rkomar Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 I was curious to see if Abby Erceg was going to play for New Zealand, but I see that she retired again last January. It must have been tough for her with her country being a host. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted June 30, 2023 Author Share Posted June 30, 2023 (edited) Spain announced their World Cup squad with a trim of 7 players from their provisional list. 8 players from RMA and 8 players from Barca. 9 for Barca when Barca B player Maria Perez included in their total. Only player outside of liga F is liga MX Jenni Hermoso. Ona Batlle just moved to Barcelona from Man United. Edited June 30, 2023 by red card JamboAl and Canuckia 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted June 30, 2023 Author Share Posted June 30, 2023 (edited) Denmark's 23 selection for their first World Cup in 16 years has been released. 6 WSL players including 4 from Everton top the squad. Then there is 3 each from Toppserien & D1 Arkema, 2 each from semi-pro Danish league, Serie A & NWSL and 1 each from English Championship, liga F, Bundesliga, Damallsvenskan & NCAA (Hasbo is J. Rose's team mate at Harvard). They have a friendly set in Copenhagen vs Spain on July 5 before heading down under. Edited June 30, 2023 by red card Canuckia and JamboAl 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted June 30, 2023 Author Share Posted June 30, 2023 The Oranje Beat was another to release their 23 player squad today. Dominated by 7 players from the Eredevisie and then 4 each from D1 Arkema/Bundesliga/WSL, 3 Serie A and one from liga F. They're set to play Belgium this Sunday in Kerkrade, NED. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 Just saw on the TFC game. Canada will announce its final roster on July 9 on TSN Canuckia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted July 2, 2023 Author Share Posted July 2, 2023 Player discontent continues to spread in WoSo territory. South African World Cup players refused to play in their send-off match vs Botswana over disputes about their contract and bonus payments. SABC also reported that players were also annoyed that the match was held at a non high profile stadium that seats only 5k. After a delay of an hour, match was played with players from local clubs including a 13 year old. https://www.news24.com/sport/soccer/bafanabafana/banyana-players-boycott-botswana-friendly-demanding-better-venue-20230702 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted July 3, 2023 Author Share Posted July 3, 2023 (edited) The last of Canada's group stage foes announce their 23 player World Cup squad. The Matildas will be led by Sam Kerr as captain in her fourth World Cup, and defender Steph Catley as vice-captain in her third World Cup. Lydia Williams and Clare Polkinghorne will be the first Australians to be in 5 World Cups. 15 were part of the 2019 squad. They have 9 playing in the WSL, 6 in Damallsvenskan, 2 each in A- League/NWSL/Unattached FC and 1 each in D1 Arkema/Toppserien. They will play France on July 14 in Melbourne before heading to their base camp in Brisbane. Edited July 3, 2023 by red card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted July 3, 2023 Author Share Posted July 3, 2023 Ireland's manager Vera Pauw gets deeper scrutiny of her 2018 days at the Houston Dash given what was said about Pauw in NWSL's report about abuse. The Athletic quotes from her former players and staff: “Day to day, Vera was the worst, most terrible coach I’ve ever had. “Everybody has their own coaching style, I get it, but it was, in my opinion, abusive and inappropriate. She definitely berated assistants. She definitely was not tactful in talking about players,” said Staffer A. “We were basically supposed to run all of our ideas or feedback or information through her.” “She put up England and then she put characteristics: extremely confrontational, extremely arrogant,” said Player B. “She said Americans were extremely selfish and individualistic. She put up South Africa and said ‘very agreeable, a big melting pot so you can’t really describe them’.” Multiple players said Pauw would frequently check their pulse during training, sometimes without wearing a watch. If Pauw determined a player’s heart rate was too high, she sometimes told the player to get off the field. Pauw's response: “I’m Dutch so I am clear in what I want. I think the fact I am maybe different – that is what they have felt. They are not used to women being direct.” “I’m just dealing with players to get them fitter. Because I’m a female coach, I’m undermined. A male coach who treated their players so well and put himself on the barricades would be praised. I did my job protecting players.” Pauw admits she would check players’ pulses, sometimes without a watch. “That is what makes me so good,” she added. “I’m so experienced that I know exactly after a few seconds where the heart rate is. Pauw became Irish manager in September 2019. NWSL report came out December 2022. A day after the report, the FAI released a statement backing Pauw. One day later, Ireland's puublic broadcaster named Pauw Irish manager of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted July 3, 2023 Author Share Posted July 3, 2023 Canada's Soccer City! