Neurotic Soccer

Soccer & Footy forever. in particular #NWSL, #UWCL, #ALeagueWomen, #USWNT #Matildas. also #AFLW and even #AFLM. Sport is for Everyone.

[Neurotic Soccer @neuroticsoccer]

honestly if we could love Rebecca Stott any more, this reveal of absolute nerdery and sonic superpowers would do it

[The Women's Game @WomensGameMIB]

"I hear this noise, and I'm like, oh my gosh, is that a Mavic Pro?!" 🧐

New Zealand defender @stotty_13 tells @sammymewy how they found out about the Canada drone 🇳🇿

[Craig F̶o̶s̶t̶e̶r̶ @Craig_Foster]

Football is multicultural.

We believe that all Aussies should respect their ancestral backgrounds, while being wholly committed to Australia.

As the Socceroos said:

‘Many backgrounds. Shared purpose.’

That does not mean, nor has ever meant one culture, but many cultures in the same game, same country, with shared identity as Aussies.

Any attempts to argue otherwise, or misappropriate our history of the game which has always reflected Australia’s cultural makeup, from our British roots to our immigration story (and sadly not yet fully our ancient history), are opportunistic and misconceived.

In football, like in Australia, we celebrate our many backgrounds while uniting as Aussies.

In our clubs, our players, our game, our national teams.

The new doco ‘Wogball’ explains how the game helped integrate many communities over more than a century, and created the Socceroos team, and country, we see today.

Our crowds are proudly multicultural. Our players are proudly multicultural. Our clubs are proudly multicultural. And the National Teams are proudly multicultural.

And all equally Australian.

Many backgrounds. One purpose.

Anything else is an insult to football.

And the @Socceroos

[shireenahmed.bsky.social @_shireenahmed_]

ENG had 79% possession and GHA had 21%. Result: nil-nil.
This is the most possession a team has had at a men's World Cup without winning - since they started keeping records.

[Marissa Lordanic @marissalordanic]

It remains one of my favourite World Cup things where I click through my Instagram stories and it's just people in various locations watching the World Cup by various means

[Marissa Lordanic @marissalordanic]

christ the redeemkerr

[Craig F̶o̶s̶t̶e̶r̶ @Craig_Foster]

The remaining Iranian Women’s Team members left the country last night.

The Australian Federal Police were rightly concerned about their forced removal, given that a number had already sought asylum, and needed to ensure that all players had an opportunity to understand and exercise their right to protection.

Several more took the decision to leave their life behind, and stay.

The Malaysian government should also be sure to offer protection today, before the group leaves for Turkey. And international media should continue to track the team’s safety.

Grave concerns remain for their safety. And of the family members of those remaining in Australia.

This is the horrific reality of human rights abuse and the tragic decisions people must make, where every choice is dangerous for them, a loved one, or both.

The scenes of heartbreak, anguish and needing to make impossible decisions that touched the hearts of so many Australians, are ones that play out every minute, of every day, all around the world.

Australians might have a better insight into those pressures after the past few days, hopefully.

The first priority is to ensure that no harm comes to the returning group. Were that to happen, Iranian football would be held responsible, as the protection of their players is a priority of every Federation.

The global football community should ensure that we monitor the returning women and do all we can to encourage the game’s stakeholders to guarantee their safety.

FIFA has a responsibility to ensure a safe environment for all women players. Any time a player feels any form of risk, they should have safe outlets to express that concern. These must be in place in future.

Only when football federations and governments understand there are consequences for the persecution and coercion of female athletes, will anything change.

All player and athlete rights groups should now campaign for major reform of athlete safety processes. This can’t be allowed to happen again.

The group in Australia also have a very long road ahead. Their international careers are over, they’ve lost everything they cherished and will have to rebuild their lives.

Community members are fundraising for them. Once satisfied the funds will be ethically distributed, please give something for them to begin their new life.

Thankyou to all those who advocated from the community, those at risk and silenced always need people of compassion to fight for their rights.

