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Lily Yohannes, star-midfielder for Ajax, has announced she will be playing her international football with the USWNT.

If you’ve seen her play football in Vrouwen Eredivisie or the UEFA Women’s Champions League, you will likely immediately understand why this is important and good news for the USWNT and its supporters.

In this episode, we talk about the implications of this 17-year-old supernova bringing her talents to Team USA, and what it could mean for the team’s midfield, all the way out to the 2027 World Cup.

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The 2024 NWSL Shield-winning Orlando Pride was a defensive juggernaut this season, and one of the squad's key contributors joined the show before taking on Chicago Red Stars in the Quarter-finals.

In this episode, Cori Dyke drops by to chat with us about her excellent rookie year, the culture at the club that enabled such a wildly successful season, how her time at Penn State prepared her for the pros, and much, much more.

Cori kicked it with us for about 20 minutes, and she handled the rapid-fire questions like a seasoned vet. Many thanks to her and the Orlando Pride for making the time before the start of the playoffs.

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The NWSL Playoffs are here, and we have four excellent matches ahead of us.

In this episode, we take a look at every matchup and discuss our picks for some of the major awards: NWSL MVP, Defender of the Year, Coach of the Year, and Rookie of the Year.

0:00 - Orlando Pride vs. Chicago Red Stars

7:55 - Some awards

14:45 - Kansas City Current vs. North Carolina Courage

17:05 - More awards

24:35 - Washington Spirit vs. Bay FC

31:45 - Shout to some of our media pals

33:10 - Gotham FC vs. Portland Thorns FC

39:00 - Last award and a few other great moments

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It's international break, but the football news keeps on rolling.

In this episode, we span the globe to cover international matches of interest and big news over in Europe.

0:00 - Aitana Bonmati wins the Ballon d'Or

5:45 - Alex Popp's final match with Germany

9:00 - Defense optional in Germany-England friendly

12:05 - Some notes from the Euro qualifiers (recorded before the second legs)

13:05 - USWNT notches back-to-back 3-1 wins over Iceland, but are there questions to ask about the future of the midfield?

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Matchday 2 of the UEFA Women's Champions League added more intrigue to the proceedings with convincing wins for some and tough losses for others.

In this episode, we look ahead to the Matchday 3 and Matchday 4 "pivot" matches, where two clubs play each other home-and-away in two consecutive weeks.

0:00 - Intro (special shout to the Brann Battalion)

3:30 - Juventus vs. Arsenal

10:50 - Manchester City vs. Hammarby

18:30 - Roma vs. Lyon

26:00 - Real Madrid vs. FC Twente

34:45 - Galatasaray vs. Wolfsburg

39:40 - Barcelona vs. St. Pölten

46:20 - Bayern Munich vs. Vålerenga

52:20 - Celtic vs. Chelsea

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The UEFA Women's Champions League is back (back). We watched group stage matches in this glorious competition, and that felt great.

We cover all eight matches in this episode with varying degrees of depth.

0:00 - Manchester City vs. Barcelona

11:45 - Bayern Munich vs. Arsenal

23:05 - Chelsea vs. Real Madrid

31:00 - Lyon vs. Galatasaray

35:55 - Roma vs. Wolfsburg

43:55 - Vålerenga vs. Juventus

45:55 - Hammarby vs. St. Pölten

51:50 - Celtic vs. Twente

*Editorial note for our pals in Norway: We didn't talk nearly enough about Vålerenga in this episode, but we'll fix in that in the next edition.

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As the internet's foremost Orlando Pride + Seattle Reign FC podcast, it is our duty to preview Matchweek 23 for our NWSL-invested pals.

In this episode, we start with the Match of the Week: Orlando Pride vs. Washington Spirit. It's the No. 1 vs. No. 2 battle we've all been waiting for, but how much of a factor will injuries play?

Next, we slide down the table (wheeeee) to discuss Seattle Reign FC vs. Angel City FC. Why haven't the Reign scored in their last three matches? Why has Angel City FC conceded so many goals this season?

We obviously know the answers to all of these questions, and we'll tell you the precise answers.

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Group C: Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Juventus, Vålerenga

Group D: Barcelona, Manchester City, Hammarby, St. Pölten

We're back for the second half of our UEFA Women's Champions League Group Stage preview, and these two have a ton of intrigue across the board.

0:00 - Bayern Munich vs. Arsenal

7:30 - Hammarby vs. St Pölten

14:15 - Manchester City vs. Barcelona

21:45 - Vålerenga vs. Juventus

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Group A: Lyon, Wolfsburg, Roma, Galatasaray

Group B: Chelsea, Real Madrid, Twente, Celtic

The groups are set, and we have ourselves a proper UEFA Women's Champions League calendar.

In this episode, we take a look at the groups that will start off our true UWCL journey starting on Oct. 8.

0:00 - Intro + respect to the nine clubs who didn't return to this year's UWCL

2:30 - Lyon vs. Galatasaray

8:50 - Roma vs. Wolfsburg

15:50 - Chelsea vs. Real Madrid

24:30 - Celtic vs. FC Twente

There are multiple potential bangers on deck for Thursday. We talked about all of them through the lens of what happened during each first leg.

0:00 - Manchester City FC vs. Paris FC

13:30 - Arsenal vs. BK Häcken

22:45 - PSG vs. Juventus

29:50 - Real Madrid vs. Sporting CP

35:50 - Servette FCCF vs. Roma

40:00 - FC Twente vs. WFC Osijek

41:45 - ZNK Mura vs. SKN St. Pölten

47:25 - Shoutouts!

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