Three quotes from the article.

I don’t have my own quotes directly from the podcast. Here’s the podcast linK:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3nAuhFP580

Tobin Quote:

“I actually thought Spain didn’t have a good game at all,” Heath added. “Not just that, Spain playing the high aggressive line that they played with, to me, was the biggest slap in the face to the U.S. team.

“To a [USWNT] front line of Alyssa Thompson, Sophia [Wilson] and Trinity Rodman, to play a high line in international football against those types of attacking players was, to me, so disrespectful. The fact that they still held us to not scoring was their coach saying, ‘How aggressive can we be against this U.S. team in terms of a back line and not get punished for it?’”

Tobin Quote:

“When you hear Emma speak at the press conferences and you hear the players speak after the game, it’s funny. They’re really hung up on this idea of xG and all of the chances we created,” Heath said of the USWNT’s 3.0 xG compared to Spain’s 0.68, per Hayes.

She added: “Emma says, ‘It’s all about details and execution in the final third.’ I actually don’t even think the U.S. is close to being able to talk about details and execution because I think that fundamentally, the attack is so off in what they are trying to do.”

Christen Quote:

“The biggest difference is watching the Spanish attack progress the ball up into the final third, slow their bodies down, pick their heads up ... play the right pass, the right decision and the right amount of control,” Press said. “Whereas we got a lot more chances, but every single time, you see us run full speed ahead, heads down. We’re not actually picking out the right pass, we’re not picking out the right shot, we are swinging.”

From the Spirit/Gotham FC match on 10/17/2026.

Spirit 1 - 0 Gotham FC

⚽ Spirit: L. Di Guglielmo 70' 🏁 Spirit win

✅ Full Time

Form

• Spirit: W L W L W W
• Gotham FC: D W W W L D

Lineups

Spirit (4-1-4-1) — Gotham FC (4-2-3-1)

Starting XI

Subs

Changes from last match

• Spirit: IN: L. Santos, C. Luvanga · OUT: M. Bethi, A. Hatch
• Gotham FC: IN: Leila Ouahabi · OUT: J. Shaw

Match Statistics

Match Events

Updated: Sat, Oct 17, 2:28 PM EDT

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The league did not identify the players affected, but three Zambian internationals who currently play in the NWSL — Orlando Pride forward Barbra Banda, Chicago Stars forward Racheal Kundananji and Angel City FC forward Prisca Chilufya — featured in both legs against Uganda. Chilufya was listed out in Friday night’s NWSL availability report as an excused absence.

Does anyone have 2-3 tickets to the championship on Nov 21st at Audi field? Missed the pre-sale window as a Spirit season membership holder 😭 Trying to avoid paying extra fees through Ticketmaster! DM me!

From the Legacy/Racing match on 10/16/2026.

From the Legacy/Racing match on 10/16/2026.

From the Legacy/Racing match on 10/16/2026.

Boston Legacy 2 - 1 Racing Louisville

⚽ Boston Legacy: Amanda Gutierres 9', D. Davis 51' ⚽ Racing Louisville: K. Fischer 22' 🏁 Boston Legacy win

✅ Full Time

Form

• Boston Legacy: W L L W W L
• Racing Louisville: D L L L L L

Lineups

Boston Legacy (4-4-2 Diamond) — Racing Louisville (3-4-1-2)

Starting XI

Subs

Changes from last match

• Boston Legacy: IN: L. Ivory, D. Davis, A. Gambone, Amanda Gutierres, S. Smith · OUT: C. Murphy, N. Hernández, B. Olivieri, N. Prince, Aïssata
• Racing Louisville: IN: M. Blackburn, K. Fischer, L. Milliet · OUT: Q. McMahon, K. O'Kane, E. Sears

Match Statistics

Match Events

Updated: Fri, Oct 16, 10:57 PM EDT

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Spirit 1 - 0 Gotham FC

⚽ Spirit: L. Di Guglielmo 70' 🏁 Spirit win

xG and chances

Match Statistics

Match thread · Match analysis · Highlights

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Following their participation with the Zambian Women’s National Team during the recent international window, several players are currently observing U.S. government public health re-entry protocols required for travelers returning from the East African region.
The NWSL is working with its clubs and U.S. immigration to ensure the players' safe return; all players are in excellent health.

edit - from Jeff Kassouf, forgot that tag in the title...

An appreciation of Rachel Kundananji and what she meant to Bay FC fans.

Boston Legacy 2 - 1 Racing Louisville

⚽ Boston Legacy: Amanda Gutierres 9', D. Davis 51' ⚽ Racing Louisville: K. Fischer 22' 🏁 Boston Legacy win

xG and chances

Match Statistics

Match thread · Match analysis · Highlights

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From the NWSL’s official IG.

More details can be found here

She is incredible. I know it’s common to speak multiple languages but for her to have the ability and thoughtfulness to quickly switch from one to the other seamlessly depending on who she is talking to and what their first language is in order to improve the efficiency of their communication is so thoughtful, intelligent, and makes total sense as to why we see such great chemistry at SD!!

OK, I know this is early, but I am seeing something interesting brewing. The top 4 NWSL teams will host a quarterfinal, but all 4 (actually 6 of the top 8) share a stadium with an MLS team. Saturday, November 7 is MLS Decision Day. KC Current and NC Courage do not share, and Portland Timbers and LAFC play on the road. All of the other MLS teams that share with the NWSL play their Decision Day match at home. Altogether, if the top 4 in the NWSL hold, there will probably be no Saturday Quarterfinal. CBS/Paramount+ has the media rights to the Saturday match, so can they force a Saturday match and an alternate venue?

iMpLiCaTiOnS

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I almost missed a week!