This Week In Women's Soccer

This Week In Women's Soccer A weekly column on understanding women's club football.

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The Next Superclub? In the first three newsletters here we examined the structure of European women's football, primarily through the lens of the superclub, both the stable ones (Barca, Lyon, Man U, Man City, Arsenal, an...

My pick for the next superclub in #woso? Juventus. I'm bullish on rapid improvement in Italian women's football since they professionalized recently and we know Juventus really, really, really likes winning.

New newsletter:

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screw it, we're doing Europe only this week, editing demands it

ME: I'm gonna divide my newsletters in half, recommended matches late in the week and the introduction/analysis in the first part, they're getting too big and I can keep them under 2000 words this way

ALSO ME: *writes 2500 words on the next superclubs in women's football*

I like this, don't see a notable downside

I'll be worried about too many Kang clubs when they underperform their competition, like, at all. Hopefully she shames La Liga clubs into investing

I might just be old enough to have actually seen Klose play instead of seeing his numbers on the sheet

I believe so yes

that may be more to do with Toni tbh

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certainly he's a fine example of how men's world cup records shouldn't considered on the same level as women's, given how many of his goals came in one match against the worst world cup team in history, as opposed to Marta crushing the USA in the 2007 semifinals

I don't know that Klose is really significantly rated other than as a guy who could finish off goals against weak competition

now watching our only recommended Monday match, Wolfsburg-Koln

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very interested to see what the deadline day action is especially for #NWSL clubs, far too many of whom, I feel, have not made significant improvements. Maybe that's sort of inevitable in an expansion season

Potential 2026 NWSL Lineup #9 (of 16)

Seattle Reign

I guess we're going back to a four-back here with Barnes gone and no real replacements brought in?

Haven't the foggiest how the frontline'll shake out. Might be playing Dial-An-Uninspiring-Option for a while.

incredibly strange blunt rotation

there's a Chawinga scoring goals against the run of play and ruining other team's days every week here in #woso

ya girl somehow completely messed up how to watch the Champions Cup final, I'm just gonna blame FIFA and figure out how to watch a replay cause it looks like it was a banger.

starting Lyon-PSG now instead, in a huff.

ME EARLY IN THE FIRST HALF OF CITY-CHELSEA: wow Naomi Girma looks oddly tiny next to Bunny Shaw

ME LATE IN THE FIRST HALF: oh. oh dear.

Fuller or Shores the way they played her last year, but yes I can see why that might be hard to predict them being removed

any reason you're not projecting Jun Endo? I know the manager rates her and I sure do as well

1. Chelsea-Manchester City (Sun 9:30am EST, ESPN+/Youtube): Despite the finale of an international tournament, I still can't pick a top match above two superclubs, City are able to functionally knock Chelsea out of the title race with a win, Chelsea maybe clawing their way back into it if they take the points. Their first match this season saw Chelsea take the points despite being arguably outplayed, but City's gotten that championship mentality since.

Hey! We've got seven recommended matches for you, six of which are tomorrow! What's on the menu here? First up -- a top of the table clash in England between two superclubs. #woso #wsl

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7. Gotham-AS FAR (Sun 9:45am EST, DAZN): The third-place match of the Women's Champions Cup. I would normally disregard a third-place game in any tournament, but there is a distinct lack of any kind of competitive matches between clubs from different confederations. There's also a notable amount of bonus money on the line so I would expect both clubs to genuinely try.

finally, look, if you wanna watch the FIFA Champions Cup third place match, I won't stop you. I will in fact mildly encourage you. MILDLY. I guess it's the last competitive #NWSL match for six weeks. But seriously watch City-Chelsea instead. if you're awake for it

6. America-Pumas (Sun, 1pm EST, Vix/Youtube): The second Liga MX match between teams in the fight for top of the table. Club America has some of the best kits in the world and star youngsters like Scarlett Canberos. Pumas are pretty consistently a playoff team but have yet to break through for a championship.

We may not be able to watch the other Mexican match between two playoff-positioned clubs, but we can watch America-Pumas, both of whom are also at the top of the table currently. I also just think America is usually super fun to watch.

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Spying accusations at the FIFA champions cup. We are SO back.

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5. Wolfsburg-Koln: (Mon, Noon EST, DAZN) Wolfsburg is in second place desperate to keep pace with Bayern Munich; Koln is in sixth and in the midst of the fight for the third Champions League spot. I've never actually watched Koln with long-time German defender Marina Hegering in a match, so this is exciting for me.

We have one Monday match! in Germany between Wolfsburg and Koln, both of which need points. I know very little about Koln, which has struggled against relegation the last couple years but is now in the fight for a Champions League spot.

4. Tigres-Pachuca (Sun 8pm EST, ????): An exciting match in the Liga MX Clausura with the last two champions clashing, both of whom are vying for top of the table this season. Tigres is led by Spanish legend Jenni Hermoso, Pachuca by Charlyn Corral, who has 166 goals in 171 Liga MX matches for the club. (I should note here that while most of the top Mexican matches are on Vix Deportes or the Liga MX Youtube channel, this one does not appear to be. If I can figure out where to find it I'll update.)

the fourth most exciting match of the weekend, Tigres-Pacuca....doesn't appear to be on streaming. Normally I wouldn't include it but this is weird enough that I did in the hopes that someone could help me figure out how to watch it cause it should be good.

3. PSG-Lyon (Sun 9am EST, DAZN): How the mighty have fallen! Five years ago this would have been the guaranteed biggest match in women's football, but Lyon has basically wrapped up first place in the league already while beating PSG 6-0 earlier this season. The good news for neutrals is that PSG getting docked points means they'll be desperate for a win to climb back into the playoff/Champions League spots.

our third match -- shocking to have it so low -- is the clash of French titans with Lyon taking on PSG. PSG is struggling, and a points deduction will have them desperate for points to get back to the Champions League and playoffs. #woso

2. Arsenal-Corinthians (Sun 1pm EST, DAZN): Corinthians crashed the party after beating Gotham in the semifinals of FIFA Women's Champions Cup, while Arsenal are the hosts and favorites. Don't count the Brazilians out, they beat Gotham with a ton of grit and terrific fan support.

Second, there's a terrific clash in the FIFA Champions Cup. Gotham's defeat in the semis may make this less tempting for Americans, but don't sleep on Corinthians. #woso #wsl

1. Chelsea-Manchester City (Sun 9:30am EST, ESPN+/Youtube): Despite the finale of an international tournament, I still can't pick a top match above two superclubs, City are able to functionally knock Chelsea out of the title race with a win, Chelsea maybe clawing their way back into it if they take the points. Their first match this season saw Chelsea take the points despite being arguably outplayed, but City's gotten that championship mentality since.

Hey! We've got seven recommended matches for you, six of which are tomorrow! What's on the menu here? First up -- a top of the table clash in England between two superclubs. #woso #wsl

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