Also, the Australian football authorities, all organisations that advocated for them, the AFP and the Aust Govt. While the seeking of asylum is always deeply politicised, Australians can take pride that so many cared and that, in a climate where international law is under attack and our adherence wildly inconsistent, we undertook our responsibilities to this group.

Now, we should all do what we can to create a world where every person, every woman, every child is protected.

And not only in sport.

[KING 5 Sports @KING5Sports]

"The joke was distasteful and unfortunate...Now I have to sit in front of you...and explain someone else's behavior. It's not my responsibility."

- @TeamUSA captain and Torrent forward Hilary Knight on the call and joke by President Donald Trump.

[Craig F̶o̶s̶t̶e̶r̶ @Craig_Foster]

FIFA has a duty to respect ‘all internationally-recognised human rights’, as included in the International Bill of Rights.

These include the right to life, freedom from discrimination, freedom from torture, right to be treated with dignity in detention, to health (food, water, housing), to fair trial, to equality before the law, to education, freedom from hunger, rights of mothers to special protection before and after birth.

The Trump ‘Board of Peace’ is violating every one of them.

And Infantino is wearing the hat.

[Mel Killingsworth @mehlsbells]

Canadian Curling getting caught by Sweden's carefully set cameras is the cheating sequel to DroneGate from the Summer Olympics

where Canada Soccer was caught cheating bc NZL's Rebekah Stott can ID a spy drone by sound

[Bradley Jurd @BradleyJurd]

Let’s have a multicultural round and celebrate all cultures, but actually not all cultures and only the ones we like

[B/R Football @brfootball]

Crystal Dunn has announced her retirement.

▪️ World Cup champion 🏆
▪️ Olympic gold medalist 🥇
▪️ NWSL champion 🏆🏆🏆
▪️ 160 USWNT caps

Legendary career 👏🇺🇸

[Mel Killingsworth @mehlsbells]

AFL refuse to let W teams all play each other during a season; bork the grounds / game timings; don't care if they play finals in 35 degree heat

yet we still get games like #AFLWNorthDees

These players are marvelous, deserve the world

[Neurotic Soccer @neuroticsoccer]

@JordanTHFCFFC Horrific fixturing yet another thing they've been practicing on AFLW . . .

[Marnie Vinall @marnievinall]

Where the comp is currently at, 100 games in the W is without a doubt a major milestone.

It’s taken players 10 seasons to get here - and only the very best and consistent inaugural players have been able to do it so far.

[Neurotic Soccer @neuroticsoccer]

if you're looking for great soccer / football coverage, of the world but especially Australia, and including the women's game, may we suggest the new

https://t.co/LpFWZC1wrD

[Rebecca Hayne @BeccaHayne]

Pledge your allegiance to the zippy fish!!!!

https://t.co/EED2TSOp7F

[Gemma @glbastiani]

All time #AFLW leading goalkickers:

91 - Kate Hore
87 - Jasmine Garner
86 - Danielle Ponter
85 - Gemma Houghton
79 - Katie Brennan

[Marnie Vinall @marnievinall]

A deep dive in AFLW crowds and what the league plans to do about it.

Latest for @abcsport: https://t.co/sshvDGgKPK

[Marnie Vinall @marnievinall]

Would rather ‘full fixture’ over ‘fearless’

[Neurotic Soccer @neuroticsoccer]

From a coaching and etc perspective, sub her off!

From a 'history repeating itself' and 'internal meme' perspective tho . . .

[katy ★ ★ @walti13lia]

like why is she still playing? you have wini and tash on the bench? it’s a friendly!!

[Neurotic Soccer @neuroticsoccer]

@Oscar_NASCARfan @hasumpstuffedup Players should not be forced or even encouraged to 'just get off the ground'

if they have things like a concussion, dislocation, tear, or cracked ribs as here, can make so much worse

in haze of shock & pain 'must get off field' the wrong message to have at their front of mind