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More like WHO is HIP, amirite NWSL?
Top 5 NWSL Goal Leaders: Ashley Sanchez (20) Barbra Banda (17) THE ENTIRE CHICAGO [RED] STARS TEAM (16) Sophia Wilson (13) Janine Sonis (12) Temwa Chaŵinga (12)
2026 🇺🇸 NWSL Goals Leaders Ashley Sanchez (20) Barbra Banda (17) Sophia Wilson (13) Janine Sonis (12) Temwa Chaŵinga (12) Trinity Byars (11) Haley Hopkins (11) Evelyn Ijeh (11) Trinity Rodman (11) Kat Rader (10) https://fbref.com/en/comps/182/stats/NWSL-Stats
Let MN Aurora take on Chicago [Red] Stars. I'm tryna see something...
I very much believe that if you reference Open Cup and FA Cup in your press release about a new tournament that your new tournament should actually resemble those two things and include amateur teams. That's the growth. Not two div. I leagues.
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Bread. Cheese. Bread. That's all I need. youtu.be/9vLNeyEMC0I?...
this man will stand before god in heaven, unafraid of judgment, for he lived as a pillar of truth and integrity in his time upon this earth
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Circus Performers, by Walt Kuhn, 1978, 📸 via @marisakabas.bsky.social
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"He has already had conversations with agents about players he is recruiting, including at the U-20 World Cup in Poland, where he was scouting last week." This may be my only "We have X at home" take about Chicago, but I want to see Chicago's U-20 star actually get coached/minutes.
The Chicago Stars are on their way to another last-place finish. Can Vlatko Andonovski turn them back into a contender? #NWSL + his own history say yes—and maybe quickly. Deep dive on what's been wrong in Chicago, how they fix it, and his vision for a (re)new(ed) identity. On @espn.com 👇
2025 Chicago: Last place. Can only go up from here. 2026 Chicago: Bet.
With some atrocious losses in the past 4 games, Chicago has now tied its league-worst 54 Goals Against (GA) with 6 games remaining. With a couple Goals For (GF) though, they no longer have the league-worst GF but are tied with 2016 Boston Breakers for 2nd worst.
Chicago is currently -1.67 GD/MP, a league-worst so far. The good news, if there is any, is that they would only be the 4th league-worst Pts/MP if they lose the remaining 6 games, so they've got that going for them, which is nice.
Chicago would need a Goal Differential (GD) of -20 over the next 10 games (or -2 per game) in order to "beat" the 2016 Boston Breakers' record of -1.65 from their current -1.50. With 13 pts, Chicago can't beat 2018 Sky Blue's 0.38 Pts/MP, but they could get second worst if they lose out this season.
Chicago can still have the league-worst GF/MP if they score 0 GF in the remaining 6 games or tie 2018 Washington with 1 GF. Chicago will need 2.75 GA/MP over the next 6 games to get the league-worst GA/MP compared to 2016 Boston Breakers' 2.35. They've had 4.00 GA/MP over the last 5 games.
The Washington Spirit had a league-worst 0.50 Goals For per Match Played (GF/MP) in 2018. Chicago can "beat" that if they score 4 or fewer goals in their remaining 10 games. Boston Breakers still hold the record for worst GA/MP at 2.35, which would take 32 more GA in 10 games, or 3.2 per game.
With some atrocious losses in the past 4 games, Chicago has now tied its league-worst 54 Goals Against (GA) with 6 games remaining. With a couple Goals For (GF) though, they no longer have the league-worst GF but are tied with 2016 Boston Breakers for 2nd worst.
Let's see just how bad Chicago has been doing: With just 10 games remaining, Chicago only has 9 Goals For (GF). If they score 3 or fewer goals, they will have a league-worst GF, just one season after a league-worst 54 Goals Against (GA).
Chicago: You can't drop 24 points from last season if you didn't earn 24 points last season...
Kansas City Current just matched a dubious NWSL record—falling from 62 points to 38 points in 24 games. That’s a drop of exactly 1 point per game year-over-year. Only the 2018 Sky Blue FC suffered a regression this severe.
When I saw Hozier in concert last year, he played "Nina Cried Power." He opened the song talking about musicians who spoke truth to power. While singing, the screen behind him listed musicians, old and new, who he thought did the same. It included Macklemore. open.spotify.com/track/4rcSvY...
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