Women's Soccer

The USWNT Will Raise Your GIF Game This Holiday Season With An Armada Of Fresh USWNT GIFS

Are you the kind of person who prefers to respond to emails and texts with GIFs instead of having to type something out? Do you also love the USWNT? If you answered “yes” to either of these questions, then you or a loved one may be entitled to a plethora of new USWNT GIFs.

As a sendoff for 2021, the USWNT social team decided to do its version of Spotify Wrapped in GIF form. You might want to put a few of these in your back pocket for a rainy day.

The USWNT released 18 total GIFs for your viewing pleasure. The18 (see what I did there?) USWNT GIFs are as follows.

U.S. Soccer Gives Inaugural Social Impact Award To Black Women’s Player Collective Co-Founder

In October of 2020, after a devastating summer for a country unwilling to reverse centuries of systemic white supremacy, Imani Dorsey and dozens of other Black women playing in the NWSL creating the Black Women’s Player Collective, aimed at advancing opportunities for Black girls in sports and beyond. On Wednesday, the U.S. Soccer Federation honored Dorsey, one of the BWPC’s founding board members, with the inaugural Social Impact Award.

El Abrigo De 8 Mil Dólares Que Gignac Lució En La Final De La Liga MX Femenil

André-Pierre Gignac fue uno de los jugadores de Tigres Varonil que acudió anoche al Estadio El Volcán para apoyar a Tigres Femenil, en la final del Apertura 2021. La presencia del futbolista francés ciertamente no pasó inadvertida. No solo por su condición de ídolo felino, sino que también debido al llamativo y lujoso abrigo que lució en las tribunas.

Rebeca Bernal Celebró El Título De Rayadas Con Un Lindo Beso A Su Novia Americanista, Janelly Farías

Rebeca Bernal fue uno de los baluartes de Monterrey en la final de la Liga MX Femenil. Durante todo el partido, la capitana de Rayadas mostró solidez defensiva, orden y hasta una buena dosis de fortaleza física, sobre todo después de un fortuito, pero duro golpe con María Sánchez. Como si no fuera poco, la defensa central también fue una de las jugadoras que pateó y convirtió en la definición a penales que decidió el título.

Las Enormes Tapadas De Godínez Destronan A Tigres: ¡Rayadas, Campeonas De La Liga MX!

Con un estadio en contra y a través de los lanzamientos penales, las Rayadas de Monterrey acabaron con el reinado de Tigres y son las nuevas campeonas de la Liga MX Femenil.

Complete Calendar For All The Biggest Soccer Events In 2022

Soccer fans have a different circadian rhythm than others. They're up early to see what's going on in Europe, they're in bed late to follow along with Liga MX, they reach an emotional peak on Wednesday afternoons and frequently block off entire month-long periods in the summer for international festivals of footie. It's a delicate balance, but the 2022 soccer tournaments calendar is a disruptive year with the Qatar World Cup falling between Nov. 21 and Dec. 18. 

Here's all the major action between January and December of 2022.  

Openly Homophobic Jaelene Daniels Is Back; NWSL Fans Are Furious

On Sunday afternoon, the N.C. Courage announced they had signed a one-year deal with retired fullback Jaelene Daniels, formerly known as Jaelene Hinkle. Now NWSL fans across the country — especially in North Carolina — are furious over the signing. On the other side of the continent, the Portland Thorns angered their fans for drafting a player with a history of horribly racist, homophobic and transphobic behavior on Twitter. 

This is not how the NWSL wanted to end what has already been a shit year for the league. 

FIFA Claims Biennial World Cup Will Bring In Extra $4.4 Billion; Clubs Say They’ll Lose $9 Billion

International football leaders were told by FIFA on Monday that a switch to a biennial World Cup would create an extra $4.4 billion in revenues for the world body.

FIFA is holding a 'global summit' of leaders of national football federations to discuss their proposal to increase the frequency of the World Cup from every four years to every two.

The financial data forms part of an overall feasibility study which FIFA is presenting on Monday. No vote is planned from the event which forms part of FIFA's consultation process.

La Criminal Agresión Que Calienta La Final De La Liga MX Femenil Entre Tigres Y Monterrey

Shock e indignación son algunos de los sentimientos que rodean al mundo de la Liga MX Femenil, luego de que apareciera un video en el cual se ve a la delantera de Tigres, Stephany Mayor, agrediendo viciosamente a la defensa de Rayadas, Diana García.

La jugada ocurrió en la primera parte de la final de ida del Apertura 2021 y acabó con la nariz de García sangrando profusamente.

Stanford And USYNT Defender Naomi Girma Selected No. 1 Overall In NWSL College Draft

The 10th annual NWSL Draft was held on Saturday evening, and with the No. 1 overall pick, expansion side San Diego Wave FC selected Stanford defender Naomi Girma, who was U.S. Soccer's 2020 Young Female Player of the Year.

Girma joins a San Diego backline anchored by USWNT veteran Abby Dahlkemper and former Stanford teammate Tegan McGrady. The 21-year-old can also play in midfield, where she may be needed after the club selected a forward, German international Marleen Schimmer out of Grand Canyon University, with its ninth pick in the first round.  

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