriend on the beach at Maya Bay this week.

Sharing Instagram photos of their nuptials, Chloe wrote, “Simply the best week of our lives!”

The two athletes met in 2019 while playing for the Washington Spirit in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) over in the US.

Chloe Logarzo proposed to Mackenzie while they were holidaying on the Greek island of Mykonos in August 2021.

The couple explained to New Idea they legally married in the US four months before their wedding ceremony in Thailand.

Among the 65 guests on the beach was Chloe Logarzo’s Matildas teammate Emily Gielnik. The two athletes competed together on The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition this year.

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Chloe Logarzo made her Matildas debut in 2013

Chloe Logarzo plays as a midfielder for Western United in the A-League Women’s as well as on our national side the Matildas. Sadly, Chloe had to miss out on playing in last year’s Women’s World Cup due to injury.

She’s played 49 matches for the Matildas since 2013, including at the 2016 Rio Olympics and the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

“Football definitely saved me. The Matildas was the thing that brought me back into being me as a person,” Chloe previously told the ABC.

“I always speak about how we spend more time with the girls than we do with our families; they become an extension of who we are and we all have a common goal and it’s nice to be able to have a family away from family.

“This team is a safe space, and it has been for the longest time.”

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Chloe’s wedding news comes as soccer fiancees Sam Kerr and Kristie Mewis also announced on Monday that they were having their first child.

For the latest LGBTIQA+ Sister Girl and Brother Boy news, entertainment, community stories in Australia, visit qnews.com.au. Check out our latest magazines or find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.

[laresearchette]

Sunday, November 17, 2024 Canadian TV Listings (Times Eastern)

WHERE CAN I FIND THOSE PREMIERES?: LANDMAN (Series Premiere) (Paramount+ Canada) CONFESSIONS OF A CHRISTMAS LETTER (W Network) 8:00pm DUNE: PROPHECY (HBO Canada) 9:00pm

NEW TO AMAZON PRIME CANADA/CBC GEM/CRAVE TV/DISNEY + STAR/NETFLIX CANADA:

CRAVE TV DUNE: PROPHECY (series premiere)

2024 CFL GREY CUP (TSN/TSN4) 1:00pm: Pre-Game Show (TSN/TSN3/TSN4/TSN5) 6:00pm: Countdown to Kickoff (TSN/TSN3/TSN4/TSN5) 6:30pm: Argonauts vs. Blue Bombers (TSN/TSN3/TSN4/TSN5) 10:00pm: Post-Game Show

NFL FOOTBALL (TSN2/TSN4) 1:00pm: Jaguars vs. Lions (TSN2/TSN4) 4:00pm: Seahawks vs. 49ers (TSN2/TSN5) 8:20pm: Bengals vs. Chargers

NWSL SOCCER (TSN5) 2:30pm: Semifinal - Orlando Pride vs. KC Current (TSN5) 3:00pm: Quarterfinal - NJ/NY Gotham FC vs. Portland Thorns

NHL HOCKEY (SN) 5:00pm: Blues vs. Hurricanes (SN) 8:00pm: Capitals vs. Knights (SNPacific) 10:00pm: Predators vs. Canucks

IT'S A VERY MERRY MUPPET CHRISTMAS MOVIE (CBC) 5:00pm: Kermit tries to save the theater from a banker (Joan Cusack) who wants to demolish it and open a trendy nightclub.

A FURRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS (Crave) 5:55pm: A big-city veterinarian falls for a small-town doctor when he sets out to re-create a New York City Christmas in her Vermont hometown.

NBA BASKETBALL (SN1) 7:00pm: Mavericks vs. Thunder (SN Now) 7:00pm: Nets vs. Knicks

HEARTLAND (CBC) 7:00pm: Amy works with a unique client whose sanctuary is at risk of closure; a secret Katie's been keeping is revealed and shocks Lou…HORSIE SECRETS!

CANDY CANE CANDIDATE (Crave) 7:25pm: Julia returns to her hometown after a stunning defeat in her campaign for city council. While trying to drown her sorrows, she finds herself facing off with an old rival when the town holds an emergency election.

