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Today’s Newsletter:

• NWSL

• Liga MX Femenil

• International Break

• UWCL Round Two Draw

• News From Around the World

NWSL

There is only one game this weekend while the international break is going on. Gotham FC will take on the NC Courage this Sunday at 5 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)

7. Kristen Hamilton (6)

Liga MX Femenil 

Weekend Schedule: 

• September 4: Puebla vs América @ 1 PM ET

• September 5: Monterrey vs Toluca @ 10 PM ET

Standings:

1. Guadalajara

2. UANL

3. América

4. Monterrey

5. Club Tijuana

6. UNAM

7. Toluca

8. Cruz Azul

9. Atlas

10. León

11. Pachuca

12. Juárez

13. Santos Laguna

14. Atlético San Luis

15. Puebla

16. Querétaro

17. Necaxa

18. Mazatlán

International Break:

• Ireland is into the World Cup play-offs for the first time! They also had a record crowd at their game.

• Denmark qualified for the World Cup

• England will play Austria on Saturday in World Cup qualifying at 11:30 AM ET

• The Netherlands will take on Scotland today at 2 PM ET

• Spain will play Hungary at 3 PM ET today in World Cup qualifying

• The USA will play Nigeria Saturday at 1 PM ET

• France plays Estonia in World Cup qualifying today at 11 AM ET

• South Africa and Brazil will play each other today at 12 PM ET

• Greece and Wales play today at 1:00 PM ET. Wales need four points in their next two matches to secure a World Cup play-off spot.

UWCL Round Two Draw:

*Each team will play a home and away leg*

League Path Matches: 

• Arsenal v Ajax

• PSG v BK Häcken

• Real Sociedad v Bayern Munich

• Rosenborg v Real Madrid

• Sparta Prague v Roma

Champions Path Matches: 

• Vorskla-Kharkiv-2 v Vllaznia 

• SFK 2000 v Zürich

• Rangers v Benfica

• KuPS v St. Polten

• Valur v Slavia Prague

• Brann v Rosengård

• HB Køge v Juventus

The winners of those games will join Chelsea, Barcelona, Lyon, and Wolfsburg in the group stage. 

News From Around the World:

• Rikke Madsen signs with the NC Courage until 2023

• Risa Shimizu signed with West Ham United

• Spain won the U20 World Cup

• BK Häcken signs American defender Emily Madril. She also signed with the NWSL so that she could still enter the 2023 draft.

• Players from Spain's senior team have asked head coach Jorge Vilda to resign