Portland & Kansas City Stay Hot

Today’s Newsletter:

• NWSL

• Liga MX Femenil

• U20 World Cup

• News From Around the World

NWSL

The Portland Thorns beat the Washington Spirit 2-1 on Wednesday night. NWSL after dark definitely occurred in the last twenty minutes of the game. The first two goals were some of the oddest goals of the season. Washington took the lead in the 76' minute on a Bella Bixby own goal. Bixby caught the ball but stumbled backwards into the goal. Eight minutes later Christine Sinclair scored for Portland to level the game. She tapped it in after the ball went off the crossbar. Morgan Weaver was the hero though as she scored in the 90+2' minute to give Portland the lead.

NWSL News:

Rachel Daly leaves Houston after 7 seasons. The England native is headed to Aston Villa on a three-year deal. She asked for the move so that she could be back home closer to family.

Gotham FC and Scott Parkinson have agreed to part ways. The club will find an interim coach for the remainder of the season while looking to hire someone for the 2023 season.

Wang Shuang is officially a Racing Louisville player. The Chinese forward signed through the 2023 season.

Eli Manning becomes a minority owner of Gotham FC.

Katie Naughton signs a three-year extension with the Houston Dash.

Weekend Schedule:

• August 12: Houston Dash v Racing Louisville @ 8:30 PM ET

• August 13: NC Courage v Kansas City Current @ 8 PM ET

• August 13: San Diego Wave v Orlando Pride @ 10:30 PM ET

• August 14: OL Reign v Gotham FC @ 3 PM ET

• August 14: Angel City v Chicago Red Stars @ 8 PM ET

Standings (Top 6 make the playoffs):

1. Portland Thorns

2. San Diego Wave

3. Houston Dash

4. Chicago Red Stars

5. Kansas City

6. OL Reign

7. Angel City

8. Orlando Pride

9. Racing Louisville

10. Washington Spirit

11. Gotham FC

12. NC Courage

Golden Boot Race

1. Sophia Smith (11)

2. Alex Morgan (11)

3. Diana Ordóñez (7)

4. Mallory Pugh (6)

5. Ebony Salmon (6)

6. Nichelle Prince (5)

7. Ashley Hatch (5)

Liga MX Femenil

Week Results:

• Necaxa 0-4 Monterrey

• Juárez 0-2 Atlas

• León 2-2 América

• Club Tijuana 3-3 Pachuca

• América 3-1 Necaxa

• Monterrey 3-0 León

Weekend Schedule:

• August 13: Atlas v Guadalajara @ 1 PM ET

• August 14: Puebla v Club Tijuana @ 1 PM ET

• August 14: Atlético San Luis v Juárez @ 6 PM ET

Standings:

1. Guadalajara

2. Monterrey

3. América

4. UNAM

5. UANL

6. Club Tijuana

7. Atlas

8. Toluca

9. Santos Laguna

10. Cruz Azul

11. León

12. Pachuca

13. Mazatlán

14. Juárez

15. Querétaro

16. Puebla

17. Atlético San Luis

18. Necaxa

U20 World Cup:

The U20 World Cup has officially started! Costa Rica's Alexandra Pinell scored an absolute worldie against Australia in their opening game.

Here are the groups:

• Group A: Australia, Brazil, Spain, Costa Rica

• Group B: Colombia, Mexico, New Zealand, Germany

• Group C: South Korea, Nigeria, France, Canada

• Group D: United States, Japan, Netherlands, Ghana

Group stage Matchday 1 of 3:

• Germany 0-1 Colombia

• New Zealand 1-1 Mexico

• Spain 0-0 Brazil

• Costa Rica 1-3 Australia

• Ghana 0-3 USA

• Japan 1-0 Netherlands

• France 0-1 Nigeria

• Canada 0-2 South Korea

Weekend Schedule:

• Aug 13: Germany v New Zealand @ 1 PM ET

• Aug 13: Brazil v Australia @ 4 PM ET

• Aug 13: Mexico v Colombia @ 7 PM ET

• Aug 13: Costa Rica v Spain @ 10 PM ET

• Aug 14: Japan v Ghana @ 1 PM ET

• Aug 14: South Korea v Nigeria @ 4 PM ET

• Aug 14: USA v Netherlands @ 7 PM ET

• Aug 14: France v Canada @ 10 PM ET

News From Around the World:

• Mille Bright has signed a contract extension with Chelsea until 2025

• Marina Georgieva signs a two-year deal with PSG

• Celin Bizet leaves PSG for Tottenham. The Norwegian signed a three-year deal.

• Manchester United sign Aïssatou Tounkara until 2024.

• Netherlands and Mark Parsons have mutually agreed to part ways. He was the head coach for 11 months.

• Andrea Pereira has left Barcelona a year before her contract was up. It is still unknown where she is headed to next.

• Diane Caldwell joins Reading

• DAZN will show all of the ICC games on their YouTube channel