NEW: In the W Gold Cup and SheBelieves, the #USWNT ramped up their preparations for the Emma Hayes era. Trophies were won, but now it's time to ask:

Is this team better prepared to contend at the Olympics than it was when it exited the World Cup? theathletic.com/5409146/2024/0…

A team announcement from Aston Martin: Fernando Alonso is here to stay #F1

The interim #uswnt era is over and the team is in about as good a place as it can be in preparation for the Hayes era. Amidst uncertainty and World Cup fallout, through Gold Cup and SheBelieves, the US seems ready for what's next:

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Women’s hockey HAS to get off NHL Network. There’s U.S. talent to call these games too. But someone else has gotta get these rights, pronto.

Inching closer to that Olympic roster… Jeff Rueter Steph Yang | Horrible Soccer Goose and I are back with 2.0 in trying to figure who’s heading to France. #USWNT

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The #Paris2024 groups are officially locked in! 🔐

If you didn’t read it in 2022, now’s the time to read this one from Chantel Jennings

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Initial thoughts from tonight's #USWNT SheBelieves Cup win from Steph Yang | Horrible Soccer Goose (on site again), Jeff Rueter and me.

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You guys don't get it the Sweden shootout changed Alyssa Naeher on a molecular level.

The #USWNT made it interesting, but win on penalties to defeat Canada and yet another SheBelieves trophy.

ALYSSA NAEHER IS DRUGS

god she is a STONE COLD penalty kick taker

weird that both games went to penalties today, huh?

Absolutely clutch 🔥

Barbra Banda scores both goals in Zambia’s 2-0 win over Morocco to send them to the 2024 Olympics 🇿🇲

📸 Zambia WNT

Could definitely hear some boos on the broadcast this time when Korbin Albert subbed on. #USWNT

SOPH EQUALIZES!!!!

#USWNT x @vw

Good finish from Sophia Smith, but the quick passing from Davidson to Shaw to Smith for the set-up: good. #USWNT

Meanwhile:

unfortunately my only real thought about this game so far is that I know the jersey design element is at the hip but I thought “it’s a butt sash” and now I’m never gonna not think that

Well, we know Japan’s homework ahead of the Olympics.