International Tournaments Galore

Today's Newsletter

• Intercontinental Playoff

• International Tournaments

• Champions League

• Water Cooler Talk

• Moment of the Weekend

Intercontinental Playoff

The Intercontinental playoffs are taking place this International break. It will determine the final three spots of the 2023 World Cup. There are three different groups, and the winner of each group will qualify for the World Cup.

Group A: Cameroon, Thailand, Portugal

Group B: Senegal, Haiti, Chile

Group C: Chinese Taipei, Paraguay, Papua New Guinea, Panama

International Tournaments

The international break is here and there are going to be a lot of good games. Here's a look at some of the mini-tournaments happening:

SheBelieves Cup: USA, Canada, Brazil, Japan

Cup of Nations: Australia, Spain, Jamaica, Czech Republic

Arnold Clark Cup: England, Italy, Belgium, Korea Republic

Revelations Cup: Mexico, Nigeria, Costa Rica, Colombia

Tournoi de France: France, Denmark, Norway, Uruguay

Pinatar Cup: Scotland, Wales, Philippines, Iceland

Champions League

The Champions League quarterfinals draw took place. The matchups are:

• Bayern Munich vs Arsenal

• Lyon vs Chelsea

• Roma vs Barcelona

• PSG vs Wolfsburg

The Semifinals will be:

The winner of Bayern/Arsenal will play the winner of PSG/Wolfsburg

The winner of Lyon/Chelsea will play the winner of Roma/Barcelona

Water Cooler Talk

• Jordan Nobbs was on fire over the weekend. She scored a hat trick for Aston Villa.

• Fran Kirby picked up an injury in Chelsea's last game and will now miss camp with England.

• Ella Toone received a red card over the weekend and will miss Manchester United's next three games.

• Cristiana Girelli becomes the first player to score 100 goals for Juventus.

• Beth Mead, Alexia Putellas, and Alex Morgan are the three finalists for FIFA Women's Player of the year.

• Zećira Mušović extends her contract with Chelsea through 2025.

• Inès Jauréna has signed with the Washington Spirit. She was previously with Lyon.

• Lyon and OL Reign have announced a new partnership with Club América. OL Reign and Club América will play a friendly later this month.

• The North Carolina Courage and Rayadas de Monterrey announced a home-and-home series of friendly matches. The Courage will head to Monterrey in March for the first game, and Rayadas will come to North Carolina sometime this summer.

Moment of the Weekend

Chloe Kelly celebrates with a ball girl after scoring.