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Ella Brockway @ellabrockway.bsky.social · 7h

We talked about this goal and more in the latest episode of Hey Spirits ⤵️

Hey Spirits! @heyspirits.bsky.social · 8h

🌸NEW POD🌸

Annie, Ella & André review a soggy match against a desperate opponent, and nearly yoinking a win with a Rodman lefty banger. Rest and rotation was key, but what about the performance? We discuss!

🟢 open.spotify.com/episode/1h79...
🍎 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h... #nwsl #woso

episode graphic of Trinity Rodman & Croix Bethune mid-dance after Rodman’s goal

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Ella Brockway @ellabrockway.bsky.social · 7h

One thing about Trinity Rodman: She loves a left-footed curler.

Rodman has put a lot of focus in the past few years on getting stronger with her left, and we've seen it pay off: USWNT quarterfinal vs. Japan and home vs. KC in 2024. This goal against NC was her first left-footer of 2025.

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Hey Spirits! @heyspirits.bsky.social · 8h

🌸NEW POD🌸

Annie, Ella & André review a soggy match against a desperate opponent, and nearly yoinking a win with a Rodman lefty banger. Rest and rotation was key, but what about the performance? We discuss!

🟢 open.spotify.com/episode/1h79...
🍎 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h... #nwsl #woso

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Jeff Rueter @jeffrueter.bsky.social · 1d

As someone whose time freelancing for MLSsoccer was a vital step in my career progression, and someone who generally gleans insight from the observations of others:

This sucks so hard.

MLS is using generative AI to write match recaps. Writers used to get paid freelance rates to do that. Hssssss.

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Ella Brockway @ellabrockway.bsky.social · 1d

Penn State fired its coach after losing to

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Ella Brockway @ellabrockway.bsky.social · 1d

Penn State just lost to

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Ella Brockway @ellabrockway.bsky.social · 2d

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Ella Brockway @ellabrockway.bsky.social · 3d

This episode was a ton of fun. So many gems, but here are a few of them:

• Deb's journey from street football to national team camps
• How she landed with the Spirit (over some NWSL rivals 👀)
• Playing with Gift Monday + playing against Rose Lavelle
• Some detours into DJing, TikTok and Afrobeats

Hey Spirits! @heyspirits.bsky.social · 4d

🌸NEW POD🌸

Ella & André interviewed rookie of the month, Deb Abiodun! We chat about her journey into soccer, meteoric rise, Afrobeats, & more. Plus, we get to break news of her winning assist of the week!

🟢 open.spotify.com/episode/1d1S...
🍎 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h... #nwsl #woso

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Hey Spirits! @heyspirits.bsky.social · 4d

🌸NEW POD🌸

Ella & André interviewed rookie of the month, Deb Abiodun! We chat about her journey into soccer, meteoric rise, Afrobeats, & more. Plus, we get to break news of her winning assist of the week!

🟢 open.spotify.com/episode/1d1S...
🍎 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h... #nwsl #woso

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Hey Spirits! @heyspirits.bsky.social · 6d

🌸NEW POD🌸

Annie, Ella & André recap another magical match at Audi. It wasn’t straightforward though, after a great early goal there was frustration, then an equalizer – and we talk about it all!

🟢 open.spotify.com/episode/2yCL...
🍎 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h... #nwsl #woso

episode graphic with photo of players chasing kouassi after her game winner

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Ella Brockway @ellabrockway.bsky.social · 6d

Pledging allegiance to the vibes of Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars

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Ella Brockway @ellabrockway.bsky.social · 6d

RS reviews can be hard to take seriously but I’ve usually found this list to be pretty fair. Until now?

1) Why are we updating when these songs are FOUR days old

2) Father Figure is the most interesting song on TLOAS. 154???

3) Eldest Daughter is not even the 21st-best Track 5. What are we doing

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Ella Brockway @ellabrockway.bsky.social · 6d

I had been attempting to refrain from overly involving myself in New Album Discourse and doing a half-decent job but I have met my breaking point. Has everyone gone completely mad

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Ella Brockway @ellabrockway.bsky.social · 7d

Trinity Rodman speaks out on the refereeing in yesterday’s Spirit-Wave game. (You probably know this, but poor officiating has been a theme across the league this NWSL season.)

“This is one of many examples…. Refs need to be better at managing these games. No words”

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Post Sports @postsports.bsky.social · 7d

The Spirit has made something of a habit out of late-game heroics.

Rosemonde Kouassi provided the game-winner Sunday afternoon, with a “lucky” cross that found the back of the net in stoppage time for a 2-1 win over San Diego.

Rosemonde Kouassi’s happy accident lifts Spirit over Wave

The forward’s cross late in stoppage time winds up in the net for the game-winner in a 2-1 victory at Audi Field.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Ella Brockway @ellabrockway.bsky.social · 8d

Never a dull moment. Never.

Hey Spirits! @heyspirits.bsky.social · 8d

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andré @838carlisle.bsky.social · 8d

hey man, deb abiodun is ridiculous

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Ella Brockway @ellabrockway.bsky.social · 8d

Portland 8/3 and Gotham 8/9 remain the Spirit's only games this season with the same exact starting XI.

(If you were to, say, put every XI in a Google sheet, and then alphabetize them, and then turn those columns into single cells, and then search for duplicates, this is what it would look like!)

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Ella Brockway @ellabrockway.bsky.social · 8d

We are now at 27 games (across all competitions) and 26 unique starting lineups. (!!)

That uniqueness often comes from just changing 1/2 players from the previous week's XI, but it speaks to the Spirit + its confidence in its depth that even with all those adjustments, it is unbeaten in 22 of 26.

Washington Spirit @washingtonspirit.com · 8d

YOUR STARTING XI 🖤

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Ella Brockway @ellabrockway.bsky.social · 9d

I spent my past life on the Northwestern Football Beat and more specifically the Northwestern Football Uniform Beat. I'm sure jersey materials have become more expensive leading to higher maintenance costs for multiple uniform sets, etc …

but … if this outfit repeating becomes a trend …

a woman is sitting on a couch and saying `` not in my world .

ALT: a woman is sitting on a couch and saying `` not in my world .

media.tenor.com

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Ella Brockway @ellabrockway.bsky.social · 9d

No one:

No one:

Absolutely no one:

Me: Northwestern football is repeating a uniform combo beat-for-beat (down to the helmet design) in back-to-back weeks for the first time in 11 years and that feels like a dangerous omen

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Ella Brockway @ellabrockway.bsky.social · 9d

I’m in it for the long game:

Taylor Swift spends more time in Kansas City -> she eventually connects with Katie Crutchfield (lives in KC) -> Waxahatchee feature on the indie rock/alt country album she eventually makes in 10 years

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Ella Brockway @ellabrockway.bsky.social · 10d

Finally crossing "Taylor Swift Mentions a Famous Team in Global Soccer in a Song" off the lifetime bingo board. I knew this day would come eventually

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Ella Brockway @ellabrockway.bsky.social · 11d

👏👏👏👏

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Henry Bushnell @henrybushnell.bsky.social · 12d

Ticket prices for the USMNT's World Cup opener in LA:

– Category 1: $2,735
– Category 2: $1,940
– Category 3: $1,120

Prices for the 2026 World Cup final:

– Category 1: $6,730
– Category 2: $4,210
– Category 3: $2,790

More prices and info here @theathletic.com:

World Cup ticket prices revealed as lucky few win right to buy first

Breaking down the earliest information as the first batch of fans gained the chance to buy tickets for next summer

www.nytimes.com

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