It's the summer of soccer and the return of the NWSL! We welcome Shea Butter FC's Sylvia Bullock to recap the highs and lows of the summer tournaments, and to tell us about Fearless SC, a new women's sports outlet launched last month.

We also talk about the NWSL's return to play, and what the second half of the season could bring to Angel City FC, and Seattle Reign. Is Angel City being serious? Tune in to find out!

Follow Sylvia and Shea Butter FC on Bluesky @southernsylvs and @SheaButterFC

Read her work at https://fearlesssc.com/every-blade-of-grass-nwsl-returns/

This week we welcome Ashley Shirey, the Houston-area kindergarten teacher introducing women's sports to the next generation of fans! She takes us through the origins of her unique classroom unit and the positive effect its had on her students.

You can follow Ms. Shirey's classroom project on her TikTok page @abshirey94

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This week we welcome Top Chef season 19 contestant, and women's soccer enthusiast Chef Jo Chan!

Jo takes us behind the scenes on her time in the Top Chef kitchen, and cooking for Houston sports legend Sheryl Swoopes. She shares her lifelong love for sport, and rooting for England no matter how many times they break her heart.

Follow @chefjochan on instagram to catch her trip to Switzerland to see the WEURO25 tournament.

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We're back with the Gal Pal Sports podcast and we're gonna try something new for the next few episodes!

When we first started Gal Pal Sports, we wanted to highlight the people who call women's sports their home. Today, we chat with Evan Davis about the WEURO tournament, the Chicago Stars, and the high-quality craftsmanship of LL Bean products.

Has Norway shaken their demons? Can the Chicago Stars rescue their future? All this and more with Expected Own Goals podcast's Evan Davis.

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Lesley and Emily report from somewhere at the bottom of the Chicago Stars FC pit of despair. The Stars are in last place, and according to a piece at The Equalizer (written by Lesley. God woman, brag once) GM Richard Feuz is content to continue building the squad by spending as little money as possible. In a league where investment yields championships, things feel a little bit hopeless right now.

But hey! We're getting a game on the lake!

Plus!

-Unwell FC debuts, but who's really benefitting right now?

-The WNBA nonsense counter resets on day 2

-Jessica Berman's responses in Saturday's press conference show more accountability issues in the league

-PTJ wins Sportsmanship of the week!

Welcome back to an all-new episode of the Gal Pal Sports show! We talk chaos and coaching changes in the NWSL, and do a whole lot of screaming about the decision to fire Lorne Donaldson from the Chicago Stars.

Plus! WNBA preseason is underway, and ACLs need to take a long walk off a short pier, a discussion on the FA's baffling decision to ban trans women from professional soccer, and a moment of queer joy in our Sportsmanship of the week.

Lesley and Emily celebrate the Chicago Stars first win, and break down the performances from Ludmila and Jameese Joseph. They take a too-early look at the table, and check in on the bottom dwellers: Is it a surprise bottom-5, or is it too early to tell?

They also discuss the WNBA draft, and wonder if Holly Rowe has a bingo card for making athletes cry.

Lesley shares her theory about USA vs Canada hockey, and shares an unfortunate report from the SF Chronicle on the NWSL's anonymous reporting mechanisms.

As always, they end with the Sportsmanship of the Week!

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We're back! We're taking deep, soothing breaths as we talk through the start of Chicago FC's season. We'll be okay. Maybe.

We also discuss the USWNT matches against Brazil, and wonder why the upper bowls of SoFi stadium were closed, and catch up on the deeply misguided Unwell FC plan unveiled over the weekend.

Plus! The Wide World of Women's Sports looks to the Hockey World Championships, and Paige Buecker's new necklace. Transphobic nonsense gets sent straight to the trash, and we award sportsmanship of the week to a Swedish legend.

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Lesley and Emily try to make sense of *that* Chicago Stars match, and Emily names her to 3 grievances with the Stars. They take a look around the league and find a silver lining for the Portland Thorns!

Zooming out in the Wide World of Women's Sports: It's daytime basketball season! Emily picks her final four, and Lesley stumbles through the bracket for her picks.

Plus! They award the sportsmanship of the week, and take a moment to rant about children playing pro sports.

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We're back! New name, same pals.

We muse over the Chicago Stars FC offseason, and make our optimistic predictions, catch up on the latest news out of Bay FC, and share our notes for Amazon's NWSL Docuseries For the Win.

Plus! The Challenge Cup, a rant about the Big 10 basketball final, and our sportsmanship of the week.

Keep up with all the latest by following @galpalsports across social media, and read more of our Stars FC coverage on GalPalSports.com!