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted July 4, 2023 Author Share Posted July 4, 2023 (edited) More money problems. Though, it has always been but players pushing back more and media is covering it. English players not happy their FA won't pay performance bonuses beyond what FIFA has mandated. Since the FIFA mandated payouts are coming from same pool that the FA uses for bonuses, FA says no double dipping. Last year, the players got about C$93k each for winning the Euros. Article implies England has no CBA. So, countries like the US, players will get paid above and beyond the FIFA payouts. Each English player does get about C$17k to bring family & friends. English players can't also make physical appearances for their sponsors from 17 June and no social media promos from 5 July. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/jul/02/england-women-football-association-womens-world-cup Edited July 4, 2023 by red card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 WHAT??? English ladies dont have a CBA?? In jolly old england where money for soccer just drops out of the sky like rain??? Shocking...really shocking, well just tell them to find more money, hard stop. Ivan, narduch and Stoppage Time 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted July 5, 2023 Author Share Posted July 5, 2023 (edited) Swiss named their squad for their second World Cup appearance. Last time in, they lost to Canada in the R16 at BC Place. 9 players come from the Swiss Women's Super league, 4 each from Liga F and Bundesliga (manager is also German Inka Grings); and 3 each from WSL/D1 Arkema. They'll have their final prep match this week in Winterhur against Morocco. They drew with Zambia 3-3 last Friday. Edited July 5, 2023 by red card JamboAl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted July 5, 2023 Author Share Posted July 5, 2023 The Copper Queens make their debut appearance at the World Cup and are also the first landlocked African nation to make a men or women's World Cup. Shanghai Shengli's Barbra Branda has scored 22 goals in just 10 caps. Zambia brings 13 players from their domestic league, 4 from Kazakhstan, 3 from Liga F, 2 from China and 1 from Tunisia. Zambia has had a busy friendlies schedule with a 1-0 loss to Tanzania on 11 June, 3-2 loss to Ireland on 22 June, 3-3 draw with the Swiss on 30 June and will play Germany on 7 July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted July 5, 2023 Author Share Posted July 5, 2023 Vietnam makes their World Cup debut with a squad featuring only one player playing outside of Vietnam. Captain Huynh Nhu plays in Liga BPI with Lank Vilaverdense. 8 players play for Hanoi while 6 play for Ho Chi Minh. They lost to Germany 2-1 on 24 June and will leave for New Zealnad on 5 July. They will then have prep matches with New Zealand and Spain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted July 5, 2023 Author Share Posted July 5, 2023 Manager Milena Bertoni named her World Cup squad. After getting her first cap as the youngest Italian ever in a friendly against Morocco last Saturday, 16 year old Barcelona B midfielder Giulia Dragoni made the list. She is also the only player playing outside of Serie A. 9 Juve players made the team while 14 overall are on World Cup squads including one on Canada. Roma is next highest at 8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted July 5, 2023 Author Share Posted July 5, 2023 (edited) South Korea will be at their third straight World Cup and fourth overall, but have advanced to the knockout stage only once when they reached R16 in Canada. Korean World Cup squad is dominated by 18 players from the semi-pro WK League. 8 play for Incheon Hyundai while 6 are with Suwon. 2 are in the WSL and 1 each from Liga F/Damallsvenskan/US youth soccer. 16 year old American-born Casey Phair is the second 16 year old selected to a 2023 World Cup squad so far. She is also the first first mixed-race player of any gender to play for South Korea. South Korea is set to play Haiti on Saturday in Seoul. Edited July 5, 2023 by red card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted July 5, 2023 Author Share Posted July 5, 2023 (edited) Canada 2015 was a watershed moment for Colombian women's football as they made the R16. Atletico Hulla became the first Colombian women side to win Copa Libertadores in 2018. In 2022, Colombia made the Copa America final in a 1-0 loss to Brazil. However, since 2015, active and former players, trainers, and their families have reported cases of sexual harassment, assault, and not being paid. Several players have not been called up to play – retribution for speaking out about the conditions in the national team. 11 of the squad play in Colombia's Liga Femenina, 6 play in Brasileiro Women, 5 in Liga F and 1 in Spain's third tier. Colombia defeated Panama 2-0 and then tied Panama 1-1 in June. They're set to play China and also Ireland in a friendly on 14 July. Edited July 6, 2023 by red card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted July 5, 2023 Author Share Posted July 5, 2023 (edited) Steel Roses squad has 6 veterans who have played at two World Cups. 3 more players have featured in France while the remaining 14 players will be making their first appearance. All the 23 play domestically, except Wu Chengshu of Canberra United, Wang Shuang with Racing Louisville and Shen Mengyu of Celtic. 