Theo Lloyd-Hughes
@theolloydhughes.bsky.social
⚽️ Freelance journo: All opinions are my own | Full Time podcast for The Athletic | bylines Soccer America, Sports Illustrated, The Cutback | asker Squad Depth | theodoreshughes at gmail com
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Full Time: A show about women's soccer: Bev Yanez on her coaching journey & Racing Louisville's date with destiny
In 2011, after the Women's Professional Soccer league folded, Bev Yanez flew to Japan to hold onto her dreams of being a soccer player. That journey changed her life and set her on the path to bein...
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one of my fave episodes of the #NWSL season has been having Bev Yanez on the Full Time pod, where she talked about how a pre-season ticket to Japan, as the WPS folded in 2012, changed her life.
Listen now ⤵️
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Listen now ⤵️
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“We will fight for her”
NWSL commissioner Jess Berman on keeping Trinity Rodman in the league.
NWSL commissioner Jess Berman on keeping Trinity Rodman in the league.
November 20, 2025 at 7:31 PM
“We will fight for her”
NWSL commissioner Jess Berman on keeping Trinity Rodman in the league.
NWSL commissioner Jess Berman on keeping Trinity Rodman in the league.
everyone in San Jose already has their Christmas lights up, is this chill?
November 20, 2025 at 1:51 AM
everyone in San Jose already has their Christmas lights up, is this chill?
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SURF AND TURF LET’S GO!!!!
So @jasondcsoccer.bsky.social and I have made a friendly wager re: COTY award.
If Bev wins, he has to take me and my wife out to a romantic dinner.
If Vlatko wins, I will mail him a one dollar bill.
If Bev wins, he has to take me and my wife out to a romantic dinner.
If Vlatko wins, I will mail him a one dollar bill.
November 19, 2025 at 11:19 PM
SURF AND TURF LET’S GO!!!!
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dunno if i'll ever be over tara mckeown's journey. spent her entire college career, plus TWO pro seasons, as a forward. one offseason they said hey wanna be a center back, she said lol wut ok, started in central defense from day 1, got on the uswnt, and just won defender of the year. WHATDOUMEAN.
November 20, 2025 at 12:22 AM
dunno if i'll ever be over tara mckeown's journey. spent her entire college career, plus TWO pro seasons, as a forward. one offseason they said hey wanna be a center back, she said lol wut ok, started in central defense from day 1, got on the uswnt, and just won defender of the year. WHATDOUMEAN.
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An incredibly powerful moment. Good move by the league to honor the medical teams and for Savy King being here to give a speech to discus her new foundation in partnership with the NWSL.
Medical teams for Savannah King and Savanah DeMelo being honored tonight.
November 19, 2025 at 11:31 PM
An incredibly powerful moment. Good move by the league to honor the medical teams and for Savy King being here to give a speech to discus her new foundation in partnership with the NWSL.
That feels like the best Best XI I’ve ever seen voted for in the NWSL — an actual content XI with real midfielders.
well done voters
well done voters
November 19, 2025 at 11:33 PM
That feels like the best Best XI I’ve ever seen voted for in the NWSL — an actual content XI with real midfielders.
well done voters
well done voters
your 2025 NWSL rookie of the year Lilly Reale, she says the trophy will go on a shelf, full of other trophies, at her parents house.
November 19, 2025 at 11:02 PM
your 2025 NWSL rookie of the year Lilly Reale, she says the trophy will go on a shelf, full of other trophies, at her parents house.
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Since Curacao started its project, the World Cup has been the goal - however unlikely it seemed for an island country with 155,000 people.
For @yahoosports.bsky.social: How a mix of veterans & new faces, famous names & behind-the-scenes pros made the dream come true
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For @yahoosports.bsky.social: How a mix of veterans & new faces, famous names & behind-the-scenes pros made the dream come true
sports.yahoo.com/soccer/artic...
