FootyPop: The San Diego Wave Signs a Rising Young Star
This past week was full of womenโs soccer, with the Womenโs African Cup of Nations reaching a conclusion and the Womenโs EURO quarterfinals taking place. Additionally, the San Diego Wave signed a promising new player, Kansas City signed a French player, and much more. So, without further ado, hereโs this weekโs womenโs soccer news.
High of the Weekendย
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The San Diego Wave just signed Jaedyn Shaw at just 17 years old. Shaw is a midfielder out of Texas who Casey Stoney said has a bright future on the team. Weโre excited to see what this young player can do!ย
Low of the Weekend
Afgelopen. Ons #WEURO2022 eindigt hier. ๐
#FRANED pic.twitter.com/zL09D7eBO7— OranjeLeeuwinnen (@oranjevrouwen) July 23, 2022
The Netherlands, the defending Womenโs EURO champions, was just eliminated from the tournament in a 1-0 loss to France. They didnโt have the best performance even though they were expected to have a great run, partially due to the absence of star Vivianna Miedema at the start of the tournament. The game against France was much the same, a ton of defending and incredible saves. But, in the end, a penalty was the thing that stopped the game from heading to PKs. It was a good call, but still disappointing to see the reigning champs go down like this.ย
News of the Weekendย
CHAMPIONS OF THE INAUGURAL SEASON ๐ฃ@TormentaWLeague win the 2022 USL W League Final! #MNvTRM | #ForTheW pic.twitter.com/SNYNDtAFZh
— USL W League (@USLWLeague) July 24, 2022
The USL W League named its champions! Tormenta FC, out of south Georgia, took home the title in the final match against the Minnesota Aurora FC. Tormenta FC won 2-1 in extra time of the game.ย ย
Fail of the Weekend
Absolute howler by the Austrian goal keeper in the ๐ฑ๐ฑ#womenseuros2022 just now
Germany win 2-0 with a gifted 2nd goal โฝ๏ธโฝ๏ธ
Free football tips here from #ballerz >> https://t.co/d60OJ6XPza #howler #gift #ger #austria #EURO2022 #germanladies #fyp pic.twitter.com/WH5YcqNODa
— BALLERZ_tips (@BALLERZ_tips) July 21, 2022
Germany beat Austria last week 2-0 in the Womenโs EURO. Germany definitely showed as the better team, but until the last minute of the match, the scoreline was only 1-0. Austria tried to play out the back repeatedly in the match, with little success. Germany pressed hard on this goal kick, which resulted in this goal, unfortunately for Austria.ย
Win of the Weekendย
๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข ๐#TeamSouthAfrica win the #TotalEnergiesWAFCON2022 for the first time in their history! ๐#TotalEnergiesWAFCON2022 | #EmpoweringOurGame pic.twitter.com/aaEyPvFPd2
— #TotalEnergiesWAFCON2022 (@CAFwomen) July 23, 2022
South Africa takes home the Womenโs Africa Cup of Nations championship title for the first time in history! South Africa beat host country Morocco 2-1 in the tournamentโs final match.ย
Transfer of the Weekendย
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Claire Lavogez recently signed to the KC Current. A midfielder player, Lavogez last played for FC Girondins de Bordeaux in France.
Goal of the Weekendย
The match-winner โฝ๐คฉ
โก A ๐๐ท๐๐ฝ๐ณ๐ด๐๐ฑ๐พ๐ป๐ by @StanwayGeorgia โก#WEUROMoments | #WEURO2022 | @Lays_football pic.twitter.com/iedHbBBJDm
— UEFA Women's EURO 2022 (@WEURO2022) July 20, 2022
England beat Spain 2-1 in overtime during the Womenโs EURO quarterfinals last week. Spain was up 1-0 until the end of the second half when Ella Toone took matters into her own hands and put one in the back of the net. Then, in the seventh minute of overtime, Georgia Stanway unleashed a cracking goal that sealed the deal for England. The stands were going crazy as England is the host country!
What to Look Forward To
Euros
Tuesday, June 26: England vs. Sweden
Wednesday, June 27: Germany vs. France
NWSL
Friday, July 29: North Carolina Courage vs Washington Spirit at 7:00 PM ET/4:00 PM PT
Friday, July 29: Racing Louisville vs. Portland Thorns at 8:00 PM ET/5:00 PM PT
Saturday, July 30: Chicago Red Stars vs. San Diego Wave at 8:00 PM ET/5:00 PM PT
Saturday, July 30: Angel City FC vs. OL Reign at 10:30 PM ET/7:30 PM PT
Sunday, July 31: Gotham FC vs. Houston Dash at 5:00 PM ET/2:00 PM PT
Sunday, July 31: Kansas City Current vs. Orlando Pride at 7:00 PM ET/4:00 PM PT
Fav Social Media Postย
Catarina Macario's free kick in the FIFA 23 reveal trailer. pic.twitter.com/0AQavmgVkK
— Jacob Cristobal (@jacobcristobal) July 20, 2022
The new FIFA trailer featuring Catarina Macario was released, and wowโฆ itโs epic, to say the least.ย
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