8 play for Wuhan Jianghan University and 5 are with Shanghai Shengli of Women's Super League. The reigning Asian champions have set a goal of reaching the quarterfinals as they were knocked out at R16 in France. China is set to depart from Guangzhou on Friday and head to their base camp in Adelaide. Warm-up matches will be played against Brazil and Colombia on 13 July and 17 respectively. Edited July 5, 2023 by red card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kacbru Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 Guardian has been doing a preview of every team. Canada's came out today: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/jul/06/womens-world-cup-2023-team-guides-part-six-canada kobasew19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted July 6, 2023 Author Share Posted July 6, 2023 Ireland lost 3-0 to France in a friendly in Dublin. Over 7k in attendance which is the largest home crowd ever to see Ireland women play. Ireland carried play in first half till the last minute. Then, they give up two goals. Very poor second half, looked lost and offered no threat as France raised a level. Ireland play Colombia on 14 July in their last tune up. narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted July 7, 2023 Author Share Posted July 7, 2023 (edited) Likely the deepest dive you'll hear about Group B will be the 1 hour of content from Total Soccer Show. They couldn't think of Canada's nickname. So, they came up with the Compartmentalizers. They're not convinced Canada is the 7th best in the world. Underwhelmed by them tactically. Concerned about midfield. Hyped about Grosso. Aussies could make semis. Nigeria will be bottom of the group but may have smash and grab moments (like Canada men at Qatar). Ireland will score from a header as 35% of their goals in qualifying came from set pieces. One picked Ireland to finish second. https://open.spotify.com/episode/2OtOqEkYwiqMxobIilufa0 Edited July 7, 2023 by red card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted July 7, 2023 Author Share Posted July 7, 2023 (edited) Nigeria's American manager Randy Waldrum has come out swinging recently against the Nigerian Fed (NFF). This time, via On the Whistle podcast, he said a few players have been dismissed for speaking out the against NFF. They only got reinstated if they wrote an apology letter. He had 14 months of salary unpaid. 3 weeks ago, NFF paid 7 months of salary. Likewise, players per diem and bonus from playing friendlies 2 years ago haven't been paid. For allowing him to pick the 23 for the World Cup with no input from NFF management, NFF told him he can’t bring his American assistant. FIFA allows 22 staff to come to the World Cup (flight/accomodation paid) but he has only 11. US has scouts in Europe to watch friendlies. He can only look at video since he has no scouts. Last October, his FIFA contact said US$960k was paid to Federations for World Cup prep and will front the money for business class tickets if a Federation is cash strapped. Canada paying for Nigeria's expenses for the Celebration Tour is only reason they came to Canada since he wanted to a play a team more in line with Nigeria’s quality to boost their confidence (and likely one of the reasons Canada Soccer's expenses ballooned). Rumours are now that Waldrum may be fired before they play Canada. And players may boycott Canada match because NFF has cancelled their bonus money payouts. NFF response: Edited July 7, 2023 by red card rkomar and Kent 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted July 7, 2023 Author Share Posted July 7, 2023 Jade Rose being out will limit Priestman's flexibility as she could have played as a 6 or anywhere on the back line. Carle or BSG maybe back in the mix. rkomar, jhoops__ and Kent 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted July 7, 2023 Author Share Posted July 7, 2023 (edited) Costa Rica 23 player squad has been released with largely domestic players. 16 play in the Costa Rican Women's Premier Division. 3 are unattached while 1 each play in D1 Arkema/LigaMX/NWSL/NCAA. They'll play South Africa in a friendly next Friday. Edited July 7, 2023 by red card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted July 7, 2023 Author Share Posted July 7, 2023 On 7/2/2023 at 4:29 PM, red card said: Player discontent continues to spread in WoSo territory. South African World Cup players refused to play in their send-off match vs Botswana over disputes about their contract and bonus payments. SABC also reported that players were also annoyed that the match was held at a non high profile stadium that seats only 5k. After a delay of an hour, match was played with players from local clubs including a 13 year old. https://www.news24.com/sport/soccer/bafanabafana/banyana-players-boycott-botswana-friendly-demanding-better-venue-20230702 Billionaire Patrice Motsepe stepped in via his foundation to give US$320k for the 23 players or about 14k/player. This is in addition to FIFA's min payout of $30k/player. This ended the standoff and players are in Australia. The South African players' union said that the players had no proper contracts or written agreements stating exactly what they would be paid to play for their country at the World Cup. Last year, 2005 FIFA World Player of the Year nominee, Portia Modise, said she was paid at times $20/match and lived in a shack. https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37963799/south-africa-women-wc-players-get-funding-pay-dispute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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