THE GREAT CANADIAN BAKING SHOW (CBC) 8:00pm: The Baking Tent gets festive for a Celebration Week semi-final, with challenges themed to holidays and special occasions.

JEOPARDY! AUSTRALIA (CHCH) 8:00pm (SERIES PREMIERE): G’DAY! Australian contestants must guess the questions to the answers given; the winner gets to claim the title and keep the prize money.

WARDENS OF THE NORTH (Animal Planet) 8:00pm (SEASON PREMIERE): Warden Greenway braves the elements to patrol ice fishermen; a snowmobiler runs into trouble when the warden finds he doesn't have a valid registration; wardens come across a deer hunter on opening day who doesn't have a hunting license.

THE BIG BAKE (Food Network Canada) 9:00pm: To impress judges Ron Ben-Israel, Eddie Jackson, and Danni Rose, host Brad Smith asks the baking teams to capture the cuteness of Santa, Mrs. Claus, and the reindeer when they were just tiny toddlers tottering around the North Pole.

CURSE OF OAK ISLAND: DRILLING DOWN (History Channel Canada) at 9:00pm (SERIES PREMIERE): Just ahead of the Season 12 premiere, Alex Lagina and Jack Begley give Matty Blake a taste of the thrilling discoveries that were made during this year's search for the Oak Island treasure.

TROPPO (Super Channel Fuse) 9:00pm: Amanda and Ted focus on the leaded fuel clue trail, which leads Amanda into danger with a croc-poaching family.

THE CURSE OF OAK ISLAND (History Channel Canada) 10:00pm (SEASON PREMIERE): After last year's devastating flood in the garden shaft, Rick, Marty and the fellowship return to Oak Island with renewed confidence and immediately discover a never before known shaft, which may finally lead them directly to the Money Pit.

[alexbkrieger13]

The Gotham schedule is just way too crazy. They often play 3 games in a week, including travel to Costa Rica, Jamaica, as well as flying to the west coast to play Seattle or Angel City and so on. Apparently, CONCACAF and the NWSL did their scheduling separately.. These players are just tired. But AKB had an incredible save in the 56th minute and made it look so casual 😅 I thought they let Miller play in goal like the did last time against the team in Costa Rica, but looking back it was probably a good idea to play Ann.

Yea they're gonna get a lot of miles in over the next few weeks. No one does chaos scheduling quite like the nwsl

[t-is-for]

A CRUCIAL goal live save from Kiki Pickett helped wearebayfc secure a 2-1 win in the second leg of their regular season series with San Diego 👀 Congratulations to Kiki Pickett for winning this week's DeloitteUS Impact Save of the Week!

via NWSL May 21, 2024

[adahegerbergfc]

ASHLYN FULLY ALMOST HAD A GOAL HOLY SHIT.

[trustherkindheart]

AD Franch. Player of the Week. Save of the Week. 👑👑

[we-got-the-a-team]

NWSL week 7 fan award voting

Estimated by counting tweets that use the official hashtags and produce Twitter’s voting widget. Some repeat votes might be counted in this estimate, while some votes might be omitted if Twitter fails to publicly list them.

Week 7 Save of the Week (as of end of voting on May 30)

Colaprico: 720 (42.58%) Sheridan: 529 (31.28%) Kopmeyer: 273 (16.14%) Labbe: 169 (9.99%) Total votes: 1,691

SotW turnout is considerably higher not only than Week 6′s (1,201) but any week’s (1,397 on week 2, also the last time a non-GK won the award).

Sheridan gained some ground overnight, but not much. Colaprico becomes the 2nd Chicago SotW winner in 3 weeks (Naeher, 2017 week 5) and their 3rd overall.

Colaprico ends polling with more votes than any 2017 Save of the Week nominee (was 696, week 4, for Ashlyn Harris).

Sheridan’s 529 votes would have been enough to win in weeks 2, 3, 5, or 6--in other words, any week Harris wasn’t nominated.

None of the nominated players had won Save of the Week before.

No player for Sky Blue FC (18 nominations) or the Washington Spirit (15 nominations) has ever won Save of the Week.

This is Kopmeyer’s 10th nomination without a win, the most in the league, and Labbe’s 8th without a win. While it’s early to call a winner, I’m confident neither Kop nor Labbe will overcome their 330+ vote deficits.

