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1 week ago | 
sounderatheart.com | Andrew Tingkang |Jeremiah Oshan
Leo Messi is inevitable. LAFC took a 1-0 lead to Miami and before long saw themselves up 2-0 on aggregate with the away goal tiebreaker. And yet. And yet! Messi scores a banger out of nowhere, a really weird ball in bounces over everyone and LAFC can't clear it off the line, and finally LAFC give up a late PK and Messi calmly buries it for the 3-2 lead and eventual win. This was his third full 90 match in a week, leaving us with the question: will he show up to Chicago?
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3 weeks ago | 
sounderatheart.com | Andrew Tingkang |Jeremiah Oshan
Well, that was certainly A Week. Hopefully you were happy with your score, because I sure left a lot on the table. My biggest mistake was not listening to myself and going with the wrong Nashville defender, but that's the way the season goes. Some way overperformed in the international week, many others disappointed. I'm okay with my overall rank (427), but I have some work to do to make it back to the FCL since I am definitely not making it this round.
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1 month ago | 
sounderatheart.com | Susie Rantz |Andrew Tingkang
A few data points that explain the Reign's 1-1 draw in their season opener. Seattle Reign opened the 2025 season with a 1-1 draw at Lumen Field against Gotham FC, a team that finished in third place on the NWSL table last year. After giving up a goal early in the second half, the Reign responded well. Three minutes after subbing into the match, Emeri Adames scored the equalizer after throwing her body on the line to block a Gotham clearance during a scramble in the box.
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1 month ago | 
sounderatheart.com | Andrew Tingkang |Susie Rantz
Seattle Reign kicked off the 2025 NWSL season with a comeback 1-1 draw against Gotham FC. Right after halftime, Gotham got on the scoresheet when forward Gabi Portilho's shot following a corner kick was deflected into the left corner. Emeri Adames scored the equalizer for the Reign in the 71st minute and ran to the corner flag pointing to the Reign crest on her jersey and getting the crowd hyped up. Gotham defender Mandy Freeman was sent off with a red card in the 87th minute.
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1 month ago | 
sounderatheart.com | Andrew Tingkang |Susie Rantz |Jeremiah Oshan
The Seattle Reign opened their 2025 NWSL campaign with a point at home against NJ/NY Gotham City FC. It was, perhaps, not the ideal result after holding momentum for much of the game and spending the last 10+ minutes (including stoppage) up a player. But it was a point nonetheless, a comeback point against a tough opponent.
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1 month ago | 
sounderatheart.com | Andrew Tingkang |Jeremiah Oshan
Week 4 is upon us with a new set of puzzles to solve. Will the teams in CCC, whether eliminated or not, have another week of hangover? Will any of the doormats wake from their slumber? Will New England finally score a goal? Will Miami or Vancouver finally lose a game? Then there are the two surprise teams: Philadelphia is undefeated and has the highest GD in the league, and San Diego is on seven of nine points after winning in their first trip to Salt Lake (SD: "what, like it's hard?").
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1 month ago | 
sounderatheart.com | Andrew Tingkang |Susie Rantz |Steve Voght
Laura Harvey's tactical approach asks a lot of her players, and the Reign had trouble effectively executing on it in many games last season. The roster has undergone a significant overhaul over the past 9 months to address those shortcomings. At least two new signings are expected to be in starting roles this year, and several other newer players are ready to make bigger contributions.
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1 month ago | 
sounderatheart.com | Andrew Tingkang |Susie Rantz |Steve Voght
Last year, there was only one game in town when it came to playing a fantasy NWSL game. This year, there are three! All of them have their pros and cons, so let's dig in to the options. ShePlaysThe dedicated team at ShePlays (sheplays.com.au) are volunteers in Australia that have been running women's soccer fantasy games since 2017. They have been covering WSL for six seasons, are running an NWSL league and a UWCL league and have had a World Cup league in the past.
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1 month ago | 
sounderatheart.com | Andrew Tingkang |Jeremiah Oshan
Greetings, everyone. I hope you're holding on as we get into the thick of the season. It is still very early, but I hope you've found some positives in your team values and points scored. This weekend will be another CCC-affected set of games as Vancouver, Seattle and Cincinnati prepare for road games in Mexico in addition to Columbus, LAFC, Galaxy and Miami keeping their eyes on next week's games with all to play for (mostly).
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1 month ago | 
sounderatheart.com | Andrew Tingkang |Jeremiah Oshan
I hope everyone is ready for another week of MLS Fantasy nonsense, where the points are made up and only matter a little bit. We had plenty of carryover from last season: Messi had a pair of excellent assists, Benteke scored, Cincy and LAFC had stout defenses, and Portland was bad. Then there were some things that will take getting used to if they become a trend: Atlanta may have a great offense, the Galaxy might be bad (for now, at least), and San Jose is like good good?
