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Alyssa Naeher would yoink Crystal Dunn all the way across the ice!
I'm going to spend a ton of time thinking of women athletes who would match up well in pairs.
Like, Alyssa Thomas could just throw the hell out of someone. She'd be amazing at it. Or Jonquel Jones!
Like, Alyssa Thomas could just throw the hell out of someone. She'd be amazing at it. Or Jonquel Jones!
I’d absolutely watch Ilona Maher throw Simone Biles across the ice.
February 8, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Alyssa Naeher would yoink Crystal Dunn all the way across the ice!
What would a letter writing campaign to various national teams/FAs urging them to boycott the World Cup on safety and humanitarian grounds look like?
February 1, 2026 at 2:36 PM
What would a letter writing campaign to various national teams/FAs urging them to boycott the World Cup on safety and humanitarian grounds look like?
More like EkitikHEY, amirite??
January 31, 2026 at 8:44 PM
More like EkitikHEY, amirite??
Dueling goalies have a gay romance, call that Cleated Romance. Or wait, actually, just call it the NWSL. 💜 🌈
Costume designers for two different musicals have a gay romance, call that Pleated Rivalry.
A leftist and a liberal on Bluesky have a gay romance, call that Skeeted Rivalry.
January 31, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Dueling goalies have a gay romance, call that Cleated Romance. Or wait, actually, just call it the NWSL. 💜 🌈
“It would be reasonable to assume that those who disregard the truth so blatantly can also not be trusted to host a safe and secure World Cup.”
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From the soccer community on Reddit: [Alexander Abnos] Removing the US as World Cup host would be eminently sad – and entirely justified.
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January 28, 2026 at 12:03 AM
“It would be reasonable to assume that those who disregard the truth so blatantly can also not be trusted to host a safe and secure World Cup.”
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What’s that meme? When the worst person you know makes the right point?
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From the soccer community on Reddit: Sepp Blatter suggests fans should not travel to US for World Cup
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January 26, 2026 at 9:28 PM
What’s that meme? When the worst person you know makes the right point?
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There go any questions of FIFA boycotting or changing the World Cup to protect, well, anyone.
What on earth is the Fifa president doing at the launch of Trump's foreign corrupt practices club? Does he really have so little to do in his day job?
Han er forelska.
January 22, 2026 at 7:10 PM
There go any questions of FIFA boycotting or changing the World Cup to protect, well, anyone.
Why. Is. Our. Stream. Bufferingggggggg just let us watch the final!!!
January 18, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Why. Is. Our. Stream. Bufferingggggggg just let us watch the final!!!
Hey hey celebrate Morocco’s penalty kick win with cookies!!!
Hey everyone,
We literally just added 100 more trans girl scouts to the trans girl scout cookie list. The list is bigger than it has ever been in EITM history.
Go get some cookies and make a trans scout's day!
We literally just added 100 more trans girl scouts to the trans girl scout cookie list. The list is bigger than it has ever been in EITM history.
Go get some cookies and make a trans scout's day!
1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
January 14, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Hey hey celebrate Morocco’s penalty kick win with cookies!!!
IT IS 0-0 at full time, folks! Quick, call your electeds before we go into OT and demand they:
Defund ICE
Prosecute Kristi Noem
Impeach RFK, Jr
Defund ICE
Prosecute Kristi Noem
Impeach RFK, Jr
January 14, 2026 at 9:54 PM
IT IS 0-0 at full time, folks! Quick, call your electeds before we go into OT and demand they:
Defund ICE
Prosecute Kristi Noem
Impeach RFK, Jr
Defund ICE
Prosecute Kristi Noem
Impeach RFK, Jr
Half time action: call your member of Congress and demand they support stripping funding for ICE:
The Congressional Progressive Caucus, a group of nearly 100 House Democrats, will announce later today that it's formally endorsing legislation to strip $175 billion from ICE and put it toward affordable housing. www.huffpost.com/entry/doj-fe...
Progressive Caucus Backs Bill To Redirect ICE Money To Affordable Housing
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January 14, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Half time action: call your member of Congress and demand they support stripping funding for ICE:
Well. At least there’s AFCON.
January 14, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Well. At least there’s AFCON.
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Absolutely laughable idea.