A Chicago player has been nominated for Save of the Week a league-leading 22 times.

The Reign pass FCKC and Boston with their 17th Save of the Week nomination, placing them 4th overall behind Sky Blue and Portland (18) and Chicago.

Sheridan’s nomination is her first, and the first of the year for Sky Blue FC, ending the longest SotW nomination drought in league history (6).

Colaprico’s nomination is the 8th for a midfielder, and her 2nd (2016 week 4). She joins teammate Vanessa DiBernardo as the only non-GKs to be nominated multiple times, something no defender has accomplished.

To put that last point another way: Becky Sauerbrunn, a defender, has won Goal of the Week twice (counting this week) but has never been nominated for Save of the Week. DiBernardo and Colaprico, both midfielders, each scored goals in the Red Stars’s week 7 match, and each of them have been nominated for Save of the Week twice, more times than any individual defender in the league.

Labbe marks the latest instance of a player on a team that started or finished the week in last-place getting nominated for a weekly award. The rest have been Orlando Pride players.

Week 7 Goal of the Week (as of end of voting on May 30)

Sauerbrunn: 1,578 (60.83%) Debinha: 368 (14.19%) Johnson: 360 (13.88%) DiBernardo: 288 (11.10%) Total votes: 2,594

GotW turnout easily beat last week’s (1,776). Sauerbrunn’s votes have passed Rachel Daly’s week 1 golazo, and her votes alone are likely to overtake all weeks’ total Goal of the Week turnout except weeks 1 and 6.

Easily called for Sauerbrunn. With about 6 hours of ballots in the box, Sauerbrunn led by 810 votes and with nearly 2/3 of the total vote. While that lead shrank overnight, most of the gains were by third-place Debinha; Sauerbrunn’s percentage dropped, but her vote lead increased to 1,168 and ended at 1,210. This is Sauerbrunn’s 2nd Goal of the Week award (2016 week 9).

Sauerbrunn is the only player to be nominated for Goal of the Week multiple times and win each nomination.

Sauerbrunn is the 4th player to win Goal of the Week multiple times, joining Alex Morgan (2), Rachel Daly (3), and Christen Press (5). I bolded this because it blows my little pea-brain mind.

Defenders have won Goal of the Week 5 times (19.23%). Sauerbrunn accounts for 2 of those; the others are Camila (2017 week 3), Ali Krieger (2016 week 2), and Steph Catley (2016 week 1).

These are the first nominations for Katie Johnson and Vanessa DiBernardo, and the second nominations for Sauerbrunn and Debinha.

Katie Johnson is the third rookie nominated this season, after Danica Evans (2017 week 2) and Rose Lavelle (2017 weeks 3 and 5). Evans is the only rookie to win this season, and was the first and only rookie to win Goal of the Week.

Johnson is the second player with a Mexico WNT cap to be nominated in a row for Goal of the Week, after Sofia Huerta’s nomination (and win) last week.

This is the 2nd time a FC Kansas City player has won Goal of the Week in 13 nominations (2nd-fewest nominations overall). Both wins were Sauerbrunn’s.

A Flash/Courage player has been nominated for Goal of the Week 20 times overall and 5 times this season, both more than any other team. No Flash/Courage player has ever won Goal of the Week.

Only 1 Reign FC player has won Goal of the Week (Jess Fishlock, 2017 week 4) in 17 nominations (5.88% win rate, worse than any team but Sky Blue FC’s 5.56%, and the Flash/Courage’s and Boston’s 0%).

Reign FC and Chicago (17) are now tied for 4th-most nominations, passing the Pride and Thorns FC (16).

[akasmileygirl]

Quest nutrition q&a with Lindsey

Q: Do you miss Emily Sonnett?

Lindsey: Yes, I miss Emily Sonnett. A lot.

[se-llama-gaby]

Orlando lost but...

Ashlyn

Michelle

Harris

Fucking

Slayed

It

Tonight!

Bonus+

Ashlyn just over it....

