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Glad you enjoyed it! 🙂

Thanks for watching! And yes, what a game by Bayern!

Chawinga with 2 assists yesterday! Very good game by her 👏🏾

City to beat Barca? That’s a long shot for sure! …

@@DerekLangdon-w9e if this happened, Man city will be one of the best teams so far

This would be a massive win if they can do it. Huge confidence boost!

I said Man city will win . What a massive win for Man city they cooked Barca so hard 🔥

That would be a pretty cool final! I'd be happy with it 😂

Yes, I tend to agree! It needs to be a certain number or else, not really worth playing in a big stadium imo

Thanks for your comment! I can definitely see some players feeling that way. Only issue is many stadiums aren't 10K but more like 5K capacity. Then the question becomes would those players prefer packed 5000 capacity stadium or half filled 50,000 stadium. Maybe their answer changes 🤔

Yes! When there's a good turnout at a larger stadium and when the crowd is loud, I definitely agree with it being the better venue. I watched the Ajax matches and it was a great atmosphere for sure. Thanks for commenting!

@@_MindfulAthlete : yesterday, Manchester City-Barcelona. ua-cam.com/video/n1Rj2IUucPk/v-deo.html I'm curious... should it have been held in the Etihad? BTW let me guess... does that shirt you are wearing have "Lohmann" on the back? German "away colours" and current No. 8 is Sydney Lohmann (who scored against Arsenal yesterday)... ;)

I think if there was more time to promote the game, the Etihad would have been great. But the club didn't think they could fill it and decided for Joie. I thought the crowd was still great! And yes, it's Sydney Lohmann :)

Thanks for commenting! And yes SB capacity was capped at 5000, but Chelsea still not even selling 4000 tickets tells me the capping wasn't the main issue with low turnout. But yes I'm interested to see if Lucy will bring more fans. And hopefully Chelsea also does a good job at highlighting the new young players so fans can get to know them better as well!

@@_MindfulAthlete Well hopefully we see the numbers grow this season.

I remember reading for SB to fully open all the stands it costs £1 million per game

Thanks for your comments and 100%. I think that's why big men's teams just hire scouts to live in Africa because the travel is crazy. And wofo isn't ready financially to have scouts living there. So it's definitely tough, but I'm glad more players are finding ways to get recognized anyways!

@@_MindfulAthlete agreed! These players have added so much dimensionality to the play and are driving up the quality of play in the league.

Thanks for watching and appreciate the comment!

Thanks for watching and glad you liked it!

@@FutbolFanatic27 I’m having ptsd with that Olympic Qualifying game against Zambia 🫠 But yeah we will be in the World Cup soon 🔥🙌🏾

@@SNWomenFootball yes you will! Plus Ghana is in the WAFCON, they have a chance and I believe they will do well!

Thanks for watching! Yes it's been so fun to see the African women's football improve! And yes Ghana vs. Zambia was such a fun match. I think when they increase number of teams at the World Cup, it will give countries like Ghana more of a chance to qualify, which will be great for the competition!

And thank you again for speaking with me! It was great learning a lot about the growth of women's football in Africa :)

Thanks for watching! :)

Harsh comment but one I've heard before! To be fair, there are some women championship teams who are not tied to men's owners. It's rare but with what we see Michele Kang doing with London City (and her other clubs), hopefully it can encourage more independent owners/investors.

Thanks for watching, and yes for sure I understand the injury concerns. There is something to your point about specific nations deciding who to send. And if they want to send U23s that is possible, as opposed to making it a tournament wide rule. E.g., the USA men used to send college basketball players to the Olympics because they were so good. But eventually the rest of the world caught up and they decided to start sending their NBA players represent the US again. These were decisions the US made for themselves as opposed to a higher body dictating it for everyone.

Thanks for watching, and yes I totally agree. The sport is still growing and every league has things to improve upon. The new WPLL is interesting. I've been thinking of making a video about it as the CEO has made a few comments that some people like and don't like!

Thanks for your comment and you're definitely right. There isn't really parity even if rules are put in place to try and encourage this. Even the fact that teams can pay into the luxury tax in the NBA to afford more players shows the flexibility being given to owners to create super teams.

Interesting point and I think I lean towards the way you feel as well. Thanks for leaving a comment!

It really depends on what you mean by "better." In European leagues, a few powerhouse teams are expected to easily defeat lower-ranked rivals. In NWSL play, every match is a contest whose outcome is impossible to predict with confidence. Chelsea, Arsenal, Man City, and Barcelona are some of the strongest teams in the world. There's no denying that. But the downside is they dominate everyone else because they have all the best players. If "better" means watching real competition week in and week out, well, maybe Europe is not the place to be.

Yes playoffs is really a North American thing, and also when it comes to football, there just hasn't been a great professional pyramid to allow for a pro/rel model we see in Europe

Thanks for commenting! And yes I agree, women's football needs all these leagues, and I actually think it's a good thing that people arguing about what is the best league, because it means the quality around the world is improving. And FIFA club world cup for women is coming in 2026!

