FootyPop: Christen Press to Undergo Fourth Surgery to Recover From Knee Injury
It’s here! The World Cup is finally here! Games kick off early Thursday morning, and the USWNT will play their first match on Friday against Vietnam. Christen Press announced another update on her injury recovery journey; the USWNT is getting a Netflix docuseries, won at the ESPYs, and much more. Check out this past week’s women’s soccer news!
High of the Weekend
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The time is finally here! The World Cup starts this week, and it’s incredible how many NWSL players have been called up for their respective national teams! Sixteen different teams have NWSL representation–that’s half! Not only are we excited to see all our favorite NWSL stars on the world stage, but it just points to the quality and growth of the league to have so much talent in this World Cup.
Low of the Weekend
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Christen Press is going through every athlete’s recovery nightmare. She just announced she’d be undergoing a fourth surgery on her knee. She tore her ACL last summer while playing for Angel City FC and has been going through a very, very long recovery process, made even longer by going through so many surgeries.
Press opened up on her Instagram about her emotions surrounding this news, especially how difficult it was to let go of her World Cup aspirations. Our thoughts are with her as she navigates through such a tough time physically and mentally!
News of the Weekend
Republic of Ireland’s last warm up match before the #wwc2023 against Colombia abandoned due to it becoming overly physical. pic.twitter.com/y8HnPPFrbe
— Tom Hamilton (@tomhamiltonespn) July 14, 2023
There were a couple more friendly matches this past week in preparation for the World Cup starting this week. Some were open to the media, while others were closed door. Ireland and Colombia were scheduled for a behind-closed-doors friendly, but it was canceled after twenty minutes because it became overly physical.
Star Irish midfielder Denise O’Sullivan was taken to the hospital after twenty minutes of play with an injury to her shin. Whether she’ll be available for Ireland’s first group stage match is still unknown.
It’s a shame that a friendly scrimmage resulted in an injury and was abandoned so early because of overly physical play, mainly because the tournament begins this week, and all we want to see is each team with healthy players!
Save of the Weekend
What a SAVE(s) from @CharlotteEagles pic.twitter.com/v1jeV6IDt7
— Women’s Premier Soccer League (@WPSL) July 16, 2023
Check out these saves from the goalkeepers for the Charlotte Eagles! The first save is immaculate, and the way she resets for the second one points to the quality talent that the WPSL is developing!
Team of the Weekend
The 2023 @ESPYS winners of the Arthur Ashe Courage Award, the United States women's national soccer team!@GettyVIP @USWNT #ESPYS
📸: @KevinMazur pic.twitter.com/p0E2lmjhpM
— Getty Images Sport (@GettySport) July 13, 2023
We have to shout out our very own USWNT, who won the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPYs for their work toward achieving equal pay.
The US Women's World Cup Team will be the subject of our next sports docuseries!
The series will follow the most decorated team in international soccer history (Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, Alyssa Thompson & more) as they strive to capture their third World Cup title in a row. pic.twitter.com/SPwEZeRNDN
— Netflix (@netflix) July 17, 2023
Additionally, Netflix announced that the USWNT will be the subject of a new sports docuseries!
Transfer of the Weekend
¡BOMBAZOOOO! ⚽🔥#LigaFemenilxFSMX Mia Fishel deja Tigres y su próximo destino está en Europa… ¡con Chelsea!
🎙@sergiotrevino9 pic.twitter.com/xGWJ2ZWp3h
— FOX Femenil (@FOXGolFemenil) July 17, 2023
Mia Fishel is headed to Chelsea! The former UCLA Bruin has been killing it in the Liga MX Femenil for Tigres. The move to the FA WSL is huge for developing talent, and we can’t wait to see what Fishel does there!
Chelsea has been making huge moves this transfer window after signing Catarina Macario and Ashley Lawrence already.
Upset of the Weekend
Selma Bacha was stretchered off the pitch in tears in the 96th minute after a nasty ankle injury.
With you, @BachaSelma 💙 pic.twitter.com/A6INQDMcfg
— Women’s Transfer News (@womenstransfer) July 14, 2023
Australia and France played a sold-out friendly match last week, and a goal from young star Mary Fowler gave Australia the 1-0 win. Australia could be one of the most underrated teams. They’ve quietly been building up to a point where they could feasibly beat any of the nine teams above them in the FIFA rankings.
However, during the match, Selma Bacha, a rising star for France, injured her ankle and was stretchered off the field.
What to Look Forward To
World Cup
Thursday, June 21: USWNT vs. Vietnam at 9:00 PM ET/6:00 PM PT
Fav Social Media Post
“Thanks for the inspo!”@mPinoe 🤝 Tazuni pic.twitter.com/2lLQcrXJy7
— U.S. Women's National Soccer Team (@USWNT) July 11, 2023
We had to include Pinoe’s twinning moment with Tazuni, the World Cup mascot!
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