Orlando Pride defeated Washington Spirit in the NWSL Championship, capping a historic season. It turns out, in fact, "the Double [was] on" for the Pride, whose season included the league's most dominant defense, the immediate impact of an MVP-candidate at forward in Barbra Banda, and incredible contributions from the greatest footballer who ever lived, Marta. In this episode, we recap the final, where Washington Spirit put up a great fight -- and maybe had the advantage in some spots throughout ...
Nov 27, 2024•33 min•Season 2Ep. 21
After an eventful Matchday 4 in the UEFA Women's Champions League, the eight teams that will be progressing to the knockout stage seem to be coming into focus. In this episode, we talk about what happened on MD4 and what we're looking forward to when the UWCL returns on Dec. 11. 0:00 - Wolfsburg vs. Galatasaray 5:45 - Twente vs. Real Madrid 9:30 - Lyon vs. Roma 14:50 - Eugénie Le Sommer scored her 49th UWCL goal (Sit back and enjoy when Grant makes an idiot out of himself by forgetting Marta pla...
Nov 26, 2024•53 min•Season 2Ep. 20
It's here. We've arrived at the NWSL Championship match between Orlando Pride and Washington Spirit. In this episode, Dino and Grant talk about the two classic semifinal matches that led us to this point and give a quick preview on what they expect on Saturday. Before we end the show, we chatted about the USWNT roster that was named for the upcoming international friendlies vs. England and the Netherlands. Subscribe now to catch all of our women's football talk, including our ongoing coverage of...
Nov 22, 2024•27 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Let's talk about the Thursday slate for Matchday 4 in the UEFA Women's Champions League. In this episode, Dino and Grant focus on the Group C and Group D matches. - Hammarby vs. Manchester City - Vålerenga vs. Bayern Munich - Barcelona vs. St. Pölten - Arsenal vs. Juventus *Quick note: We didn't talk about Lauren Hemp and Viv Miedema's injuries because we didn't know much about them at the time. Turns out we still don't know much, as the club hasn't given any real details on the nature of the in...
Nov 21, 2024•24 min•Season 2Ep. 18
The UEFA Women's Champions League is back again, and there's a lot up for grabs on Matchday 4. In this episode, Dino and Grant discuss the MD 4 fixtures in and what they're planning to see: - Wolfsburg vs. Galatasaray - Twente vs. Real Madrid - Lyon vs. Roma - Chelsea vs. Celtic ***We heard that uploading a video file to Spotify would produce better sound quality. Please let us know what you think! Subscribe now to catch all of our women's football talk, including our ongoing coverage of the UEF...
Nov 19, 2024•22 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Lily Yohannes, star-midfielder for Ajax, has announced she will be playing her international football with the USWNT. If you’ve seen her play football in Vrouwen Eredivisie or the UEFA Women’s Champions League, you will likely immediately understand why this is important and good news for the USWNT and its supporters. In this episode, we talk about the implications of this 17-year-old supernova bringing her talents to Team USA, and what it could mean for the team’s midfield, all the way out to t...
Nov 11, 2024•19 min•Season 2Ep. 16
The 2024 NWSL Shield-winning Orlando Pride was a defensive juggernaut this season, and one of the squad's key contributors joined the show before taking on Chicago Red Stars in the Quarter-finals. In this episode, Cori Dyke drops by to chat with us about her excellent rookie year, the culture at the club that enabled such a wildly successful season, how her time at Penn State prepared her for the pros, and much, much more. Cori kicked it with us for about 20 minutes, and she handled the rapid-fi...
Nov 08, 2024•20 min•Season 2Ep. 15
The NWSL Playoffs are here, and we have four excellent matches ahead of us. In this episode, we take a look at every matchup and discuss our picks for some of the major awards: NWSL MVP, Defender of the Year, Coach of the Year, and Rookie of the Year. 0:00 - Orlando Pride vs. Chicago Red Stars 7:55 - Some awards 14:45 - Kansas City Current vs. North Carolina Courage 17:05 - More awards 24:35 - Washington Spirit vs. Bay FC 31:45 - Shout to some of our media pals 33:10 - Gotham FC vs. Portland Tho...
