Second Ball·Oct 25On Naomi Girma’s situationNaomi Girma is among the finest central defenders in world football. She is also currently in the midst of a high-profile battle against…
Rogerdirector·Oct 24A Pyrrhic TieThere are few institutions left in this country that haven’t been soiled by the oil spill known as Donald Trump, but one of them is the…
Second Ball·Oct 15On the USWNT’s 2–2 draw with SpainWell, that was fun! Kind of!? Right guys!? Maybe? Yeah, fun, but in a sort of profoundly scary way? Good. Excellent.
Second Ball·Oct 10Retro: How the USWNT won the OlympicsThe U.S. women’s national team, managed by Emma Hayes, returned to the top of the world game at the 2024 Olympics, winning Gold. Along the…
Byronscore·Feb 17Sophia Smith Is the USWNT Alpha, and the NWSL Keeps Proving ItShe plays with pace and bite, and she is starting to demand the ball like the game owes her the moment.