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Guthrie Edson @guthrieedson.bsky.social · 1h

Offer $20 tickets and the community aspect that will be lacking at the big World Cup stadiums

Guthrie Edson @guthrieedson.bsky.social · 1h

This kind of reminds me of the last men’s World Cup where Bundesliga ultras groups that were boycotting the WC because of Qatar’s human rights violations really turned out for the women’s teams—many of those games were held at the men’s stadiums and the ultras went all in on that.

Justin Horneker @hornekerjustin.bsky.social · 1h

The league could do well even in host cities where the World Cup tickets are $200+ between teams that your average NWSL fan won't care about.

Not only is it a cheaper alternative, but you may even pick up new fans who were already in the city for the World Cup. Just seems like a missed opportunity.

Jonathan Tannenwald @jtannenwald.bsky.social · 2h

#NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman gives @financialtimes.com a long interview, with many business and tech industry buzzwords, but also some news:

The league will stop during next year's men's World Cup group stage, but will resume during the knockout rounds.

www.ft.com/content/36da...

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Guthrie Edson @guthrieedson.bsky.social · 2h

I can’t remember whether Taylor Flint is suspended for this game or not due to card accumulation

Guthrie Edson @guthrieedson.bsky.social · 2h

Kathrin Hendrich vs Kayla Fischer is certainly a heavyweight clash

Guthrie Edson @guthrieedson.bsky.social · 2h

Kathrin Hendrich vs Kayla Fischer is certainly a heavyweight clash

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Guthrie Edson @guthrieedson.bsky.social · 2h

Spirit see Servando Berna for the first time—this is his first year in PRO2 but it seems like he’s worked quite a bit of NCAA woso. Greg Dopka gets Rahsing-Tsars (which could also be a WWE match considering some of the players involved) and Chesky has her first NWSL game in the center since June.

Guthrie Edson @guthrieedson.bsky.social · 2h

#NWSL ref appointments have just been published for this weekend:

Рахсинг-Тсарс: Грегори Допка
Pride-Thorns*: Shawn Tehini
Reign-Bay: Matt Thompson
Current-Gotham*: Nabil Bensalah
Courage-Spirit*: Servando Berna
Royals-Wavé: Danielle Chesky
Angel City-Dash*: Matthew Corrigan

NWSL Assignments: Week 24 – Professional Referee Organization

proreferees.com

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Guthrie Edson @guthrieedson.bsky.social · 2h

#NWSL ref appointments have just been published for this weekend:

Рахсинг-Тсарс: Грегори Допка
Pride-Thorns*: Shawn Tehini
Reign-Bay: Matt Thompson
Current-Gotham*: Nabil Bensalah
Courage-Spirit*: Servando Berna
Royals-Wavé: Danielle Chesky
Angel City-Dash*: Matthew Corrigan

NWSL Assignments: Week 24 – Professional Referee Organization

proreferees.com

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Guthrie Edson @guthrieedson.bsky.social · 4h

“Who took on Standard Oil and whipped their ass
Just like he said that he’d do
Ain’t no Standard Oil men gon’ run this state
It’ll be run by little folks like me and you”

Riggsveda @riggsveda.bsky.social · 5h

Everybody, gather round,
Loosen’ up your suspenders,
Hunker down on the ground,
I’m a cracker, you are, too,
Gonna take good care of you…
m.youtube.com/watch?v=riOx...

Kingfish (2002 Remaster)

YouTube video by Randy Newman - Topic

m.youtube.com

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Pitch Mr. Perfect @michaelwaterloo.bsky.social · 5h

This is absolutely wild. All 10 starters in the #WNBA Finals are Black women. And you use this photo of 1. A white woman who hasn't played since the All-Star break and 2. A white woman eliminated in the first round. 3. With neither team in the Finals.

Be better, @usatodaysports.usatoday.com #WNBA

USA TODAY Sports @usatodaysports.usatoday.com · 8h

Here's the full WNBA schedule for Oct. 8, including game times, TV channels, scores and how to stream.

WNBA games today: Schedule, times, how to watch for Oct. 8

Here's the full WNBA schedule for Oct. 8, including game times, TV channels, scores and how to stream.

bit.ly

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Guthrie Edson @guthrieedson.bsky.social · 5h

Interestingly both of the games Demetrescu oversaw involved Spain, including the Spain-Italy game, from which there will be several players involved in today's Real Madrid-Roma clash.

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Guthrie Edson @guthrieedson.bsky.social · 5h

Huerta de Aza saw many of the Chelsea players in the 🇸🇪-🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 quarterfinal at the Euros. Olofsson also made it as far as the quarterfinals where she did 🇫🇷-🇩🇪. Demetrescu and Grundbacher each had two group games, and Augustyn wasn't selected for the Euros.

