Hands up if you made your NWSL starting debut today #FlyingKiwis pic.twitter.com/Zs55hhbH6q
— The Niche Cache (@thenichecache) June 17, 2024
Kiwi Women Overseas
Utah hang on will be their first win since 23rd March, and only their 2nd all season.
Utah Royals with Macey Fraser in the starting eleven:
— The Niche Cache (@thenichecache) June 17, 2024
100% winning record (1/1)
Utah Royals without Macey Fraser in the starting eleven:
8.3% winning record (1/12)
The Royals have yet to concede in 137 mins with Fraser on the pitch https://t.co/ESo74eCt6G
Miley Clegg an unused sub for Racing Louisville yesterday, in a 2-0 win over the Houston Dash
Hah, typical Kiwi. Undersells herself completely. Looking happy though.
Miley Clegg an unused sub for Racing Louisville yesterday, in a 2-0 win over the Houston Dash
Hah, typical Kiwi. Undersells herself completely. Looking happy though.
I'm guessing you meant to respond to another post ,with this link to a chat to Fraser from last week.
Brief chat with Fraser in Utah.
https://youtu.be/Z3EoHnEogz0
Here's Coach A-Rod after Macey Fraser's first #NWSL start with @UtahRoyalsFC pic.twitter.com/14C4kcbdsV
— Salt City FC (@saltcityfc) June 17, 2024
USL Super League Transfer News!
— TheWomensFootballInsight (@WFInsight) June 17, 2024
Lexington SC have announced the signing of Grace Wisnewski!
The 21 year old is a New Zealand international who has spent the last 3 years at Wellington Phoenix in the A League
She is Lexington’s 1st official signing@USLSuperLeague @LexSporting https://t.co/6GOactbkn4
Nice move for Wisnewski that.
Liking these gutsy moves for young Kiwi female footballers. Hopefully plenty of playing time coming her way.
As the tweet states as well - First official signing for USL Super League signing for Lexington.
Good luck Grace. 👏
Expect many more ALW players to head stateside
Expect many more ALW players to head stateside
Future Division I status in the US. Guess that means it will run in competition to the NWSL? Although all the articles I've read about it have stated the expansion of pro football in the women's game in the country, rather than trying to slug it out to be the #1 league.
Seasons won't be aligned either as such - With a Fall season, followed by a winter break, and then a spring season for a 28 game campaign + playoffs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USL_Super_League
The quality of ALW you suspect will drop, not only as the best young players like Wisnewski leave, but alot of the non NWSL American visa players will now sign for this 2nd tier US league rather than play in the ALW. Hailey Davidson has already done it. Likely Breslin, Speckmaier & Cox are getting offers. And then older ALW veterans will also be targets. Suspect Hannah Wilkinson has left Melb City due to signing over there.
Similar to how increased cash in the Saudi 2nd division made it more difficult to recruit quality visa players for the ALM, the quality of visa players in the ALW may drop off.
Is going to make it hard for Auckland FC to start assembling a competitive ALW squad in 12 months. They would have been targeting players like Wilkinson, just like the men's team are signing Tommy Smith etc.
At least the Nix have girls teams in their Academy, plus have signed most of the better domestic players (esp from Canterbury Pride) in their first 3 seasons.
Expect many more ALW players to head stateside
Make it a league and cup double for Malia Steinmetz, no sweat #FlyingKiwis https://t.co/RZ7DOWZaXt
— The Niche Cache (@thenichecache) June 19, 2024
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2024/06/22/united-states/national-womens-soccer-league/orlando-pride/utah-royals/4312211/
38 yr old Brazilian legend Marta with a double.
Two of Fraser's team mates got dragged at HT, so she must have done better than them.
Macey Fraser getting front row seats to a Marta special. https://t.co/I15be9fEfk
— Phillip Rollo (@ByPhillipRollo) June 22, 2024
💙 #RangersFC Football Club are today delighted to announce that Victoria Esson has signed a contract extension until summer 2025.
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Maybe a loan deal down to one of the clubs in the new USL Super League comp, post the Olympics?? That comp kicks off in August, though it does seem like it's almost being set up to potentially rival the NWSL, so loan deals not really possible. But yeah now seems a long time since Clegg played any club football.
https://www.racingloufc.com/news/2024/06/23/team-news-jaelin-howell-returns-to-racing-lineup-at-seattle/
The substitutes bench includes defender Ellie Jean; midfielders Jordan Baggett, Kayla Fischer and Linda Motlhalo; winger Maddie Pokorny; and forwards Parker Goins, Uchenna Kanu and Reilyn Turner.
Macey Fraser's Utah Royals play today
Batwoman with a brace???
