Next Level Celebrations from LaBonta

Today’s Newsletter:

• NWSL

• The Women's Cup

• ICC Tournament

• AMOS Women's French Cup

• Liga MX Femenil

• U20 World Cup

• News From Around the World

NWSL

Diana Ordoñez now has 10 goals in her rookie season. She's made a late surge to be Rookie of The Year. She also sits 3rd in the Golden Boot race and is only two goals behind the leader. 

Ebony Salmon can't stop scoring either. She now has 8 goals in 8 games for Houston. 

Alex Morgan scored her 50th NWSL goal. She now has 12 goals on the season and leads the Golden Boot race. 

Lo'eau LaBonta is making her case for MVP. She now has 5 goals and 4 assists on the season. She scored a great PK the other night...but her celebration was epic. 

Sofia Jakobsson scored her first NWSL goal in San Diego's win over Houston. 

Fuka got her first NWSL goal in the Courage's win over Chicago. 

Kansas City is now unbeaten in 11 straight games. Orlando is unbeaten in 7 straight games. 

Kris Ward has been relieved from his duties as Head Coach of the Washington Spirit. He coached the team to a NWSL Championship last year but the team has struggled this year. 

Weekend Results:

• Kansas City 1-1 Angel City FC

• NC Courage 4-0 Chicago Red Stars 

• Gotham FC 1-2 Orlando Pride

• San Diego Wave 3-1 Houston Dash

Standings (Top 6 make the playoffs):

1. Portland Thorns

2. San Diego Wave

3. Houston Dash

4. Kansas City

5. OL Reign

6. Chicago Red Stars

7. Angel City 

8. Orlando Pride

9. Racing Louisville

10. NC Courage

11. Washington Spirit

12. Gotham FC

Golden Boot Race

1. Alex Morgan (12)

2. Sophia Smith(11)

3. Diana Ordoñez (10)

4. Ebony Salmon (8)

5. Mallory Pugh (6)

6. Kristen Hamilton (5)

Attendance Numbers:

• Kansas City: 10,395

• San Diego: 5,281

• Gotham FC: 4,753

• North Carolina: 3,571

The Women's Cup

OL Reign are champions of this year's Women's Cup. They beat Racing Louisville 2-1 in the finals. Racing Louisville went up 1-0 in the 34' minute off of a Kirsten Davis goal. OL scored two goals in six minutes to complete their comeback. Olivia Athens scored in the 59' minute followed by a Jordyn Huitema goal in the 66' minute. 

Tziarra King was named MVP of the tournament! 

The third place game was a wild one! Club América beat AC Milan 5-4. 

Women's International Champions Cup 

Lyon are champions of the WICC! The French side defeated Monterrey 4-0. Goals came from Sara Däbritz, Signe Bruun, and a Lindsey Horan brace.

Chelsea beat Portland 1-0 in the third place game. The goal came from Guro Reiten. 

AMOS Women's French Cup

Bayern Munich beat Manchester United 3-0 to win the AMOS Women's French Cup! Goals came from Bühl, Magull, and Kumagai. 

Barcelona beat PSG on pks in the third place game. The game went to pks after full time ended in a 1-1 draw. Ngueleu put PSG up 1-0 in the 30' minute. Eight minutes later Barcelona were able to equalize thanks to a Geyse goal. 

Liga MX Femenil

Weekend Results: 

•  Guadalajara 3-1 Santos Laguna

• Querétaro 0-0 Atlas

• UANL 3-1 Pachuca

• Club Tijuana 4-1 UNAM

• Cruz Azul 3-0 Necaxa

Today's Games: 

• Toluca vs Juárez @ 6 PM ET

• Léon vs Atlético San Luis @ 10 PM ET

• Mazatlán vs Monterrey @ 10 PM ET

Standings:

1. Guadalajara

2. UANL

3. UNAM

4. Monterrey

5. América

6. Club Tijuana

7. Toluca

8. Cruz Azul

9. Atlas

10. Pachuca

11. Santos Laguna

12. Léon

13. Puebla

14. Atlético San Luis

15. Querétaro

16. Mazatlán

17. Juárez

18. Necaxa

U20 World Cup

Quarterfinal Results: 

• Spain 1-0 Mexico 

• Colombia 0-1 Brazil

• Nigeria 0-2 Netherlands

• Japan 3-3 France (5-3 on pks)

Semifinals

• Spain v Netherlands @ 6:30 PM ET (August 25th)

• Brazil v Japan @ 10 PM ET (August 25th)

News From Around the World:

• Real Madrid beat Manchester City 1-0 in the UWCL qualifying round. City are now out of the tournament.

• Barcelona wants to sign Keira Walsh from Manchester City. It is said that Manchester City has rejected two bids from the Spanish side.

• Ellen White announces her retirement from football.