June 30, 2019
Netherlands 2-0 Italy
Europe is in the middle of a blistering heat wave, and after yesterday's
fast-paced antics, the third hotly anticipated match of the quarterfinals moved
a lot more slowly. Our heroes are hot and tired, and it's a lot harder to
maintain your
June 29, 2019
USA 2-1 France
Le Grand Match is over and we survived! The returning champions and the home
team battled it out in front of an electric crowd at the Parc des Princes, and
Megan Rapinoe further cemented herself as an American treasure, netting both the
June 27, 2019
England 3-0 Norway
I don't know about everyone else, but watching one game a day now is almost
disappointing and it's hard to believe that after this weekend we'll be down to
just three games.
This one felt over with before it really even got
June 25, 2019
Italy 2-0 China
We're almost done with the round of 16! How's everyone feeling? Are you
hydrated? Have you gotten enough rest? For our friends in France, are you
dealing with the heat okay?
It's weird to think of Italy as a Cinderella story in
June 24, 2019
USA 2-1 Spain
Well, this certainly went differently than Jill Ellis probably expected. I hope
we all learned a valuable lesson here about undervaluing your opponent and not
starting Lindsey Horan and not using substitutions at potentially advantageous
moments, Jill.
Jenni Hermoso answered an early
June 24, 2019
England 3-0 Cameroon
So much happened in this game, much of which wasn't during the run of play and
we're not sure that most of it even merits discussing here.
That so many people are refusing to see the role of racism and colonialism in