Well colour me surprised!
Macey Fraser getting front row seats to a Marta special. https://t.co/I15be9fEfk
— Phillip Rollo (@ByPhillipRollo) June 22, 2024
The story in that game is Barbra Banda who reportedly has hyperandrogenism and was twice as fast as anyone else on the pitch - well, twice as fast as the Utah defence for sure.
As always these situations are complex. FIFA for a time ruled Banda ineligible to play international football for Zambia, but that then got overturned and she played in the WWC last year.
Satchell played 15 games (11 starts) with 2 goals for London City (8th of 12 teams).
22 game season in the English 2nd tier.
Paige Satchell joins the free agent gang #FlyingKiwis https://t.co/gamsKcVwB1
— The Niche Cache (@thenichecache) June 25, 2024
Also Macey Fraser came early off for Utah in her NSLW game with a hammy twinge.
Only Abby Erceg this week (for Racing Louisville), no Milly Clegg. MC dropped out of both matchday squads for Louisville after a few injury recoveries knocked her deeper in the queue. That sorta explains why she couldn’t scrap a debut from five previous bench selections... not that there’s anything to panic about there. You don’t just walk into an NWSL team as a teenager.
There are only ten players Clegg’s age or younger who’ve featured so far this season (in NWSL) and none for Louisville – whose youngest player is Reilyn Turner who is three years older than Clegg. Keep in mind that Clegg was given a three-year contract. If the first year is just for development then that’s still going to advance her career nicely.
Clegg back in the match day squad, but still frustratingly an unsed sub as Racing Louisville (9th) lose 0-1 to Bay (8th)
Clegg back in the match day squad, but still frustratingly an unsed sub as Racing Louisville (9th) lose 0-1 to Bay (8th)
That's 2 goals in 3 games. For a team at the bottom of the table, not bad returns.
From 0.30 of clip
https://x.com/i/status/1806942601066553825
#AngelCityFC head coach Becki Tweed said Ali Riley's current injury will not impact her availability for the Olympics:
— Kamran Nia (@kamran_nia) June 28, 2024
"That's something that will be resolved. She's in a good space. She's progressing. She's really close right now, which is great..."
That's 2 goals in 3 games. For a team at the bottom of the table, not bad returns.
From 0.30 of clip
https://x.com/i/status/1806942601066553825
Errington will likely get a bigger role at the Nix this ALW season.
Meanwhile in the Victorian NPL, Nicole Cooper and Helena Errington both scored bangers in the same game (for opposing teams) pic.twitter.com/rt3ZW1eajd
— The Niche Cache (@thenichecache) July 2, 2024
Cooper (formerly Eastern Suburbs) has 9 goals in 15 games for Brunswick Juve
— The Niche Cache (@thenichecache) July 2, 2024
Also, Deven Jackson has 6 goals in 7 games for Box Hill
Over in NSW, Nicola Dominikovich’s 12 goals for Northern Tigers makes her fifth top scorer, while Kelli Brown also has 7 goals for Macarthur Rams
Aston Villa Women are pleased to announce Anna Leat has signed a new contract until June 2025, with the option to extend for a further year! ✍️
— Aston Villa Women (@AVWFCOfficial) July 3, 2024
I see Utah Royals have signed Tanaka from Japan. She will definitely help them at the pointy end!
I see Utah Royals have signed Tanaka from Japan. She will definitely help them at the pointy end!
The new interim head coach is a 29 year old Belgian guy who's been coaching in the women's game since he was 21.
Is 0-0 in Seattle, between the hosts (13th) and Utah (14th/last).
No Fraser. Also no Clegg in the earlier game for Racing Louisville, so presuming the Ferns are already gathering in France.
I see Utah Royals have signed Tanaka from Japan. She will definitely help them at the pointy end!
The new interim head coach is a 29 year old Belgian guy who's been coaching in the women's game since he was 21.
Is 0-0 in Seattle, between the hosts (13th) and Utah (14th/last).
No Fraser. Also no Clegg in the earlier game for Racing Louisville, so presuming the Ferns are already gathering in France.
Not shown as on international duty like Henry there French player.
Having another technical player like Tanaka around Fraser will definitely help show off Frasers ability..
Good effort by Blake to pick up a gig at that level. Given others like Paige Satchell have either been released by their Championship clubs, or seen their team relegated like Jacqui Hand at Lewes.
ICYMI: Learn Māori Abroad delivered a powerful Haka in honor of Ali Riley before she embarked on her Olympic journey.
— Angel City FC (@weareangelcity) July 11, 2024
The ACFC Family is rooting for you, @RileyThree! 🇳🇿🌿🖤 pic.twitter.com/xCZRcFErf3