Nov 06, 2024•45 min
It's international break, but the football news keeps on rolling. In this episode, we span the globe to cover international matches of interest and big news over in Europe. 0:00 - Aitana Bonmati wins the Ballon d'Or 5:45 - Alex Popp's final match with Germany 9:00 - Defense optional in Germany-England friendly 12:05 - Some notes from the Euro qualifiers (recorded before the second legs) 13:05 - USWNT notches back-to-back 3-1 wins over Iceland, but are there questions to ask about the future of t...
Oct 30, 2024•39 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Matchday 2 of the UEFA Women's Champions League added more intrigue to the proceedings with convincing wins for some and tough losses for others. In this episode, we look ahead to the Matchday 3 and Matchday 4 "pivot" matches, where two clubs play each other home-and-away in two consecutive weeks. 0:00 - Intro (special shout to the Brann Battalion) 3:30 - Juventus vs. Arsenal 10:50 - Manchester City vs. Hammarby 18:30 - Roma vs. Lyon 26:00 - Real Madrid vs. FC Twente 34:45 - Galatasaray vs. Wolf...
Oct 26, 2024•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 12
The UEFA Women's Champions League is back (back). We watched group stage matches in this glorious competition, and that felt great. We cover all eight matches in this episode with varying degrees of depth. 0:00 - Manchester City vs. Barcelona 11:45 - Bayern Munich vs. Arsenal 23:05 - Chelsea vs. Real Madrid 31:00 - Lyon vs. Galatasaray 35:55 - Roma vs. Wolfsburg 43:55 - Vålerenga vs. Juventus 45:55 - Hammarby vs. St. Pölten 51:50 - Celtic vs. Twente *Editorial note for our pals in Norway: We did...
Oct 14, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 11
As the internet's foremost Orlando Pride + Seattle Reign FC podcast, it is our duty to preview Matchweek 23 for our NWSL-invested pals. In this episode, we start with the Match of the Week: Orlando Pride vs. Washington Spirit. It's the No. 1 vs. No. 2 battle we've all been waiting for, but how much of a factor will injuries play? Next, we slide down the table (wheeeee) to discuss Seattle Reign FC vs. Angel City FC. Why haven't the Reign scored in their last three matches? Why has Angel City FC c...
Oct 04, 2024•34 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Group C: Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Juventus, Vålerenga Group D: Barcelona, Manchester City, Hammarby, St. Pölten We're back for the second half of our UEFA Women's Champions League Group Stage preview, and these two have a ton of intrigue across the board. 0:00 - Bayern Munich vs. Arsenal 7:30 - Hammarby vs. St Pölten 14:15 - Manchester City vs. Barcelona 21:45 - Vålerenga vs. Juventus Subscribe now to catch all of our women's football talk, including our ongoing coverage of the UEFA Women’s Champ...
Oct 04, 2024•31 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Group A: Lyon, Wolfsburg, Roma, Galatasaray Group B: Chelsea, Real Madrid, Twente, Celtic The groups are set, and we have ourselves a proper UEFA Women's Champions League calendar. In this episode, we take a look at the groups that will start off our true UWCL journey starting on Oct. 8. 0:00 - Intro + respect to the nine clubs who didn't return to this year's UWCL 2:30 - Lyon vs. Galatasaray 8:50 - Roma vs. Wolfsburg 15:50 - Chelsea vs. Real Madrid 24:30 - Celtic vs. FC Twente...
Oct 01, 2024•30 min•Season 2Ep. 8
There are multiple potential bangers on deck for Thursday. We talked about all of them through the lens of what happened during each first leg. 0:00 - Manchester City FC vs. Paris FC 13:30 - Arsenal vs. BK Häcken 22:45 - PSG vs. Juventus 29:50 - Real Madrid vs. Sporting CP 35:50 - Servette FCCF vs. Roma 40:00 - FC Twente vs. WFC Osijek 41:45 - ZNK Mura vs. SKN St. Pölten 47:25 - Shoutouts! Subscribe now to catch all of our women's football talk, including our ongoing coverage of the UEFA Women’s...