Haha yes, if you're going to banter it has to go both ways! If you can dish, have to be able to take 😂

Can’t believe people are either taking these games so seriously or making excuses 🤣

No, the same teams do not participate. For example, England, one of the top teams in the world, did not enter a team.

@@rikmoran3963 England was eliminated when they lost to Spain and Germany in the preliminary games for the Olympics.

@@hmahdavi No it was a GB team, not England!

@@DerekLangdon-w9e It was The Lioness

In regards to Olympic teams being the same exact teams that compete in international games, is not strictly true! England for example being a constituent part of the UK cannot represent Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland! Neither can the other home nations represent Great Britain either. As a result It would require a British team to represent the UK as a whole. But there is no appetite for a Great Britain team!…

The Champions league is a European league! (Union of European Football Associations)…If the NWSL wants to play a similar competition in North/South America do so!

There is actually a CONCACAF Champions Cup! They couldn't call it Champions League (probably for legal reasons), but it is the CONCACAF equivalent of UEFA Champions League. It is new this year. Of course, the best teams are from the NWSL and Liga MX for now, but eventually as more leagues develop, it will become a better tournament.

It can’t happen because of different schedules and different continents

@@_MindfulAthlete I hope it succeeds! But US soccer will never reach the standards of European football until they embrace Pro/rel it’s not a debatable! question either! It’s a fact!

Thanks for this context! Yes my algorithm mainly shows English speakers who don't praise Liga F much. But I know Spanish people believe Liga F is the best. It's just like English think WSL is the best, or Germans think the Bundesliga is the best 😅

REAL MADRID ENDED UWCL WITH 1 POINT, IN WHICH THEY SCAMMED OUT OF CHELSEA COME ON NOW

Liga F is Barcelona! What other top teams are there? None!!! It’s a one horse race.

Yes, I agree with you. The history of clubs that exist in Europe and the fact that the men and women's teams are from the same club help. But most NWSL teams are independent (no men's team), so the history is not long and has perhaps attracted newer fans who prefer to show support in different ways.

The USWNT is number one in the fifa rankings as a result of beating up on the minnows of international football, South Korea etc! You would not have top rating if you were playing Euro teams! I believe the USWNT have a fixture against the lionesses at the end of the year. It will prove my point!!

@@DerekLangdon-w9e The US played European teams in the Olympics.

Thanks for leaving a comment, and yes, I'm excited for the Club World Cup!

@DerekLangdon-w9e Bruhh the USWNT just won the Olympics undefeated that’s why they’re number 1on FIFA rankings 🤣🤦🏻‍♂️. I’m a huge USWNT fan but I’m looking forward to the England game because England has a lot of good players that I like 🤝

@@calc1657 my post remains valid. The USWNT are rated number one in the FIFA rankings by beating up on the minnows of international football! The Lionesses by comparison, have hardly played any Football this past year yet are rated number two in the world! And that is not a result of beating up on no hoper’s

You gave nice excuses for the Colombian and Brazilian National team and you assumed a lot of stuff for the Spain team also.But you failed to say the most important reason of all. Fatigue,games played and minutes played for the majority of the Spanish players at least the 7 of Barcelona who are the backbone of that Spain squad.When a player from USA starter 11 with the most minutes(Trinity 2200 min before of the Olympics)had a difference of 1100 to 1700 minutes than any of the 7 Barca players then yes you will see the differences in the pitch.We are talking here about 15 to 17 games more than any other player in that tournament the current time the Olympics begun in their legs. I think that Spain put a worthy fight until the end. There was no gas left in their tank. Colombian,Brazilian,Canadian and USA Leagues were all in the middle of their season. Players were in their top form. All the others Leagues were long finished. For me this was the real key factor and the minutes every player had in their legs. Look it up. 1000 and 1500 minutes more are a huge disadvantage. Only Lindsey Horan played around 3300 minutes before Olympic started and we watched her inside the field. She was very tired.

Thanks for this comment. It perfectly described a lot of how these teams functioned at these Olympics!

Brazil women nt was a shame in all aspects

In the UK there is no interest in Olympic football! It wasn’t even shown on TV. England, Scotland, Wales cannot compete in it! Only a Great Britain team can participate and as such, there is no appetite for such a team!

Thanks for commenting! I think the history of men's football at the Olympics plays a big factor in the lack of interest. It started as only amateur players. But even once it went professional in the 80s, FIFA did not allow European and South American players who had competed in a World Cup. So those nations still weren't sending their best to the Olympics. So it's not been highly valued by people from certain countries, and I think it's affecting how people see the women's competition now.

I fail to see how NWSL is less interesting than a league in which all but the top two teams are mathematically eliminated from winning with weeks left in a season. Last year in the NWSL, 5 or 6 teams were fighting to qualify for postseason with just two games remaining. With a postseason format, the majority of supporters can still hope for their team to win it all very late into a season. That's exciting! Conversely, no team can get way out ahead of everyone else and rest on their laurels. All but the very lowest-ranked teams have something to play for all through the season. Teams still fight to finish with the highest possible ranking because they will have more favorable seeding (i.e. be paired against ostensibly weaker teams) in the elimination matches. And what does the championship format have to do with "level of play" anyway?