[sweet-babyrose]

'I just wanted to make sure you're okay' for Leila pls

🥺

Your alarm had gone off at 4:30am this morning. It was Leila's last home game of the season. And you wanted to be sure you were awake to watch it. Playing in the NWSL this year, though, meant the game started at 5am your time. Leaning over the side of the bed, you picked up your laptop and dragged it into bed with you.

You watched the game intently, knowing Leila would want to talk through it with you later. You cheered when they were awarded a penalty. You held your breath when she got knocked down and didn't immediately get back up. You smiled in pride when Aitana got sent off with a red card and saved the team. When the game ended, you sent Leila a quick text congratulating her and telling her to call when she was free.

Your eyes unwillingly closed again as soon as you hit send and you fell back asleep.

When you awoke a few hours later, you were surprised to see that she hadn't called yet. Figuring she must be celebrating with her teammates, you got out of bed to get ready for the day. Over breakfast, you scrolled through Twitter.

There was the excitement of Barca’s perfect season that you expected. But there was also a lot of people commenting on Jenni and Leila. You dug a little harder until you started seeing the pictures. The two of them together, in picture after picture, crying. In one picture, Leila had her shirt pulled over her head and she was bent over, Jenni's hand on her back. In others, they held tight to each other, both with tears falling down their cheeks.

You tried calling her but she didn't pick up. Sighing, you sent her another message.

Hey babe. Just got up. Call me when you can.

I just wanted to make sure you're okay. I love you.

Not even five minutes passed before Leila's face lit up your screen with an incoming facetime call. You quickly answered it. "Hi, love," you said when the video connected.

"Hi, bebé." She beamed her usual adorable huge smile at you.

"Are you doing okay? I saw the pictures from after the game."

"I'm fine, I'm fine. I just." She shrugged. "Jenni started crying, and then Alexia got teary, and I just fell apart." She shrugged again. "But then Jenni stole a medical cart and we rode around the stadium."

You laughed. It was just like Jenni to do something like that. Especially when someone close to her needed to be cheered up. And Alexia was teary, you could only imagine how they all must have been feeling. Alexia never cried.

"Emotional rollercoaster, huh?"

"Yeah."

"I wish I could have been there to give you a hug."

"I wish that, too, Y/N." When she didn't say anything after that, you started to worry that maybe you'd pushed too hard for this transfer and Leila didn’t actually want it.

"Um," you cleared your throat, "so uh, you feel good about the game?"

"Yeah it was a good game. What happened, why did your mood change?"

"Nothing, love."

"Hey," she said softly, "it's just me."

"Um, well it occurs to me that maybe you don't actually want to be leaving Barcelona and I maybe pushed you into this."

"I hate to break it to you, bebé, but if I didn't want to leave Barcelona, I wouldn't be. I want to leave. I want to be closer to you. But I also feel sad. I've been here so long. My teammates aren't just my teammates. They're my family. I just needed to process it with them, that's it. But I'm very excited to get to finally play on the same team as you, to live in the same time zone as you. We've never done that one before."

"I've heard it's a bit cold in Manchester," you say in response.

"Nothing compared to Chicago," she said, shivering just thinking about it. She'd come for a week in February and refused to leave the apartment after she got there.

"I'll keep you warm."

"I know you will," she said smiling.

Your alarm went off, signaling it was time to go. "Babe, I have to go. I have training soon."

"Okay. Don't forget we have a date tomorrow! Wear something pretty for me."

"You sure you can handle it?" You laughed recalling your last date night dress and Leila's pleas for you to go put more clothes on. "I mean, you're all the way over there in Barcelona and I'm all the way over here in Chicago." You winked at her.

"On second thought. Don't wear something pretty."

"A couple more weeks and then you can take me out on a real date and I can wear that pretty dress for you." You winked at her. "Call me if you want to talk later. I know this is hard but I'm here, for whatever you need."

"I know you are. I love you, Y/N." She blew you a kiss.

"Love you, too." You gave her a small wave and a big smile and disconnected the phone. You felt better after talking to her and seeing her smile. She seemed okay now and you were glad she had her friends there to lean on when it got too emotional or tough.

That's one of the reasons why you had picked Manchester. Although you had played all over the world, Leila had never left home before. You walked into the training grounds extremely grateful to have found a girlfriend who trusted you and loved you enough to throw caution to the wind and move out of her comfort zone. You just hoped when you were together again, you could be her source of comfort.