Sep 24, 2024•49 min•Season 2Ep. 7
In part one of this two-part episode, we preview the second legs that will be played on Wednesday, Sept. 25. We start by discussing what we saw in the first leg of each matchup, including a maturing Benfica, a dominant Wolfsburg, an overmatched Fiorentina, scrappy Slavia Praha and Galatasary, a solid Vålerenga, and more! 0:00 - Benfica vs. Hammarby 7:15 - Wolfsburg vs. Fiorentina 13:15 - Slavia Praha vs. Galatasaray 17:00 - Vålerenga vs. Anderlecht Subscribe now to catch all of our women's footb...
Sep 22, 2024•23 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Round 2 of the UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying stage is nearly here, and we're back to talk about the biggest matches in the bunch. 0:00 - BK Häcken vs. Arsenal 7:30 - Paris FC vs. Manchester City 13:55 - Juventus vs. Paris Saint-Germain 18:25 - Fiorentina vs. Wolfsburg 24:35 - Sporting CP vs. Real Madrid 29:55 - Hammarby vs. Benfica 31:55 - AS Roma vs. Servette FCCF + the rest of the field Subscribe now to catch all of our women's football talk, including our ongoing coverage of the NW...
Sep 17, 2024•43 min•Season 2Ep. 5
The 2024 NWSL season is more than 75 percent over, but the playoff picture has yet to come into sharp focus. In this episode, we take a look at the match of the week between top-of-the-table Orlando Pride and the somewhat-reeling Kansas City Current. After that, we play a game of "arrow pointing up" or "arrow pointing down." You can probably guess the gist of the game. 0:00 - Orlando Pride vs. Kansas City Current 17:35 - Seattle Reign FC 24:35 - Bay FC 30:00 - Portland Thorns FC 38:15 - Programm...
Sep 13, 2024•41 min•Season 2Ep. 4
We joined Shades of Blue, the internet's finest Manchester City FC podcast, to talk about the UEFA Women's Champions League. There's obviously a fair amount of MCFC discussion here, but we talk about several other teams in the tournament, as well. We covered a lot of ground from what happened in Round 1 of qualifying to the draw for Round 2, so here are the highlights: Manchester City drew Paris FC, and the City fans on the show are not psyched about it because Paris FC is very good Arsenal drew...
Sep 10, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Orlando Pride kept their scorching form vs. Gotham FC this past weekend, and Dino was in the press box to witness it. We start this episode with the undefeated Pride, their seemingly endless list of excellent players, their stout defense, and their gutsy style of play. After that, we take a trip to the middle of the table, where big results in Matchweek 18 has set us up for another round of bangers this coming weekend. The four teams from 8-11 are only separated by four points in the table, and ...
Sep 04, 2024•43 min•Season 2Ep. 2
The UEFA Women's Champions League is returning, and we are PSYCHED. For those who picked us up over the last couple months covering the USWNT, the entire genesis of this podcast was built on us wanting a place to talk about last year's UWCL, and we've made dozens (DOZENS!) of internet friends since. In this episode, we talk about the early qualifying stages of the UWCL, which kickoff Sept. 4 and Sept. 7. We bounce around and talk about some of the first matches and clubs that have piqued our int...
Sep 02, 2024•40 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Matchweek 17 in the NWSL provided some very interesting results all across the table. We talked about the implications of those results and what we think we'll see in the remaining 30-ish percent of the season. 0:00 - Washington Spirit jump out ahead of the KC Current and never look back 8:15 - Dino discusses the Current's results against playoff teams this season, and a spicy take emerges 15:30 - Orlando Pride remain unbeaten 19:55 - The Orlando Invincibles? 22:15 - Seattle Reign FC get dramati...
Aug 29, 2024•53 min•Season 1Ep. 81
The transfer window has been quite eventful around the globe. Naturally, we held a draft as an excuse to take turns talking about the transfers that have us intrigued, excited, hopeful, concerned, or any other human emotion you can associate with football. We each picked five players, then we tried to name as many honorable mentions as possible. Turns out a lot of important players moved around, so we didn't give everybody the time they truly deserve, but we never promised that we'd be good at t...
