Settle The Score

We're going to the Olympics!!  The USWNT scored their Olympic berth against Mexico on Friday night for the chance to become the first team to win the Olympics after the World Cup.  We discuss the semi-final against Mexico and the final against Canada, as well as the news that the USMNT are speaking out for the women against USSF.  Also, we worry over who will produce all the great Insta content if Sonnett gets cut for the Olympic (spoiler: we think she'll be fine).  

On today's episode we discuss all three of the USWNT's CONCACAF Olympics qualifying tournament games, including how Christen Press could not be hotter right now.  Allyson gives her 18-woman-roster for the Olympics, and we fret about the game against Mexico tomorrow.  And of course, we talk about those new kits.  Email us at settlethescorepodcast@gmail.com

Five words: ASHLYN AND ALI GOT MARRIED!!!!!!  Over the break we received the greatest holiday gift ever- the biggest soccer wedding of all time.  Everyone was there, from Abby Wambach to Tobin + Christen, and we have all the hot goss, including our in-depth reviews of wedding day outfits.  And yes, this is a soccer podcast, so we also have the latest on the NWSL, and highlight up-and-comer Stanford's Sophia Smith.

It's the end of the year!  We celebrate the USWNT's year of amazing achievements by discussing end of year "best player" lists, Pinoe's Ballon D'Or win, and making up our own superlatives for the players.  We also discuss Andonovski's December ID camp, the outrage against the US Soccer youth program, and, of course, Allie and Ashlyn's upcoming wedding!  Plus, we give you a holiday gift guide for all of your favorite soccer fans!

Today's episode is jam-packed with the USWNT's 6-0 win over Costa Rica, the upgrade of their lawsuit to class action, Dawn Scott's sudden departure from the team, Jaelene Hinkle's absolutely uncalled for blog post, and Sky Blue's upgrade to play every game of their 2020 season in Red Bull Arena!

On today's episode we discuss the USWNT's new coach, Vlatko Andonovski, their 3-2 win over Sweden, and Alex Morgan's pregnancy!  We also highlight Lynn Williams, discuss that disastrous NWSL best 11, and talk about the menstrual science that was part of the team's World Cup victory this summer!  As always, feel free to say hello to us at settlethescorepodcast@gmail.com.

There's so much WoSo news to catch up on! We discuss the NWSL semi-finals, the new Louisville expansion team, who will be the next USWNT coach, Jaelene Hinkle, and that amazing/terrifying interview Carli Lloyd gave Julie Foudy.  Does anyone else work quite as hard?  Honestly, yes?  Take a listen and decide for yourself!  And don't forget to rate and subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts!

On today's episode we discuss Megan Rapinoe's incredible FIFA Player of the Year win, how her career has progressed from precision server to all-around great player, and is such an amazing role model off the field.  We also pick our NWSL top 11 teams, and highlight FIFA Player of the Year runner-up, the oft-overlooked (PSYCH!) Alex Morgan!!

On today's episode we talk about the last two Victory Tour games against Portugal, choose our own sides based on the nominations for the FIFAPRO Women's World 11 (spoiler: it's so freaking hard!) and highlight Emily Sonnett.  We also do some deep dishing on Kelley O'Hara's kiss at the end of the World Cup Final (spoiler: it's not that dishy).  If you want to follow along and make your own World 11, check out all the nominess on The Equalizer here.

There's only a few weeks left in the season, but it's not too late to start supporting an NWSL team!  This is the best way to keep the hype from the World Cup going through until the 2020 Olympics. We go through each team and let you know about their vibe, their best players, their style of play and, of course, get very deep into some team color discussion.  Plus, we give you a small preview of the USWNT game against Portugal on Thursday.

The USWNT has been busy since winning their FOURTH WORLD CUP. As in crazy busy.  As in ticker tape parade-Victory Tour-coach retiring-getting sponsorships-playing in the NWSL-advocating for equal pay busy.  We touch on all the recent goings-on in this episode, plus highlight everyone's favorite new player, Rose Lavelle!

THE USWNT HAS WON THE WORLD CUP!!!!!!!!!  We relive the World Cup final from moment to moment, discuss what this victory means to us, and revel in the glory of Ashlyn's Instagram victory stories. Plus, Madalyn writes a very uncomfortable letter to Jill Ellis.

We Did It Again! The USWNT has eliminated England from the World Cup and moved on to their third World Cup final in a row!!!  We formally apologize to Alyssa Naeher for everything we've ever said about her, salute Alex Morgan on her birthday, and relive the whole Pinoe not starting drama mystery!  Plus, we speculate about what will happen in the final on Sunday!

We won we won we won WE WON!!! Holy moly!!  USA defeats France 2-1 in a well-earned victory!! Megan Rapinoe is the game hero, with Crystal Dunn neutralizing Diani to great effect.  It was a nail-biter, but we pulled through.  Plus, we discuss our chances against England on Tuesday and Germany versus Sweden tomorrow.

We squeaked that one out against Spain, but it was extremely stressful.  This is our very immediate, emotional reaction (some wine may have been involved).  We talk about Pinoe's PKs, Alex Morgan's complete naturalization in that match, and Alyssa Naeher's no good very bad mistake.  Plus, we gives our best guesses who's going to make it to the quarters and semis.

Another USA win over Sweden, finally avenging our early exit at the last Olympics!  Plus, we talk about who we think is going to make it to the quarterfinals, and the tragedy of VAR in the Scotland Argentina game!

Wow!  Wow!  Another USWNT victory and so much other exciting World Cup news to gush over.  We touch on the complete 180 in the US lineup, how the whole VAR thing is working, and of course, the amazing reaction of Thailand's manager to their goal against Sweden. 

WOWOWOWOWOWOWOW!!!  What a crazy start to the USWNT's World Cup.  13-0 against Thailand, with nearly every forward scoring at least one.  Listen for all of our thoughts on this first week of the World Cup!  Shoot us an email at settlethescorepodcast@gmail.com with your thoughts.

The time has finally arrived!  The 2019 Fifa World Cup begins tomorrow and we couldn't be more excited, obviously.  We talk about our final send-off game against Mexico, rant against the Gold Cup Final being the same day as the WC Final, and highlight Sam Mewis.

We discuss the USWNT games against South Africa and New Zealand, celebrate Ali Krieger's 100th cap, and wonder what the team has to tweak in order to win the world cup (spoiler: a lot).  We also profile the incredibly inspiring Jessica Williams and talk about the opportunity to watch all of the WC games on Hulu.