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Opinion: Incidents of inaccessibility and exclusion as an National Women’s Soccer League and San Diego Wave Fan only made me fight harder for more. | GOLZ TV Alyssa Salter is a women’s sports journalist that primarily covers professional women’s soccer and basketball. They are also neurodivergent and disabled, with a history in activism and storytelling. ....

OpEd time from me and my experience as a lover of women’s soccer while being disabled. NWSL says inclusion matters. Is it true?

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According to Wave’s roster they are at 5…
McNabb
Corley
Ascanio
McCaskill
Emmanuel

Single handledly curing my Friday apathy. USWNT camp featuring my SPIRITS🫡👏🏾😭

Angel City's Ali Riley lost childhood home to wildfires. Her wedding became an 'oasis' Five days before Angel City star Ali Riley was to be married in Ventura County, her parents were evacuated from her childhood home in Pacific Palisades.

Five days before Angel City’s Ali Riley was to be married in Ventura County, her parents were evacuated from her childhood home in Pacific Palisades.

When she should have been double-checking details, she was monitoring the progress of a monster blaze.

🔁✍️ #NWSL TRANSFER

San Diego Wave FC has acquired 22-year-old German youth international Gia Corley via transfer from TSG Hoffenheim for an undisclosed fee. The U.S.-born forward is signed through 2026 and will NOT occupy an international spot.

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San Diego Wave FC announced today that the Club has acquired 22-year-old forward Gia Corley via transfer from German Bundesliga side, TSG Hoffenheim Frauen for an undisclosed fee. Her contract with the Wave includes a two-year deal through the 2026 season.

📸: San Diego Wave Futbol Club

So Gia Corley is headed to San Diego Wave.
She's an attacking and box-to-box midfielder. She's been playing in Germany's youth national teams and has been expected to take the next step in her game for a while now, so making a move might be a good thing for her generally. #NWSL 1/2

Turns out she’s actually a midfielder! Even more exciting now! 🤩

Can I get a good ref with a side of Spirit W? 💅🏽

Unrivaled Power Rankings: Where Every Team Stands Ahead of New Women's League Tip-Off It's almost time for Unrivaled, folks! For those unfamiliar, Unrivaled is an innovative three-on-three women's basketball league founded by WNBA stars Breanna…

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With @unrivaledwbb.bsky.social set to tip off this Friday (!!!), it's time for some way-too-early power rankings!

Will be updating weekly, but here are my early thoughts heading into opening weekend.

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our new spirits are already bonding with the team🥹🥹 esme, courtney, gabby, paige, hal, and deb are officially here!!

The Spirit have signed Tamara Bolt from SC Internacional!

Welcome to D.C., Tamara! 💛🖤

Fair. Though considering they’re in a rebuild and there have been signs of them cleaning house and opening some new opportunities with staff, I’m confident in their dedication to trying. I won’t pass judgment before seeing a finished product.

Possibly. We don’t know how those negotiations went. It also comes down to what teams are willing/able to pay and whether or not Shaw wanted to go to a particular team. Shaw requested the trade and Wave did what they could to accommodate, operating with player autonomy in mind from the start

Ah there was a ? in your post on that point. Guessing that was unintentional lol

So she wasn’t really responsible for our midfield woes. She didn’t sign Sav, or let Flint walk. She didn’t injure Shaw, Mel B, Ascanio or Colaprico.

iirc by the time the dust settles, it’ll
be over $500,0000 total for Jae. Well… Camille got there in June. The season was halfway done by then. Since she’s arrived we’ve gotten Cascarino and Morroni (players that have made a significant difference), kept Lundkvist, McNabb, Bealle. +Byars/McMahon

“That seems like not great business, especially for a GM that was forced out of another job less than a year ago” suggests otherwise.

Jae said the move is bittersweet. She’s ready for new growth and opportunities and as a fan, I’m excited for her. As a Wave fan, I’m excited for what’s to come.

No apology needed 😄 I’ve been going cross-eyed trying to keep track of all the moves, including with staff and coaches lol

Many analysts and those familiar with him say the league will fit his style well. Guess those of us willing to find out will just have to wait and see.

Yes, a midfield built before she got there. Not her “bad business” A loss of a pivotal midfielder (Flint) that was being underutilized… by the previous coach. Poor midfield, poor coaching choices, lack of finishing. There is never just one answer. Hopefully this rebuild changes all that.

She’s also responsible for assisting with building KC into the force it became. It’s in all the articles… Also a resignation isn’t being forced. She made that choice. She had good talent come in at KC, she’s trying to do the same for Wave. But if you wanna keep hating that’s on you.

Is it really outlandish that playoffs were missed when we had 3 coaches in a season, 2 of which were simply not cut out for the job? Also, none of those coaching choices had anything to do with the GM…?

If he stated that recently, it’s incorrect. As of now, the avg age is 23.26. That’s not too crazy especially as they have stated that they are dedicated to building around young, promising talent which will be a change from previous years. We lost one (1) big star player to a trade.

And if you don’t mind, genuinely wondering where it says Ashton was forced out of her KC job when she resigned?

I said nearly. And where does this fake 17 keep coming from? It’s 19.
Cascarino 🇫🇷
Morroni 🇫🇷
Jones 🇨🇦
Lundkvist 🇸🇪
Torpey 🇦🇺
Okwuchukwu 🇳🇬
6 out of 7, now 8. How is it bad business when nearly all of them have proven themselves and are regular starters?

14 - No player scored more goals as a teenager in all #NWSL
competitions than the North Carolina Courage's Jaedyn Shaw (14). Acquisition.

Sam Coffey in her Thorns FC kit

Sam Coffey in her USWNT kit

Sam Coffey in her Thorns FC kit

Tucked in Tuesday brought to you by Sam Coffey 🤠

the 6POTY from beyond the perimeter 👌

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The league record isn’t that much higher actually. Plus Wave was nearly out of international slots with current rostered players. Now they have a total of 8 for the next 2 seasons with more money coming too.