Guthrie Edson @guthrieedson.bsky.social · 5h

Refs for today's #UWCL games:

FC Twente 🇳🇱-Chelsea 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿: Marta Huerta de Aza 🇪🇸
Real Madrid 🇪🇸-Roma 🇮🇹: Iuliana Demetrescu 🇷🇴
Man United 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿-Vålerenga 🇳🇴: Ewa Augustyn 🇵🇱
St-Pölten 🇦🇹-Atlético Madrid 🇪🇸: Tess Olofsson 🇸🇪
Wolfsburg 🇩🇪-PSG 🇫🇷: Désirée Grundbacher 🇨🇭

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Guthrie Edson @guthrieedson.bsky.social · 5h

Refs for today's #UWCL games:

FC Twente 🇳🇱-Chelsea 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿: Marta Huerta de Aza 🇪🇸
Real Madrid 🇪🇸-Roma 🇮🇹: Iuliana Demetrescu 🇷🇴
Man United 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿-Vålerenga 🇳🇴: Ewa Augustyn 🇵🇱
St-Pölten 🇦🇹-Atlético Madrid 🇪🇸: Tess Olofsson 🇸🇪
Wolfsburg 🇩🇪-PSG 🇫🇷: Désirée Grundbacher 🇨🇭

Guthrie Edson @guthrieedson.bsky.social · 16h

This is the good shit

Alison Gale @agale.bsky.social · 17h

Things are getting a bit clearer in the #NWSL playoff race but much is up in the air. Five teams can clinch playoff spots this weekend

Chart showing where each NWSL team can finish with three weeks remaining. Washington spirit can finish between 2nd and fifth. Gotham, Portland and Seattle can finish between 2nd and 10th. LA can finsh as high as 6th and Utah's best hope is finishing 8th.

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Guthrie Edson @guthrieedson.bsky.social · 16h

Yeah that’s totally fair

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Guthrie Edson @guthrieedson.bsky.social · 16h

Maybe Ally Sentnor wants to go back to her home state but I kind of doubt it

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Guthrie Edson @guthrieedson.bsky.social · 17h

Same 😅

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Guthrie Edson @guthrieedson.bsky.social · 18h

7:05 and it’s pitch black outside—not even an hour after I get off work

Guthrie Edson @guthrieedson.bsky.social · 20h

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UEFA Women’s Champions League Bot @uwclbot.bsky.social · 20h

A four-goal thriller in the French capital 😮‍💨

#UWCL

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Guthrie Edson @guthrieedson.bsky.social · 21h

Having Hal back and the rise of Deb (snd her versatility) has also been pretty key

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Guthrie Edson @guthrieedson.bsky.social · 22h

Not having Krueger for most of the season was brutal but some of the goals we let in between April-June were so cheap

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Guthrie Edson @guthrieedson.bsky.social · 22h

That would be a logical conclusion

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Guthrie Edson @guthrieedson.bsky.social · 22h

Justice for Maggie Cagle though—the Cagodfrey duo has been just tearing it up this season. I’ve also been on the Vailana Tu’ua train this season and if there was a national freshman of the year award, she would be in contention for it.

Guthrie Edson @guthrieedson.bsky.social · 23h

Midseason Hermann Trophy watchlist just dropped—if you need a good list of players to watch in college woso, look no further

Victoria Safradin - University of Virginia (GK)
Christina Tsaousis - University of South Carolina (GK)
Cayden Norris - University of Tennessee (GK)
Abby Kudla - University of Memphis (GK)
Kennedy Bell - Michigan State University (D)
Macy Blackburn - Texas Tech University (D)
Ava Bramblett - The Ohio State University (D)
Caroline Castans - University of Kansas (D)
Elise Evans - Stanford University (D)
Gracie Falla - University of South Carolina (D)
Heather Gilchrist - Florida State University (D)
Jennie Immethun - UCLA (D)
Leah Klenke - University of Notre Dame (D)
Laney Rouse - University of Virginia (D)
Jasmine Aikey - Stanford University (M)
Summer Denigan - University of Georgia (M)
Lia Godfrey - University of Virginia (M)
Ally Perry - Mississippi State University (M)
Amelia Swinarski - University of Louisville (M)
Erika Zschuppe - Florida Gulf Coast University (M)
Seven Castain - Texas Christian University (F)
Annabelle Chukwu - University of Notre Dame (F)
Katie Shae Collins - University of South Carolina (F)
Jordynn Dudley - Florida State University (F)
Izzy Engle - University of Notre Dame (F)
Kate Faasse - University of North Carolina (F)
Tyler Isgrig - Baylor University (F)
Aubrey Kulpa - Penn State University (F)
Hope Leyba - University of Colorado (F)
Maya Matesa - Duquesne University (F)
Mia Minestrella - Duke University (F)
Gianna Paul - University of Alabama (F)
Kat Rader - Duke University (F)
Olivia Thomas - University of North Carolina (F)
Ellie Walbruch - Brigham Young University (F)

Guthrie Edson @guthrieedson.bsky.social · 23h

Midseason Hermann Trophy watchlist just dropped—if you need a good list of players to watch in college woso, look no further

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Guthrie Edson @guthrieedson.bsky.social · 23h

They’ve gone way down for basic STMs from when I first became one

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shaka 🦁👑 @beejonson.me · 1d

It's October 7 today.

It's been two years of israeli genocide in Palestine; violence, bombs and images of starving Palestinians, children being ripped limb from limb, all backed and supported by western liberal democracies, who preach "democracy" and "international law" every single day.

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Guthrie Edson @guthrieedson.bsky.social · 1d

Found this on the York Referees’ Association website about reckless challenges…definitely think that last one about part of the body used makes a good case for that foul to be reckless

The position of the ball, what are the chances of playing the ball in a fair manner? A tackle may still be considered reckless (or even with excessive force) even though the ball is played. Where contact is made with the ball and opponent at speed and without consideration for the potential danger to the opponent, it should be punished appropriately.

The speed or the intensity of the challenge. Is the player in control of his actions, or is he "off the ground" and out of control when he makes the challenge?

The part of the body used in the challenge. Has the opponent used his studs to cause serious injury to an opponent or does he use his leg or foot to tackle unfairly?

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