[laresearchette]

Sunday, October 20, 2024 Canadian TV Listings (Times Eastern)

WHERE CAN I FIND THOSE PREMIERES?: THE RISE OF THE GHOUL LOG (Shudder) SCOUTING FOR CHRISTMAS (W Network) 8:00pm THE EQUALIZER (Global) 9:30pm

WHAT IS NOT PREMIERING IN CANADA TONIGHT?: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: BACKSTAGE AND BACKSTREETS (ABC Feed)

NEW TO AMAZON PRIME CANADA/CBC GEM/CRAVE TV/DISNEY + STAR/NETFLIX CANADA:

AMAZON PRIME CANADA MARIANNE & LEONARD: WORDS OF LOVE

CRAVE TV BALLERINA THE CONNERS (Seasons 1-5) LOVESICK PURPLE RAIN

NFL FOOTBALL (TSN) 1:00pm: Texans vs. Packers (TSN/TSN3/TSN4) 4:00pm: Raider vs. Rams (TSN/TSN3/TSN4/TSN5) 8:20pm: Jets vs. Steelers

NHL HOCKEY (TSN3) 3:00pm: Penguins vs. Jets (SN360) 8:00pm: Avalanche vs. Sharks

NWSL SOCCER (TSN2) 5:00pm: NJ/NY Gotham vs. Orlando Pride

HEARTLAND (CBC) 7:00pm: The family faces the hard reality of a drought at Heartland and the hunt is on to find the best spot to build a new well; Katie worries about her grandfather's health…DO SOMETHING HORSIES!

NORTHWOODS SURVIVAL (APTN) 7:00pm: Regeneration: As the weather in the Northwoods heats up, the homesteaders switch gears, focusing their efforts from surviving to thriving.

MLB BASEBALL (SN) 7:30pm: Mets vs. Dodgers - Game 6

WNBA BASKETBALL (SN1) 8:00pm: Lynx vs. Liberty - Game 5

THE GREAT CANADIAN BAKING SHOW (CBC) 8:00pm: Eight bakers leave the sweets behind for the first "Savoury Week," highlighting the spicy, salty and cheesy.

SO YOU WANT TO BE A MUSLIM (documentary) 9:00pm: Five North American individuals experience life in new and often unexpected ways when they choose to become Muslim.

ROCK SOLID BUILDS (HGTV Canada) 10:00pm (SEASON FINALE): The team kicks off an ambitious plan to save a condemned landmark in the heart of Brigus and turn it into a dazzling multi-purpose events space.

SUCH BRAVE GIRLS (Crave) 10:00pm/10:30pm: Josie tries to make her birthday dinner last as long as possible; Deb thinks Dev might pay for once; Billie and Nicky's relationship is going really well for some reason. In Episode Two, the gang takes to the woods, where Deb competes with a dead woman; Josie decides she's an artist, which upsets everyone; Billie welcomes a new man into her life.

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That’s really interesting. If the +1 was the compromise between them, that means Harvey wanted her for even longer but could only get Tobin to agree to the +1. With Tobin being 34 and having her sights set on LA, it’s a bit shocking if Harvey was hoping to get her to agree to any sort of 2 year+ contract. I’m really not trying to start the retirement conversation again but let me just say this; Tobin said during her interview that she hasn’t even thought about retirement. That tells me that for better or for worse..she’s going to try to pull a Pinoe/Carli and play until she’s 37 or around there. I’m assuming she had that talk with Harvey. Maybe that’s why Harvey wanted her for longer? Play a few seasons with OL, try to make the national team, and save her last nwsl season for LA with cp.

I mean, personally i'm more inclined to believe that Tobin simply doesn't want to plan retirement and just goes with the flow. I don't think her saying she hasn't thought about retirement means anything.

I have said before that Tobin is a terrible player to stan in regards to you really being incapable of knowing what she will do. I really don't think she is a player who will plan out her retirement and tell us. I think one day she just won't show up to pre-season which will have us all freaking out and a week later she will post a picture of her painting with a caption saying, "going full time artist yo".

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