Curaçao, the smallest nation in World Cup history, just shocked the soccer world
For a moment, Curaçao's World Cup hopes looked doomed, then VAR delivered the most important no-call in the history of the tiny Caribbean nation.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Since Curacao started its project, the World Cup has been the goal - however unlikely it seemed for an island country with 155,000 people.
For @yahoosports.bsky.social: How a mix of veterans & new faces, famous names & behind-the-scenes pros made the dream come true
sports.yahoo.com/soccer/artic...
For @yahoosports.bsky.social: How a mix of veterans & new faces, famous names & behind-the-scenes pros made the dream come true
sports.yahoo.com/soccer/artic...
🌉 news: here 'til sunday, tips & tricks welcome.
what stories you wanna hear?
come say hey, let's enjoy the footy.
what stories you wanna hear?
come say hey, let's enjoy the footy.
November 18, 2025 at 10:34 PM
🌉 news: here 'til sunday, tips & tricks welcome.
what stories you wanna hear?
come say hey, let's enjoy the footy.
what stories you wanna hear?
come say hey, let's enjoy the footy.
[checks ancestry for scottish]
November 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
[checks ancestry for scottish]
Carter leaves with quite the legacy and a job very well done with two trophies, a season for the ages, and the Pride established in the NWSL elites.
Club statement: Haley Carter to step down from her role as Pride VP of Soccer Operations and Sporting Director
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🔗 orlsoccer.co/HaleyCarter
November 18, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Carter leaves with quite the legacy and a job very well done with two trophies, a season for the ages, and the Pride established in the NWSL elites.
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Every photo of Scott McTominay’s post-Manchester United glow-up has been excellent. Adding “bicycle kick that possibly sends Scotland to its first World Cup since he was 2” to the list!
November 18, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Every photo of Scott McTominay’s post-Manchester United glow-up has been excellent. Adding “bicycle kick that possibly sends Scotland to its first World Cup since he was 2” to the list!
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I kept hearing American accents when I was in Suriname last month, not from fellow visitors but coming from phones.
Suriname sometimes has great calls in Dutch like the ones in this video but may experience World Cup qualification...in English from the world feed?
www.instagram.com/reel/DRNHXwl...
Suriname sometimes has great calls in Dutch like the ones in this video but may experience World Cup qualification...in English from the world feed?
www.instagram.com/reel/DRNHXwl...
Jon Arnold on Instagram: "Suriname is on the brink of the World Cup, but this Dutch-speaking nation may live its historic moment in English.
#suriname #worldcup #concacaf #natio #bribinakrakti"
As Suriname on the verge of qualifying for its first ever World Cup, a rare phenomenon is occurring where the nation's fans will hear their team's goals called in English, a break from traditional bro...
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November 18, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I kept hearing American accents when I was in Suriname last month, not from fellow visitors but coming from phones.
Suriname sometimes has great calls in Dutch like the ones in this video but may experience World Cup qualification...in English from the world feed?
www.instagram.com/reel/DRNHXwl...
Suriname sometimes has great calls in Dutch like the ones in this video but may experience World Cup qualification...in English from the world feed?
www.instagram.com/reel/DRNHXwl...
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Tell us about World Cup tickets: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Tell us: have you bought tickets for the 2026 World Cup yet?
We’d like to hear from fans about their experience of buying tickets – and also from those who have decided against doing so
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Tell us about World Cup tickets: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
respectfully, why would $70m of tax payers money be used instead of $70m of multi-millionaires’ / billionaires’ money?
they have the coins.
they have the coins.
November 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
respectfully, why would $70m of tax payers money be used instead of $70m of multi-millionaires’ / billionaires’ money?
they have the coins.
they have the coins.
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Our 2nd annual @espn.com anonymous #NWSL general manager survey is here, and the clearest trend from hours of interviews over the past two months is what's now playing out: concern about the limitations of the salary cap, and the inability to retain and attract the world's top players (inc. #USWNT).
NWSL GM survey: Is the salary cap a problem? Are teams still breaking rules?
