A Weekend of Records

Today’s Newsletter:

• NWSL

• Ballon d'Or Nominees

• The Women's Cup

• ICC Tournament

• Liga MX Femenil

• U20 World Cup

• News From Around the World

NWSL

Houston will be disappointed with a 0-0 tie considering Louisville went down to 10 players in the first half. Satara Murray got her second yellow of the game in the 42' minute.

It was a wild one in North Carolina. The Courage went ahead three times only to lose 4-3. Claire Lavogez hit a rocket to win the game for Kansas City. Kansas City is now unbeaten in 10 straight games.

Orlando Pride continue to impress. The Pride were able to pull out a 1-0 win over San Diego. Meggie Dougherty Howard scored a pk in the 23' minute. San Diego got unfortunate a few times by hitting the post.

OL Reign was able to bounce back from their loss last week by beating Gotham 4-1 on Sunday. Rose Lavelle got the scoring started in the 15' minute which was followed by a Megan Rapinoe brace. The fourth goal was an own goal by Gotham FC. Taylor Smith scored Gotham's only goal. She continues to be a bright spot for the team.

Angel City beat Chicago 1-0. Savannah McCaskill scored the game's only goal in the 48' minute. Chicago had plenty of good chances to tie the game but just couldn't find the back of the net.

Kristie Mewis and Erika Tymrak both hit 150 regular season games over the weekend.

Weekend Results:

• Houston Dash 0-0 Racing Louisville

• NC Courage 3-4 Kansas City

• San Diego Wave 0-1 Orlando Pride

• OL Reign 4-1 Gotham FC

• Angel City 1-0 Chicago Red Stars

Standings (Top 6 make the playoffs):

1. Portland Thorns

2. Houston Dash

3. San Diego Wave

4. Kansas City

5. OL Reign

6. Chicago Red Stars

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 Ordoñez (8)

4. Mallory Pugh (6)

5. Ebony Salmon (6)

6. Kristen Hamilton (5)

Attendance Numbers:

• Angel City: 17,002

• OL Reign: 7,048

• Houston: 5,279

• North Carolina: 5,092

• San Diego: 4,418

Fits of the Week:

Diana Ordoñez, Michelle Alozie, Jordyn Huitema

BALLON D'OR NOMINEES

1. Selma Bacha

2. Fridolina Rolfö

3. Sam Kerr

4. Vivianne Miedema

5. Lucy Bronze

6. Christiane Endler

7. Lena Oberdorf

8. Kadidiatou Diani

9. Catarina Macario

10. Alexia Putellas

11. Alexandra Popp

12. Aitana Bonmati

13. Wendie Renard

14. Alex Morgan

15. Beth Mead

16. Asisat Oshoala

17. Marie-Antoinette Katoto

18. Millie Bright

19. Trinity Rodman

20. Ada Hegerberg

The Women's Cup

The Women's Cup is back!

AC Milan beat Tokyo Verdy Beleza 3-1. Kosovare Asllani had a brace in her first AC Milan game. AC Milan will now face Racing Louisville in the semi-finals on Wednesday at 7 PM ET.

Club América beat Tottenham 2-1. They will face OL Reign in the semi-finals on Wednesday at 5 PM ET.

Tokyo Verdy Beleza and Tottenham will play each other in the 5th place game on Wednesday at 2 PM ET.

The tournament can be watched on Paramount+.

Women's International Champions Cup

The ICC kicks off on August 17. Lyon will face Chelsea at 5:30 PM ET followed by Portland vs Rayadas at 8 PM ET.

The winners of those games will play each other in the championship game. The losers of the first two matches will play each other in the third place game. Both of those games will take place on August 20.

DAZN will show the entire tournament on their YouTube Channel.

Liga MX Femenil

Weekend Results:

• Atlas 1-3 Guadalajara

• Puebla 3-2 Club Tijuana

• Atlético San Luis 2-0 Juárez

Today's Games:

• Toluca v Cruz Azul @ 6 PM ET

• Pachuca v Querétaro @ 8 PM ET

• Mazatlán v UANL @ 10 PM ET

• Santos Laguna v UNAM @ 10 PM ET

Standings:

1. Guadalajara

2. Monterrey

3. América

4. UNAM

5. UANL

6. Club Tijuana

7. Toluca

8. Atlas

9. Santos Laguna

10. Cruz Azul

11. León

12. Pachuca

13. Puebla

14. Atlético San Luis

15. Mazatlán

16. Querétaro

17. Juárez

18. Necaxa

U20 World Cup:

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 2 of 3 Results:

• Germany 3-0 New Zealand

• Brazil 2-0 Australia

• Mexico 0-0 Colombia

• Costa Rica 0-5 Spain

• Japan 2-0 Ghana

• South Korea 0-1 Nigeria

• USA 0-3 Netherlands

• France 3-1 Canada

Group Stage Matchday 3 of 3 Schedule:

• August 16: Colombia v New Zealand @ 7 PM ET

• August 16: Mexico v Germany @ 7 PM ET

• August 16: Australia v Spain @ 10 PM ET

• August 16: Brazil v Costa Rica @ 10 PM ET

• August 17: USA v Japan @ 7 PM ET

• August 17: Netherlands v Ghana @ 7 PM ET

• August 17: South Korea v France @ 10 PM ET

• August 17: Nigeria v Canada @ 10 PM ET

News From Around the World:

• Lina Hurtig is rumored to be headed to the WSL. A couple of teams have put in bids to Juventus.

• Evelina Duljan signs with Juventus until 2025

• According to L'ÉQUIPE Chelsea have made a bid for PSG and French national team player Grace Geyoro.

• Victoria Pelova has extended her contract with Ajax for another year