Emma Hayes on Naomi Girma's return to the #USWNT:

"Before we had to put forward the provisional roster, she made sure she called and texted me several times to say, 'I'm fit, I'm coming.'"

The quote of the day, in response to @jeffkassouf.bsky.social's question:

Anything about the referee crew being suspended from NSC matches going forward? This is a lot of corrective actions for a match that could have ended NSCs playoff run for the year.

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Not aimed at you Mr. Shabilla, I appreciate your reporting and getting anything out of the refs. It’s just frustrating given the lack of quality and and consistency in the reffing.

This feels pretty weak, any boot to the head is dangerous and if danger is the threshold then it should automatic for any instance. The game wasn’t governed in a way that would have cautioned players that a high boot is dangerous in the eyes of the refs.

Enslaved people built this country as well, in no small part, and I appreciate those giving the reminder that this needs to be purposefully articulated. ❤️ I stand with you.

Immigrants built this country. Apart from people indigenous to the US, we are ALL immigrants. This madness must stop.

Coming off Saturday I didn’t have a lot of hope when I saw the roster but wow did the players surprise me with goals. This was a great performance and I am so happy I was really wrong at kickoff.

This makes this past Saturday more frustrating, which to be honest I didn’t think was possible.