Aug 24, 2024•42 min•Season 1Ep. 80
After a week to reflect on the USWNT's triumph at the 2024 Olympics, we welcome back Bridie O'Toole of Busy Watching Women's Soccer to recap what she saw in the tournament and what she expects to see with the team in the short- and long-term future. We talked about the squad and the coaching staff's adaptability; the physical play and dominant defensive backline; the remaining questions in the midfield; the dynamic trio of "Triple Espresso;" and the players we expect to fight for a spot in the t...
Aug 20, 2024•42 min•Season 1Ep. 79
Hey! Did ya hear? The USWNT defeated Brazil 1-0 to win the Gold Medal in the 2024 Olympics. We talked about that football match. Brazil was fast, smart, and aggressive early. The USA's defense and goalkeeping held up. It was entertaining. We also talked about hydration breaks, who played "the better match," a bright future for Brazil and USWNT, and so much more. Toward the end of the show: Germany upset Spain to win the Bronze Medal. How the hell about that? Immense thanks to everyone who's list...
Aug 12, 2024•53 min•Season 1Ep. 78
Before Germany took home the bronze medal vs. Spain, we sat down with our new pal Peter Weis of Bulinews.com to discuss how this tournament played out for Frauen-Nationalmannshaft. Peter talks in depth about the exhaustion the team was facing leading up to the semifinal vs. the USWNT, the tactics that seemed to work for Germany, the impact of legendary manager Horst Hrubesch, what he saw from Ann-Katrin Berger, and plenty more. Come for Peter's great insight into this German side, and stay for G...
Aug 09, 2024•37 min•Season 1Ep. 77
USWNT defeated Germany to advance to the gold medal match, while Brazil scored a major upset over Spain. We talked about the two semifinal matches and looked ahead at what promises to be an intriguing final. 0:00 - USWNT wins; Naomi Girma is incredible 11:40 - USA's passing combinations + Sophia Smith's match-winner 16:10 - Emma Hayes' substitutions appeared to work 20:00 - Smith's all-time upside; USA as "underdogs"; Alyssa Naeher! 24:45 - Is Naeher the best GK in USWNT history (vs. Scurry or S...
Aug 09, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 76
In this episode, we recap the Olympic quarterfinal matches and get ready for the semifinals. 0:00 - USWNT beats Japan 8:50 - Dino fixes Olympic football 11:00 - Trinity Rodman's goal + teams playing the low block vs. USA 14:25 - Spain survives vs. Colombia: Mayra Ramirez is incredible 29:35 - Germany beats Canada in penalties 34:35 - Brazil sends France on the short trip home 42:40 - Previewing USWNT-Germany 53:10 - Shout out to @IronghaziStan for their lineup thoughts 54:40 - @AlyssaJSalter giv...
Aug 05, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 75
With Olympic Matchday 3 in the books, we head into the knockout stages of this incredible tournament. We try to cover the upcoming matchups from as many angles as possible. Editorial Note: Grant was pretty sick at the time of recording, so please excuse the gravelly voice, time zone mistakes, and general loopiness. 0:00 - USWNT vs. Japan 7:00 - The impact of Sam Coffey's absence 10:00 - Possible solutions for USWNT in the midfield 13:45 - Spain vs. Colombia 20:10 - Germany vs. Canada 29:15 - Bra...
Aug 02, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 74
Matchday 2 of the Olympic women's football tournament group stage DELIVERED on many levels. We talked about the USWNT's decisive 4-1 victory over Germany; Canada's wild upset over France with the cloud of ( **gestures wildly at the abyss** ) everything going on with their team and in their federation; Japan's late-winner to devastate Brazil; the mayhem in Australia's 6-5 victory over Zambia; and every other match on the docket. 0:00 - USWNT dominates behind Sophia Smith, Mallory Swanson, Trinity...
Jul 31, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 73
