To Europe We Go

Today’s Newsletter:

• NWSL (America)

• FAWSL (England)

• Division 1 Féminine (France)

• Primera División (Spain)

• Serie A (Italy)

• Liga MX Femenil (Mexico)

NWSL

The NWSL is back after the International break and the final playoff push is on. Only 5 points separate the first place team and the sixth place team. Three teams outside of the playoff picture still have a chance to sneak in to the top six. 

Weekend Schedule: 

• Sep 9: Orlando Pride v Portland Thorns @ 7 PM ET

• Sep 9: OL Reign v Chicago Red Stars @ 10 PM ET

• Sep 10: Washington Spirit v San Diego Wave @ 1 PM ET

• Sep 10: NC Courage v Racing Louisville @ 7 PM ET

• Sep 11: Gotham FC v Kansas City @ 6 PM ET

• Sep 11: Houston Dash v Angel City FC @ 7 PM ET

Standings (Top 6 make the playoffs):

1. San Diego Wave

2. Houston Dash

3. Kansas City

4. Portland Thorns

5. OL Reign

6. Chicago Red Stars

7. Angel City

8. Orlando Pride

9. NC Courage

10. Racing Louisville

11. Washington Spirit

12. Gotham FC

Golden Boot Race:

1. Alex Morgan (13)

2. Diana Ordoñez (11)

3. Sophia Smith (11)

4. Mallory Pugh (8)

5. Ebony Salmon (8)

6. Ashley Hatch (7)

FAWSL:

The FAWSL was supposed to be back this weekend but the games have been postponed due to the Queen's death. We take a look at the player movement from last year's top 4 teams (check out our twitter thread to see the offseason moves of every team): 

Arsenal: Arsenal lost 10 players in the off-season and have signed 3 new players. They brought in Sweden International Lina Hurtig (Juventus), Gio Queiroz (Barcelona) and Kaylan Marckese (HB Køge). The players that departed were: Tobin Heath (OL Reign), Lisa Evans (West Ham), Viktoria Schnaderbeck (Retired), Nikita Parris (Man United), Lydia Williams (PSG), Simone Boye (Hammarby), Keira Flannery (West Ham), Alex Hennessy (West Ham), Halle Houssein (West Ham), and Hermione Cull (London City). 

Chelsea: While Chelsea lost talent in Ji So Yun, Jonna Andersson, and Drew Spence they gained some major talent as well. The biggest signing being Kadeisha Buchanan from Lyon. Buchanan is a top Center Back in the world. They also signed Ève Perisset (Bordeaux), Katerina Svitková (West Ham), Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (BK Hacken), and Jelena Cankovic (Rosengård). 

ManCity: City lost nine players including four of their main starters. Georgia Stanway went to Bayern, Weir left for Real Madrid, and both Walsh and Bronze signed for Barcelona. Jill Scott, Ellen White, and Karen Bardsley all announced their retirement. Janine Beckie joined the Portland Thorns and Karima Benameur Taieb joined Marseille. Despite losing that much talent they were able to bring in a good amount of talent. Those players include: Mary Fowler (Montpellier), Deyna Castellanos (Atletico Madrid), Laia Alexandri (Atletico Madrid), Leila Ouahabi (Barcelona), Sandy Maciver (Everton), Kerstin Casparij (FC Twente) and Yui Hasegawa (West Ham).

Manchester United: United brought in seven new players that could help them make the push for a top three finish this year. They were able to get Adriana Leon (West Ham), Nikita Parris (Arsenal), Aissatou Tounkara (Atletico), Rachel Williams (Tottenham), Lucia García (Athletic Club), Grace Clinton (Everton), and Maya Le Tissier (Brighton). Players that departed the club were: Kirsty Smith (West Ham), Diane Caldwell (Reading), Martha Harris (Birmingham City), Fran Bentley (Bristol City), and Karna Solskjær (AaFK Fortuna). 

Division 1 Féminine:

The French league is back starting today! Lyon and PSG are once again the favorites to fight for the top spot in the league. 

Weekend Schedule: 

• Sep 9: PSG v Soyaux-Charente @ 3 PM ET

• Sep 10: Bordeaux v Le Havre @ 8:30 AM ET

• Sep 10: Paris FC v Rodez @ 8:30 AM ET

• Sep 10: Montpellier v Dijon @ 8:30 AM ET

• Sep 10: Guingamp v Fleury @ 8:30 AM ET

• Sep 11: Stade Reims v Lyon @ 6:45 AM ET

Primera División:

The Spanish league is back tomorrow!

DAZN has signed a 5-year deal to have the rights to the Primera División. From the 2022/23 campaign until the end of the 2026/27 they will live stream all 240 matches per year. 

According to Spanish sports business outlet 2Playbook, DAZN is paying $34.8 million (€35 million) in total for the rights.

Weekend Schedule:

• Sep 10: Alhama v Madrid CFF @ 6 AM ET

• Sep 10: Atl.Madrid v Sociedad @ 6 AM ET

• Sep 10: Villarreal v Real Madrid @ 10 AM ET

• Sep 10: Granadilla Tenerife v Athletic Club @ 12 PM ET

• Sep 11: Levante v Alavés @ 6 AM ET

• Sep 11: Sporting Huelva v Sevilla @ 6 AM ET

• Sep 11: Valencia v Real Betis @ 10 AM ET

• Sep 11: Levante Las Planas v Barcelona @ 12 PM ET

Serie A: 

Serie A enters the second week of their 2022/2023 season this weekend. 

In case you missed the news back in April, Serie A is officially a professional league this season. Before this season it was not considered fully professional. 

Week 1 Results: 

• Como 0-6 Juventus

• Milan 1-3 Fiorentina

• Pompgliano 0-2 Roma

• Sassuolo 1-2 Sampdoria

• Inter 4-1 Parma

Weekend Schedule:

• Sep 10: Roma v Milan @ 8:30 AM ET

• Sep 11: Sampdoria v Pompgliano @ 6:30 AM ET

• Sep 11: Juventus v Inter @ 8:30 AM ET

• Sep 11: Fiorentina v Como @ 11 AM ET

• Sep 12: Parma v Sassuolo @ 1 PM ET

Liga MX Femenil 

Weekend Schedule: 

• Sep 9: UNAM v Cruz Azul @ 1 PM ET

• Sep 11: Puebla v Guadalajara @ 1 PM ET

• Sep 11: Atlético San Luis v UANL @ 6 PM ET

Golden Boot Race:

1. Mia Fishel (9)

2. Christina Burkenroad (9)

3. Renae Cuéllar (8)

4. Veronica Corral (8)

5. Sandra Mayor (7)

6. Kiana Palacios (7)

Standings:

1. Guadalajara

2. UANL

3. Monterrey

4. América

5. Club Tijuana

6. UNAM

7. Toluca

8. Cruz Azul

9. Atlas

10. León

11. Pachuca

12. Puebla

13. Juárez

14. Santos Laguna

15. Atlético San Luis

16. Querétaro

17. Necaxa

18. Mazatlán