ESPN's NWSL GM survey returns as execs dish on the worst front offices, tensions with USWNT, breaking the rules, their player wish list and more.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Our 2nd annual @espn.com anonymous #NWSL general manager survey is here, and the clearest trend from hours of interviews over the past two months is what's now playing out: concern about the limitations of the salary cap, and the inability to retain and attract the world's top players (inc. #USWNT).
“It’s okay to have fantasy crushes on people you can’t be with. I’m in love with Leonard Cohen, and he’s dead.”
— my wife’s grandmother
— my wife’s grandmother
November 18, 2025 at 1:58 AM
“It’s okay to have fantasy crushes on people you can’t be with. I’m in love with Leonard Cohen, and he’s dead.”
— my wife’s grandmother
— my wife’s grandmother
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chat is it good that the league went on a media blitz to laud the salary cap after being asked about trinity rodman's contract
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Trinity Rodman’s contract saga will reveal the future that NWSL leadership want
A day that ended with Washington Spirit fans zipping across the skies like meteors began, contrastingly, with frustration-induced eye rolls. The Athletic’s Tom Bogert broke news about the status of…
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November 17, 2025 at 6:29 PM
chat is it good that the league went on a media blitz to laud the salary cap after being asked about trinity rodman's contract
thedistrictpress.com/2025/11/17/t...
thedistrictpress.com/2025/11/17/t...
🇪🇸🗽 Esther Gonzalez goals v. NWSL oppo:
Team - Goals (Apps)
Spirit - 5 (5)
Royals - 4 (4)
Bay - 3 (4)
Dash - 2 (5)
Courage - 2 (4)
Reign - 2 (4)
Thorns - 2 (7)
ACFC - 2 (3)
Pride - 1 (5)
Current - 1 (5)
Stars - 1 (3)
Wave - 1 (3)
Team - Goals (Apps)
Spirit - 5 (5)
Royals - 4 (4)
Bay - 3 (4)
Dash - 2 (5)
Courage - 2 (4)
Reign - 2 (4)
Thorns - 2 (7)
ACFC - 2 (3)
Pride - 1 (5)
Current - 1 (5)
Stars - 1 (3)
Wave - 1 (3)
November 17, 2025 at 6:08 PM
🇪🇸🗽 Esther Gonzalez goals v. NWSL oppo:
Team - Goals (Apps)
Spirit - 5 (5)
Royals - 4 (4)
Bay - 3 (4)
Dash - 2 (5)
Courage - 2 (4)
Reign - 2 (4)
Thorns - 2 (7)
ACFC - 2 (3)
Pride - 1 (5)
Current - 1 (5)
Stars - 1 (3)
Wave - 1 (3)
Team - Goals (Apps)
Spirit - 5 (5)
Royals - 4 (4)
Bay - 3 (4)
Dash - 2 (5)
Courage - 2 (4)
Reign - 2 (4)
Thorns - 2 (7)
ACFC - 2 (3)
Pride - 1 (5)
Current - 1 (5)
Stars - 1 (3)
Wave - 1 (3)
I know Jaedyn Shaw gets the headlines, but Gotham’s player of the match for me was Jess Carter
November 16, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I know Jaedyn Shaw gets the headlines, but Gotham’s player of the match for me was Jess Carter
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Gotham is spending the night in Orlando and will head straight to the Bay Area tomorrow. They packed ahead of time just in case. Training schedule to come.
November 16, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Gotham is spending the night in Orlando and will head straight to the Bay Area tomorrow. They packed ahead of time just in case. Training schedule to come.
"This game was particularly poor...on my part, I'll take ownership of that."
- Midge Purce tells ABC after the game
- Midge Purce tells ABC after the game
November 16, 2025 at 10:28 PM
"This game was particularly poor...on my part, I'll take ownership of that."
- Midge Purce tells ABC after the game
- Midge Purce tells ABC after the game
okay, Berger wow
November 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
okay, Berger wow
that was Gotham's only unblocked shot of the second half
November 16, 2025 at 10:12 PM
that was Gotham's only unblocked shot of the second half
that is so cruel
November 16, 2025 at 10:11 PM
that is so cruel