A final da Liga MX Femenil teve audiência QUASE 8 VEZES MAIOR do que a final da NWSL. OITO! A próxima unidade de pessoa aqui falando GROSELHA da liga mexicana de posse do seu completo desconhecimento e preconceito, é VTNC na lata! Em 8 anos de existência, a Liga do México JÁ É maior que a dos EUA.

The worst part about the greased lightning capital one ad is that I know they paid so much money to make it so we are going to see it 30x a day

Millennials seeing a Ninja Turtles float featuring Busta Rhymes

Celebrate Thanksgiving the Good Game way! Alex & I run through a Holiday Hot Take Speed Round & share Turkey Day traditions, NWSL stars roast turkey (& sometimes the entire holiday), friends of the show weigh in on sides & condiments, and Slices share traditions! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

Excuse me, that’s the Trivago guy

Back in MY day, the Macy’s balloons thirsted for blood. ew.com/worst-macys-...

Out of Your League is so much more than just a newsletter. It’s a community. It’s my livelihood. And I can’t do it without all of you.

You know you're over 30 when even after winning a championship, most of those beverages are water

Really proud of L for relating Neuer and Bouhaddi's respective tendencies to go walkabout

@ neuer

ok but someone tell me how terribly expensive kompany's coat is

Nah Martinelli gets his own post

Two in one!

A whirlwind week in San Jose brought us oodles of good stuff from the #NWSL Championship! First up, Washington Spirit and USWNT star Trinity Rodman explains how forwards think in high-stakes moments.

It’s going down, I’m yelling Timberrrr

New angle of the Sonnett Stop - 😦

Hi #NWSL friends - Here is a dropbox of jpegs from the finals. They are largely unedited, so if you want a cleaned up version of any of them, feel free to ask! If you use them anywhere, I just ask that you tag me, k thanks www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/m6bxv...

edition.cnn.com/2025/11/25/s... A story that I’ve been working on for the past few months, about why women’s football is so important to queer people, is published! I really loved writing this and it’s a story that’s very close to my heart. I would love it if you kind folks would give it a read 🤍

On @basketball-reference.com, we’ve redesigned the in-page navigation system that you use to access supplemental content (like Game Logs and Splits) as well as the “On This Page” section (serving as the page’s table of contents). Read more about this update: www.sports-reference.com/blog/2025/11...

I made it 10 hours without seeing this and I wish I could go back. This is so upsetting

Ok time for some Gotham match shots - mostly only Jaedyn Shaw and Midge

Match photos from Saturday's NWSL Championships --- first the Spirit (no players post-game, promise)

From Gotham’s "underdog"-to-top-dog title run to postgame reactions from Sue Bird, Midge Purce, Rose Lavelle & more, all the on-the-pitch action & off-the-pitch tea from San Jose. Plus, Commissioner Jessica Berman on Trinity’s future, salary cap, expansion & more. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

There is not enough coffee in the world.

Made it to Chicago, no flight issues, and got a whole bunch of photos edited 💃 Will aim to share them tomorrow, might post a few faves and then just give y’all a Dropbox trove of the rest because there are a lot more than I usually take…

Today I learned a new hockey phrase!

EZE HAT TRICK

Congratulations to our friends in @cloud9goth.bsky.social. Per the terms of our wager, we’ve donated $200 to the Ali Forney Center 🤝

Full disclosure: I’ve lost nearly 40 paid subscribers since leaving Substack and this newsletter is 2/3 of my income. If you want to support an independent trans journalist, this is a great way to do so. bit.ly/ooylsagseaso...

Game made the hotel elevator headline reel

They skipped the SG, walked over a bridge with a boom box for 3 mins then left. I need people to be a fan of the sport more than they're a fan of a specific player. Then we don't have people being weird online

Another year in the books - cheers y’all 🍻

Your fans flew across the country to celebrate you and your victory and you don't go over to acknowledge them?! That is FUCKED UP Gotham

GOTHAM WINS

Me: quality over quantity! Also me: 30gb of photos before halftime

This is everything #NWSL

Good luck to our NWSLPA union members on the pitch during their championship game! Soccer is #BetterInAUnion!

The FIFA 2026 World Cup “activation” at NWSL Fan Fest 💀

I love the NWSL community

Some favorites from yesterday’s Gotham open training

I see nothing but 4 🐐s in this video

happy NWSL championship day! Here’s my reporting from this week on the league not seeming so inclined to raise the cap despite losing so much talent

With a start, Emily Sonnett will tie w/ Lynn Biyendolo for the most finals started with 5. Biyendolo’s 5 starts came across 3 teams: WNY, NC, GFC, while Sonnett’s have come from 4 teams: POR, WAS, SEA, GFC.

What a message from both sets of players to start the USL Championship Final, wearing t-shirts that say: "USL HQ: PRO REL? TRY PRO STANDARDS FIRST" Major statement made from the USL Players Association.

HERE YE HERE YE A wager has been set by representatives of supporters of NJ/NY Gotham FC and Washington Spirit regarding the outcome of the 2025 NWSL Final: If Gotham wins, Spirit supporters donate $200 to the Ali Forney Center If Spirit win, Gotham supporters donate $200 to SMYAL

NWSL championship day 4!

Ariana and Cynthia

#NWSLChampionship Availability Report

Such a fun live taping of Good Game with @sarahspain.com today! Shoutout to Brandi Chastain and Penelope Hocking for joining, and to all the folks who came out to watch!!

Anyway, before they send me out to pasture, here’s a story about cool people doing cool things: NWSL players and allies create national showcase to highlight young Black talent apnews.com/article/nwsl...