Expected Own Goals

Jessica Berman speaks out on Racing Louisville's possible move to Cincinnati, Columbus and Atlanta hire GMs, and Orlando gets eliminated from the playoffs. It's a big #NWSL news roundup on this week's show!

Kudos to Angel City for deploying the fabled Flying V tactic, pioneered by Minnesota icon Gordon Bombay

The People Have Spoken

IT’S MÜLLER TIME

For a long stretches of this season, Portland’s results have flattered to deceive. Tonight they’ve been dominant and… nada. Soccer is a funny old game.

did they genuinely not understand the concept of the INDIRECT free kick

REILYN YES REILYN NOOOOOOO

Come on. Count it. It’s Sanchito and the Rule of Cool.

In our new series from @evandavissports.bsky.social, we analyze why teams got eliminated from the playoff picture. This week, we’re looking at the Houston Dash and Orlando Pride. 🔒For subscribers only: equalizersoccer.com/2026/10/20/h...

Introducing "NWSL Stat Dump"! I'll use this to share NWSL-specific updates on topics I share on some of my Friday Stat Dumps for MLS. NWSL Stat Dump: I was asked if I had the Shot Key Pass Chain g+ leaders available for NWSL, and I do. What is that, you ask? Keep on reading...

Owner halftime interview vibes shifted nastily in the last 15 minutes!

Sigh. Wow. And a left footed knuckler too. What a thing of beauty.

Denver’s backline masterfully demonstrating how not to set an offside trap. 2-2 in 40th — both teams forgot to take their mood stabilizers (complimentary).

We gotta tap the brakes on the Trinity Rodman USWNT discourse, and call out some questionable takes from McCall Zerboni on Attacking Third. Special thanks to Bridie O’Toole, and @secondball.bsky.social for their analysis!

F*ck

LUCIAAAAAA🤌🤌🤌🤌

Midge Draper

Some heroes don't wear capes

Check out our new series from @evandavissports.bsky.social where we discuss how and why the eliminated teams got, well, eliminated. First up: Chicago, Louisville, Boston, Bay: equalizersoccer.com/2026/10/12/n...

Quick reminder of all the players missing for part or all of this two-match window thanks to injury: #USWNT | #USAvESP

Some days, you lose when you should win; other days, you claw back a draw when you should've lost. Funny old game! #USWNT all square with Spain in Chester tonight. #USAvESP

Ashley Sanchez, finding herself in an eerily familiar position, drags her team back into the game.

There are some nights—like the first game in DC—where the #USWNT get really unlucky. Tonight is not one of those nights. #USAvESP

Wow, the vibes turned faster than milk.

PTJeeeeeesusChrist. WPIOOTBGW zenith / nadir.

This is a) correct and b) undersells the number of head-scratching defensive choices made by the USWNT in the :15 seconds before the key pass was played.

Sanchez and Gisele are playing like they’re sisters or something.

Sanchez and Gisele Thompson are consistently connecting, finding space, giving different looks, and searching for runners. It’ll be hard to close them down because they aren’t just doing one thing.

USWNT have started well but [insert requisite Lindsey Heaps doesn’t press and it hurts the whole team caveat].

ASHLEY IS UNCAGED!

Other than the two early goals, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the match?

More back-and-forth than one might've expected, but that makes the second half even more finely poised, as they say. #USWNT | #USAvESP

There’s a totally wild third option too — you start neither of them!

Emma Hayes has always struggled with Barcelona…

Soooo this could be going better…