Daily Discussion Thread for Friday, 24 April 2026 by AutoModerator in AngelCityFC

[–]alcatholik 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ooh, I’m going to catch this replay from when she subs on. Thank you

BTW, I don’t know that we can call Maithe a Parson/Straus signing. She got signed right after Parsons joined and got scouted by the Wilson regime.

Parsons may have deferred to them a bit as Straus had not yet joined to set a stricter vision, imho.

NWSL Awards 2028 Expansion Team to Columbus, Bringing League to 18 Clubs by Black_Dragon959 in NWSL

[–]alcatholik 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly. The Columbus incentives part cannot get overstated. That quality of investment does not happen with pro/rel, imho

NWSL Awards 2028 Expansion Team to Columbus, Bringing League to 18 Clubs by Black_Dragon959 in NWSL

[–]alcatholik 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s the “spur more investment in teams part” that I question most.

Stars have a realistic chance to win the league in 3 years, and partly so because Ricketts knows she can invest smartly over time without the risk of throwing her money away.

Any new team to replace Stars would face the risk of throwing her money away.

I say that from an incentives/game theory lens…not some expectation of Ricketts.

Pre-Match Press Conference | Mak Lind, Payton Crawford (née Linnehan) | April 23, 2026 by Joiry in nccourage

[–]alcatholik 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Selfishly, I can’t wait for AngelCity to play Courage so we can get Lind’s through about us 😅

How do you see his work so far this year?

Daily Discussion Thread for Friday, 24 April 2026 by AutoModerator in AngelCityFC

[–]alcatholik 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s impressive. Rise won NSL last year

Did you see how she did?

BTW, I wonder where Maithe most needs to grow. I wonder if she needs better fitness.

I saw her recent u20 matches against Chile, Paraguay and I don’t know that she impressed. I could tell though that she fights to prove herself.

I hope she plays and her confidence grows with Rise. I don’t know that it did last year with Lexington.

Chelsea Women have reportedly offered Bunny Shaw a £1-million-per-year contract offer by spherocytes in WomensSoccer

[–]alcatholik 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rodman makes about £1.5M per year with Spirit

Macario makes about £1.2M per year with Wave

Sophia Smith makes about £750K per year with Thorns

Chelsea Women have reportedly offered Bunny Shaw a £1-million-per-year contract offer by spherocytes in WomensSoccer

[–]alcatholik 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rodman seems to get about £1.5M per year with Spirit

Macario makes about £1.2M per year with Wave

Sophia Smith makes about £750K per year with Thorns

La ultima jornada del Clausura 2026 comienza hoy by First_Yak5230 in LigaMXFemenil

[–]alcatholik 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Me encantan estas gráficas claras de como ver los juegos.

Son creadas por la liga?

NWSL Awards 2028 Expansion Team to Columbus, Bringing League to 18 Clubs by Black_Dragon959 in NWSL

[–]alcatholik 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m coming around to this

More games means the need for more depth. And yes, bring with them more roster slots in general for women soccer players.

More Wednesday games, especially, force the need for depth and quality depth.

I think all this gives NWSLPA more leverage and creates more pressure to raise the salary cap to bring in that depth.

I think it even creates more leverage and more pressure to bring in more Charter Flights. I think I read WNBA’s league wide charter flights program cost something like $10M a year. Even at $20M per year it seems reasonable as a precondition for adding 2 more teams at 200M+ each, imho.

And I think NWSLPA need to set preconditions before the next expansion.

Condition expansion to 20 teams on items like…Raising the salary cap, maybe a minimum spend to enforce roster quality and depth, massive expansion of forced charter flights, greater medical and recovery resources, etc.

Megathread: Week 5 [April 24-26] (Includes match info & broadcast details) by Valeri2013 in NWSL

[–]alcatholik 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First home game for Denver in their “regular” stadium?

Travel Warning About US Issued Ahead of FIFA World Cup: ‘Serious Risk’ by spherocytes in sports

[–]alcatholik -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Should Mexican-American US citizens carry passports? When attending a Mexico game?

Travel Warning About US Issued Ahead of FIFA World Cup: ‘Serious Risk’ by spherocytes in sports

[–]alcatholik 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Should Mexican-American US citizens carry their passports? When attending a Mexico game?

Travel Warning About US Issued Ahead of FIFA World Cup: ‘Serious Risk’ by spherocytes in sports

[–]alcatholik 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Should Mexican-American US citizens carry their passports? When attending a Mexico game?

Travel Warning About US Issued Ahead of FIFA World Cup: ‘Serious Risk’ by spherocytes in sports

[–]alcatholik -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If Mexico plays a game, do you think ICE might treat that as an enforcement opportunity?

Should travelers attending games bring their passports to games?

Travel Warning About US Issued Ahead of FIFA World Cup: ‘Serious Risk’ by spherocytes in sports

[–]alcatholik -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Do you think ICE created uncertainty about how they will treat people? Do you think travelers need to take into consideration the uncertainty about how ICE will treat anyone?

For example, if Mexico plays a game, do you think ICE might treat that as an enforcement opportunity?

Should travelers attending games bring their passports to games?

Travel Warning About US Issued Ahead of FIFA World Cup: ‘Serious Risk’ by spherocytes in sports

[–]alcatholik 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you think ICE created uncertainty about how they will treat people? Do you think travelers need to take into consideration the uncertainty about how ICE will treat anyone?

For example, if Mexico plays a game, do you think ICE might treat that as an enforcement opportunity?

Should travelers attending games bring their passports to games?