Zero history of women’s football, dreadful LGBTQ rights record, huge expense to travel there — all adds up to a hugely inaccessible tournament. At a time when we want the game to grow, ridiculous to stage a tournament somewhere with no local support
Zero history of women’s football, dreadful LGBTQ rights record, huge expense to travel there — all adds up to a hugely inaccessible tournament. At a time when we want the game to grow, ridiculous to stage a tournament somewhere with no local support
Qatar in talks with Fifa to host first Women’s Club World Cup in January 2028
Qatar in talks with Fifa to host first Women’s Club World Cup in January 2028
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Qatar has no Fifa women’s ranking after lack of games
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January tournament will disrupt domestic seasons
Qatar is in talks with Fifa about staging the inaugural Women’s Club World Cup, which is in line to cause major disruption to domestic seasons in 2027-28, including in Europe.
Fifa announced last month that its latest new club competition would take place from 5 to 30 January 2028, but the governing body has not said where it will be held or whether it will run a formal bidding process. Continue reading...
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January 12, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Absolutely laughable idea.
Zero history of women’s football, dreadful LGBTQ rights record, huge expense to travel there — all adds up to a hugely inaccessible tournament. At a time when we want the game to grow, ridiculous to stage a tournament somewhere with no local support
Zero history of women’s football, dreadful LGBTQ rights record, huge expense to travel there — all adds up to a hugely inaccessible tournament. At a time when we want the game to grow, ridiculous to stage a tournament somewhere with no local support
There’s a lot of footie today. Which means a lot of half times to call your elected officials and demand they defund and dismantle ICE.
5calls.org
5calls.org
5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
5calls.org
January 10, 2026 at 2:35 PM
There’s a lot of footie today. Which means a lot of half times to call your elected officials and demand they defund and dismantle ICE.
5calls.org
5calls.org
Lots of good footie wedding news this week!!!
Former Nadeshiko Japan midfielder Marumi Yamazaki, who retired in 2023 after a career spent mostly in the Nadeshiko League with Urawa, Niigata, Nagano and Chiba (along with a short WEL stint at Omiya) has come out as a trans man and announced his marriage.
h/t @rbyryo.bsky.social
h/t @rbyryo.bsky.social
January 4, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Lots of good footie wedding news this week!!!
Omg what would our roller derby name be?? Mia Bamm?
December 31, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Omg what would our roller derby name be?? Mia Bamm?
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High impact player rule - the player should have at least one million Instagram followers, be lactose intolerant, score at least 1100 on the SATs, have a 4.7 Uber rating, and their favorite color should be blue.
December 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
High impact player rule - the player should have at least one million Instagram followers, be lactose intolerant, score at least 1100 on the SATs, have a 4.7 Uber rating, and their favorite color should be blue.
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one thing that’s become very obvious about jessica berman’s nwsl is that owners would still much rather pay lawyers than players
Statement from the NWSLPA. The union is definitely not on board with the new High Impact Player Rule. #NWSL
December 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
one thing that’s become very obvious about jessica berman’s nwsl is that owners would still much rather pay lawyers than players
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Foster scored a rocket and therefore is my #AfconHottie of the match even though I was deciding between three different Angola players up until then @theplantainshow.bsky.social
December 22, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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The day his voice is no longer a voice of American soccer, the better our sport will be.
December 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The day his voice is no longer a voice of American soccer, the better our sport will be.
We’re resentful when one team’s women’s and men’s sides play at the same time- obvs we always choose to watch the women’s side but should we have to choose??
December 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
We’re resentful when one team’s women’s and men’s sides play at the same time- obvs we always choose to watch the women’s side but should we have to choose??
This Forest-Spurs match looks like Ketchup Vs Mustard, no we will not be taking any questions.
December 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
This Forest-Spurs match looks like Ketchup Vs Mustard, no we will not be taking any questions.
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FIFA has trademarked the words “World Cup” and refuses to let bars and restaurants hosting watch parties use the phrase to advertise their events.
How would you advertise your World Cup event without using the phrase “World Cup?”
(From Episode 270)
How would you advertise your World Cup event without using the phrase “World Cup?”
(From Episode 270)
December 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
FIFA has trademarked the words “World Cup” and refuses to let bars and restaurants hosting watch parties use the phrase to advertise their events.
How would you advertise your World Cup event without using the phrase “World Cup?”
(From Episode 270)
How would you advertise your World Cup event without using the phrase “World Cup?”
(From Episode 270)