Yeah, my impression was San Diego was badly losing the midfield battle to Orlando, especially surprising since San Diego was using two holding...
Reminder that people will see a call they disagree with in a women's game and declare that women's sports is a joke Premier League is the worst...
It's the morning of She Believes Cup, USA / Japan is an hour away, but Brazil / Canada are also playing later on and I can't easily confirm that...
It's good to see Pugh/Swanson's return from injury and hope to see her recover (although I don't expect her to score goals for the US at the pace...
That's probably a fair question to ask in the Ref Forum but don't tell them I sent you because I'm banished from there. DOGSOs inside the box are...
I wasn't able to watch a good portion of the match live, but I just want to express confidence in the refereeing. Hopefully it's not misplaced. It...
To absolutely no one's surprise, Melissa Borjas will be the center referee for the Final United States vs Brazil REF: MELISSA BORJAS...
I'm not 100% sure but I remember being satisfied it was the case on the basis of the 47% credited to both teams for a 0-0 tie and the wording from...
Dear me, no reason to be quite so rude
One small thing — the "absolute numbers" for Canada & USA won't be exactly the same on a 2-2 tie, with one being a positive number and the other...
British soccer writer Jonathan Wilson has long suggested, for the World Cup and Euros, wiping out the group stage yellow cards after the Round of...
Yes. My back-of-the-envelope calculations shows the US lost 9 or 10 points based on a multiplier of 3X. If it's counted only as a friendly (I...
CONCACAF put out a statement saying Someone needs to show her the quote because CONCACAF is setting her up to take the blame [MEDIA] Cristina...
This much I'll say in your defense — many top ten teams, including the US, play a physical game and on a game to game basis it's a more physical...
I agree about the coaching staff or some veteran player having a chat with Rodman. I like Trinity Rodman a lot and look forward to seeing if she...
Colombia is bad — and I'm sorry to say that because they have some very talented players — and even though I agree Rodman should've been given a...
Less than 6 hours before the first semi-final and CONCACAF hasn't announced the referees. I agree with those in the Ref Forum that it's probably...
So we're saying two writers for The Athletic did their jobs? It shouldn't be "clear from the beginning" that fans should know referees have a...
The referee union announced or clarified in a tweet that the referees have a separate contract (Collective Bargaining Agreement) with NWSL, USL,...
After the first 3 quarterfinals, I have to say the refereeing that I've seen in this tournament has been quite good. I hope I'm not jinxing it for...
Referees for the quarter-finals announced by CONCACAF (Oddly their picture shows Katia Garcia/ Mexico who is NOT on the list for the quarterfinals...
Referees for the quarter-finals: Canada vs Costa Rica REF: ODETTE HAMILTON (Jamaica) AR1: STEPHANIE-DALE YEE SING (Jamaica) AR2:...
Good match. The referee, Tess Olofsson (Sweden), is very good. Not perfect (no one is), but very very good. Again, some of the notable...
I thought I'd read that a couple places in regards to the FIFA window. For example from another BigSoccer thread — If so... then the US lost (and...
Did we ever decide what the multiplier was for the CONCACAF W Gold Cup? If it's 3X (as a Continental Final) then my back-of-the-envelope...