Because of the international break in the last week of October, there will be one week between the quarterfinals and the semifinals. OL Reign play Angel City 7 pm PT Friday, while in the bottom half of the draw North Carolina Courage host NJ/NY Gotham 7 pm ET Sunday.

Striker Tabitha Chawinga (27) has been announced on a season-long loan to Paris SG just before the transfer window closed in France

Alexia Putellas has announced a statement on X in response to the callup; Spain WNT will investigate their legal options to continue action against RFEF.

Last sentence (translation Alex Ibaceta): “We regret once again that our federation places us in a situation that we would never like to be in.”

Spain WNT's new manager Montse Tomé announce a squad with most of the players in 'La 39', including vocal critic Mapi León for the international

It remains to be seen whether the players accept the callup

Portland Thorns beat their local rivals OL Reign 2–0 Saturday night in front of a sellout home crowd to take a big step towards the NWSL play-offs. Strong both defensively and offensively, the Thorns kept needling through the Reign's organised back line.

Earlier today the draw for the play-off round of the UEFA Champions League was made, with 12 spots in the group stage up for grabs. Debutants Manchester United drew Paris Saint-Germain, while the other Paris club are set up to play German runners-up Wolfsburg. Full draw in the picture/alt-text

A frantic opening game in the German Bundesliga ends with a 2–2 draw between Freiburg and Bayern, the hosts equalizing after a goalmouth scramble seven minutes into injury time, in front of more than 13,000 spectators.

In France, Germany and Spain the pro league starts play this weeks, with some tasty match ups - in fact German champions Bayern München are kicking off RIGHT NOW