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Happy Friday! Will Germany win their 9th Euro or is it coming home for England? It is expected to be a sellout crowd on Sunday which means 87,000 people would be in attendance. The current record for a European Championship final- men's or women's is 79,115.

Today's newsletter:

• International tournaments

• NWSL weekend schedule, trade news, and other news

• News from around the world

• Sauce of the week

EUROS (July 6- July 31)

The finals are set! England will take on Germany at 12 PM EST on Sunday. The game will be played at Wembley Stadium. Alex Popp and Beth Mead both continue to be on fire. Popp netted a brace against France in the semi-finals, while Mead scored the winning goal vs Sweden in the semi-finals. They both have six goals in the tournament. One of them could walk away with both the Championship and Golden Boot.

England beat Sweden 4-0 in their semi-final game. Sweden looked like the better team for the first 20 minutes. They had three really good opportunities that they should have taken. Mead got the party started for England in the 34' minute. England went on to score three goals in the second half. Bronze, Russo, and Kirby all got on the score sheet. Russo had a ridiculous back heel goal.

Germany defeated France 2-1. Alex Popp put Germany up 1-0 in the 40' minute. Four minutes later France were able to tie the game right before half time. The goal went down as an own goal against Frohms (German goal keeper). Although it was an own goal it all came from a fantastic strike by Diani. She nailed the ball and it hit off the post than rebounded off the back of Frohms. Popp came to the rescue in the 76' minute when she scored again. Her brace would be enough to get Germany to the finals.

Copa America Femenina (July 8-29)

Brazil will face Colombia in the finals Saturday at 8 PM EST. Argentina and Paraguay will play in the third place game tonight at 8 PM EST.

Colombia defeated Argentina 1-0 in the semi-finals. Colombia scored in the 63' minute thanks to a goal form Alegría.

Brazil beat Paraguay 2-0 in the semi-finals. Their goals came in the 16' and 28' minute. Borges and Zaneratto were the goal scorers.

With their wins both Brazil and Colombia have qualified for the 2023 World Cup.

NWSL

The NWSL is back after having a week off. It is match week 12 meaning we are over half way through the season.

Weekend Schedule:

• July 29: NC Courage v Washington Spirit @ 7:30 PM EST

• July 29: Racing Louisville v Portland Thorns @ 8:00 PM EST

• July 30: Chicago Red Stars v San Diego Wave @ 8:00 PM EST

• July 30: Angel City v OL Reign @ 10:30 PM EST

• July 31: Gotham FC v Houston Dash @ 5:00 PM EST

• July 31: Kansas City v Orlando Pride v @ 7:00 PM EST

Trade News:

• San Diego traded Tegan McGrady to the Portland Thorns in exchange for Madison Pogarch.

• Racing Louisville announced that they mutually parted ways with Sh'nia Gordon and Taylor Otto. Both players are pursuing opportunities in Europe.

• Angharad James and the Orlando Pride have mutually agreed to terminate her contract

• Angel City FC goalkeeper Maia Pérez will go out on loan to GPSO 92 Issy for a year. She will be the starting goalkeeper.

Other NWSL News:

• The NWSL signs a deal with Sirius XM. Live broadcasts of games will be available on the SiriusXM FC channel. SiriusXM listeners will have access to the NWSL game of the week. They will also air the NWSL Championship game.

• According to Sportico, Sue Bird and Eli Manning have joined the Gotham FC ownership group. This brings Gotham's value to $40 million.

• Kelli Hubly signs contract extension with the Portland Thorns through 2024

• Emily Menges signed a contract extension with the Portland Thorns through 2024 with an option for the 2025 season

Current Standings (Top 6 make the playoffs):

1. San Diego Wave

2. Portland Thorns

3. Chicago Red Stars

4. Houston Dash

5. Kansas City

6. OL Reign

7. Angel City FC

8. Orlando Pride

9. Gotham FC

10. Racing Louisville

11. Washington Spirit

12. NC Courage

NEWS AROUND THE WORLD

• Amy Turner signs with Tottenham until 2024

• Heather O'reilly is coming out of retirement. She last played for the NC Courage in 2019. She will be joining Irish club Shelbourne FC. The team will feature in the Champions League this season.

• Linda Dallmann hit 50 caps for Germany

• Anna Björk Kristjansdottir signs contract extension with Inter until 2023

• Kerstin Casparji signs with Manchester City on a 3-year contract

• Arsenal signs 24-year old American goalkeeper Kaylan Marckese from HB Køge

• Oriane Jean-François moves from Paris FC to PSG. She signed until 2024.

• Shannon O'Brien extended her contract with Leicester

• Tottenham sign Nikola Karczewska

SAUCE OF THE WEEK

Alessia Russo's goal against Sweden