I enjoy the ranking better than the play-offs. In elimination format, the only thing that matters is the champions. It doesn't matter if the team is second or third. As a fan, that hurts, and I feel that when my favorite basketball team Dallas didn't win last year. It felt as though all their efforts went into nothing. Meanwhile, the team I supported in the premier league, which is spurs, finished 5th, and that didn't hurt, didn't feel all their efforts were for nothing. Ranking based format is also more flexible. You can have another competition like an FA cup, and that works because one is a ranking based competition, while the other is elimination. You can't do that in a Playoffs type of format just like what the nba is trying to do with the Emirates cup. To sum up, in playoff format, you only have one choice which is to become a champion or have nothing, while in ranking based competition, you can look forward to finishing within 4th and call that a success, plus you add other competition like FA cup or champions league.

And for a playoff format, the preseason game is not very exciting. The NFL and NWSL did great job by having less games in preseason, so that each game has huge effect while the NBA is facing problems. In ranking based format, every single game and points matter, even goal difference. That is why I feel so much tension watching both WSL and Premier League. Plus, it is hard to form rivalries in playoffs format with preseason, because the real battle only happens in playoffs, so teams is less likely to face each other in competitive matches like what is happening between Boston and LA. In a ranking format, competitive competition between rivals is guaranteed to happen every season. And competition between rivals also occurs in their ranks. In America, there is no such thing like St Totteringham's Day.

@@JeiruzAndalan You can be just as proud of a team finishing 4th on the NWSL table as you can of one doing so in a league with no postseason. You could be proud of your team winning the Supporter's Shield (best regular season record), or for reaching postseason, or the semifinals, or the final. Obviously, you are entitled to your opinion, and you don't have to justify how a league structure makes you feel about your team's performance. I'm not here to change your mind. However, you don't seem very self-aware-your feelings are arbitrary, not inherent in a league's structure. One could as reasonably conclude that nothing but top-of-table matters in WSL or Premier. _You_ are proud of a 4th-place finish, but another might say that qualification for postseason competition is a meaningful reward for non-1st-place finish, thus in a league without playoffs 2nd or lower has no meaning.

I mean depends what they want doesn't it? To solidify yourself as a legend of the game you kind of have to join one of those big European squads, win uwcl, and one of the big leagues ykwim. European football just has more going for it in terms of getting glory idk if you get me. If they want money and better conditions then ye nwsl is the place

Obviously there's exceptions to this like a LOT of them, but I think in general its easier if you play for Barcelona with all their history (from the mens side too) than if you're a idk gotham player which is a newer team and such

@@milan...1940 yeah I hear that and agree about prestige. There's such a cultural explosion around the women's game I feel the pull to something really different sparks a curiosity that might rival the UWCL trophy you never won with your WSL club. England's women are making these decisions unlike generations before of having already won a major trophy.

@@milan...1940 perhaps the mens equivalent is the Saudi Pro League, playing with greats you never got a chance to in your 'regular' career. NWSL is a lot more compelling is where I'm at.

Williamson is a proper gunner, don't see her leaving her home soil even if Barca comes calling

The Spanish league is in the conversation because Barça achieved this by showering players from other clubs in Spain by taking advantage of the work of others in grassroots football, and And that is not always going to work for them, among other things because now they have no money and the other clubs continue to train at the highest level.

Yes, I agree. I used Spain/Liga F mostly to highlight why I don't like people using teams that win a tournament final (e.g., Spain, USA) as justification for what is the best league. Spain won the world cup but very few said it means Liga F is the best.

Yes, I agree, Chelsea was missing stars too. However Gotham finished 6th last year. They were just able to do well in the playoffs and win. So to be honest I don't think Gotham is the best team in the NWSL this year. So people saying the Chelsea win means the WSL is better than NWSL isn't a good argument to me. Personally I do actually think the WSL is better, but not because Chelsea beat Gotham in a mid-August friendly when both were missing players lol

Gotham were also missing 7 players 🤷🏻‍♂️ (most were starters). I’m American and I’m not “cRyInG” lmao at the end of the day I honestly enjoy watching both teams and for me it’s a whatever. Idk why people are taking this too serious 🤣

Absolutely! A football team is only as good as its last game! And as such Washington and Gotham lost to the Arsenal and Chelsea! So as it stands WSL came out on top! Maybe next season Washington and Gotham could come to the UK and maybe turn the tables?…..Perhaps it could give rise to an Anglo American trophy competition, which could be played for annually?

The champions cup is played against Mexican teams, not similar.

Teams from all over North America, Central America and the Caribbean take part in the Concacaf Champions Cup. Last Tuesday, San Diego Wave played against Santa Fé from Panama, and Alajuelense from Costa Rica played against Frazsiers from Jamaica. Every confederation has an equivalent to the UEFA Champions League now, for both men's and women's clubs.

Thanks for your comment! And yes you're right there's new competitions. Tbh it will be many years before Champions cup gets to any level close to Champions league. But Club World Cup will be interesting

By the what? ahahaha

Grabbed by the p... ? Police? Lol