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Nicholas Murray @njemurray.bsky.social · 17h

Spokane Zephyr FC has appointed Nicole Lukic as its new Head Coach, following her stint as Director of Talent Identification for @ussoccer.com YNTs.

Lukic previously led @mnaurorafc.bsky.social to remarkable success in its first two #USL-W seasons.

www.gainbridgesuperleague.com/news/2025/10...

Spokane Zephyr FC Names U.S. Soccer’s Nicole Lukic as Head Coach - Gainbridge Super League

SPOKANE, Wash. — October 7, 2025 – Aequus Sports, LLC. announced Nicole Lukic as Head Coach of Spokane Zephyr FC, bringing her proven record of leadership and success to Spokane, WA […]

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Gal Pal Sports @galpalsports.bsky.social · 16h

Lyon is French for rude.

SaÑdra💙💯⚽️ @sandraherrera.bsky.social · 17h

Jule Brand on for Heaps just because OL can. Wild roster.

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andré @838carlisle.bsky.social · 18h

melchie ballon d’umornay

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CHGO Stars @chgo-stars.bsky.social · 19h

2:30 TODAY

Alex is joined by @sandraherrera.bsky.social for some Stars FC catch up talking Evanston, the Anders Jacobson era, and evaluating the goalkeeping an defensive units

CHGO YouTube channel! #withthestars #nwsl

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Gal Pal Sports @galpalsports.bsky.social · 18h

OH MY DUMORNAY!!!

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Gal Pal Sports @galpalsports.bsky.social · 18h

ALESSIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

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Catalina @catabush.com · 20h

On the tenets of NWSL roster-building and why you can extrapolate a strategy that *probably* has a good chance of working:

statesidestats.substack.com/p/the-econom...

The Economics of Expansion Teams

How do you go from structure to players?

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Jeff Kassouf @jeffkassouf.bsky.social · 20h

There are going to be more field quality concerns here, but there's also the ongoing logjam in the calendar. Regardless of where the #NWSL teams rank in the pecking order (and leagues will throw their weight around in that process), added tenants are going to make scheduling even more difficult.

Charles Boehm ⚽️ @cboehm.bsky.social · 22h

Big news for at least one soccer demographic: groundskeepers.

Louisville, Orlando, Dallas and Houston are all playing in their local MLS/USL Champo stadia, and overlapping with the home side's spring schedules.

Delightful reversal in C-bus, tho, where gridiron is taking over the OLD soccer venue.

Chris Vannini @chrisvannini.com · 23h

The UFL has announced new teams for spring 2026

-New, relocated teams:
Columbus Aviators
Louisville Kings
Orlando Storm

Rebranded teams:
- Dallas Renegades (not Arlington)
- Houston Gamblers (not Roughnecks)

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Jason Anderson @jasondcsoccer.bsky.social · 21h

The profound level of disrespect NWSL broadcasters have shown for the players, teams, fans, and sport itself in 2025 has to change.

Douglas Reyes-Ceroñ @dreyesceron.bsky.social · 1d

love to have NWSL's broadcast partner CBS running a whole CarMax ad during a player substitution and proceed to miss an entire goal by KC Current

absolute amateur hour

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Noa Dalzell @noadalzell.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: The situation between Napheesa Collier and Cathy Engelbert is becoming increasingly dicey.

”For her to start her speech saying she has the utmost respect for me and for the players, and then to turn around and call me a liar three minutes later.."
www.sbnation.com/womens-sport...

Napheesa Collier reveals why she cancelled Cathy Engelbert meeting

The situation between Collier and Engelbert is becoming increasingly dicey.

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andré @838carlisle.bsky.social · 1d

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Marisa Ingemi @mingemi.bsky.social · 3d

Officiating tension and more have overshadowed the WNBA Finals this week.

How did we get here, and what’s next? Talked to some folks who understand the WNBA officiating program over the years | @sfchronicle.com

www.sfchronicle.com/sports/artic...

Engelbert announces WNBA officiating committee, but more detailed proposals have been ignored

Commissioner Cathy Engelbert tried to address the WNBA’s officiating problems with a new committee, but previous, more detailed plans to train and retain the best referees were never implemented.

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Jordan Small @jols98.bsky.social · 1d

Ok a stat I would love to know is what is the most time between goals in a brace. Bc yesterday had to be just about as far apart as they come in regular season play

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andré @838carlisle.bsky.social · 1d

outrageously, forty of these wins have come since michele kang became majority owner in march 2022, with 30 coming in the last two seasons

Washington Spirit @washingtonspirit.com · 1d

Joining the 💯 club!

Our match against San Diego Wave marked our 100th regular season win as a club 👏

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maitreyi anantharaman @maitreyiaa.bsky.social · 1d

excited to cover these desert Finals for Defector! a dispatch from the most crowded and eagerly awaited WNBA press conference I've ever been to... defector.com/the-hottest-...

The Hottest Ticket In Vegas? Cathy Engelbert's Press Conference | Defector

LAS VEGAS — An Aces game overloads the senses well before the game itself begins. The national anthem features indoor fireworks. Seats rumble from the bass of the speakers. There’s so much to look at,...

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Ella Brockway @ellabrockway.bsky.social · 1d

Trinity Rodman speaks out on the refereeing in yesterday’s Spirit-Wave game. (You probably know this, but poor officiating has been a theme across the league this NWSL season.)

“This is one of many examples…. Refs need to be better at managing these games. No words”

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Douglas Reyes-Ceroñ @dreyesceron.bsky.social · 1d

It’s never lost on me that NWSL pays for PRO2 level referees because they can’t/won’t pay for the PRO level and at some point, all the owners in the league are going to need to talk about that if they want to be serious

Ella Brockway @ellabrockway.bsky.social · 1d

Trinity Rodman speaks out on the refereeing in yesterday’s Spirit-Wave game. (You probably know this, but poor officiating has been a theme across the league this NWSL season.)

“This is one of many examples…. Refs need to be better at managing these games. No words”

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Gal Pal Sports @galpalsports.bsky.social · 1d

From bartending, to the Lucha Libre ring, it’s been a busy week for Sam Staab and Alyssa Naeher.

Alyssa Naeher and Sam Staab stand in the middle of a wrestling ring. They’re both wearing their stars uniforms, and a Chicago stars Lucha Libre mask. Sam is holding a wrestling belt over her head.

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Jake: Drinks with no ice @brehlol.bsky.social · 2d

The "America First" team cant stand the power of communism

Taylor Vincent @tayvincent6.bsky.social · 2d

Based on the coaches needing to be kept separate after the final whistle, I'm gonna guess that postgame press conferences will be fun today

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Meg Linehan @meglinehan.com · 2d

so many still frames to provide gifts

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Taylor Vincent @tayvincent6.bsky.social · 2d

Red Stars Interim Head Coach Anders Jacobson on what happened after the whistle

Q: Could you tell us a bit about what happened after the final whistle? (Lesley Ryder)

There is emotions when you end the game, and in this case, I think the Chicago Stars today did many good things. I think the team deserved to win. I think we created enough of chances during maybe until the 75 minute.

But there were some incidents during the game which made the game a bit difficult for us and when the game then is is clear, and we have 2-2, which I was, I wanted the team today to not leave this pitch without any points. And I was just emotional for me, seeing that they did it.

And those emotions were there, maybe I should have handled it a bit better. But I also think sometimes, I think it's important for every person to reflect on in general, in life, what kind of values you'd want to follow. And I tried to follow mine today, which made it a bit rough.

Follow-Up: Did Utah do anything specifically that made you feel so passionate at the end? (Joe Chatz)

I think they tried the best they could today, really, they wanted to make it hard for us.

There were some moments I think that was hard for them, and with some of those occasions, there were maybe some players that was a bit injured and needed treatment, which I think was very fair. But then you there were some things sometimes happening after that that I maybe felt was a bit strange.

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Gal Pal Sports @galpalsports.bsky.social · 2d

These coaches have the Luchadores taking notes

Taylor Vincent @tayvincent6.bsky.social · 2d

Based on the coaches needing to be kept separate after the final whistle, I'm gonna guess that postgame press conferences will be fun today

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Southern Sylvs 🍉 she/her @southernsylvs.bsky.social · 2d

I watched everyone give Casey Stoney awards for doing what Laura Harvey is doing. We've played your pretty football, we're trying to get Top 4. Leave us alone, lol.

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Taylor Vincent @tayvincent6.bsky.social · 2d

Based on the coaches needing to be kept separate after the final whistle, I'm gonna guess that postgame press conferences will be fun today

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Gal Pal Sports @galpalsports.bsky.social · 2d

GET IN MJ WE’RE LEVEL

Gal Pal Sports @galpalsports.bsky.social · 2d

Chicago Stars clawing back in the second half stop me if you’ve heard this before

Winnie Sanderson hovers over a steaming cauldron. She’s alive and ready to fuck shit up

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