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Alexis Monteith. Gen X. He/him. Back on this platform with a new account after a two-year break. Women's football from Jamaica and the world.

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Jamaican midfielder Destiny Powell has transferred to the University of Georgia after two years with Daytona State College.

The 19-year-old has represented Jamaica at the junior levels and has also been called up for the senior Reggae Girlz.

In her first year at Daytona State, she was named to the 2025 United Soccer Coaches Junior College All-America Team, the All-East Region Team, and the FCSAA Region 8 First Team.

After recording three goals and five assists that year, she improved to eight goals and four assists in 2026 to be ranked third on the team.

[Georgia Soccer @UGASoccer]

👋 Welcome to Athens, Destiny Powell!

ℹ️ Midfielder
📍 Kingston, Jamaica
🎓 Daytona State
⚽️ Frazsiers Whip FC

#GoDawgs 🐾

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Aoba Fujino confronting Andree Jeglertz later for pulling her out the game when she was on a hat-trick.

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21-year-old Nyema Ingleton has been named to the 2026 All-Big 12 First Team. The Canadian-born Jamaican defender ranked second on the West Virginia University team and was involved in eight shutouts, six of which came in Big 12 play. Leading the side with 1,529 minutes played this season, she started all 17 games, playing the full 90 minutes in 16 of them.

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Waiting for Reggae Girlz defender Tianna Harris to get her first win with Adelaide United who are 0-1-2 and sitting at the bottom of the A-League table. Sofascore gave her the team's highest rating (7.2) for the game against the Nix. A little consolation, at least.

[Yardie Ball @Yardie_Ball]

@sharpiecharlie Colorado's loss is OnlyFans' gain.

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What a great feeling to see Jamaica's Mimi Van Zanten among the nominees for NWSL Rookie of the Year. She has been outstanding in that right-back position for the San Diego Wave. Congratulations as well to the other nominees, Jordyn Dudley (Gotham) and Kat Rader (Houston Dash).

[National Women’s Soccer League @NWSL]

New and TRUE to it 🥇
Introducing your 2026 nominees for Rookie of the Year presented by @Ally!

[Yardie Ball @Yardie_Ball]

@rollisi_rights And not only does the NWSL ecosystem cover the clubs, you can watch interviews and podcasts featuring different players all the time. They don't just cover the NWSL. They cover the WSL a lot and other European teams. They are more entertaining to follow.

[Yardie Ball @Yardie_Ball]

@rollisi_rights And the media, pundits and commentators in the WSL deserve blame, too. I've almost given up on the WSL's media and social media ecosystem. They think I want to hear about Arsenal every day. The ecosystem is different in the NWSL. They are balanced in covering all the clubs.

[Yardie Ball @Yardie_Ball]

I've said many times in the past that Khadija 'Bunny' Shaw was underrated, and that she has only been getting recognition recently because she is impossible to ignore. But she continues, all the time, to prove that she is better than you thought she was. So I think it is still fair to say she is underrated, and the recognition has not caught up with her yet.

[OptaJoe @OptaJoe]

9 - Four of Khadija Shaw's record nine WSL hat-tricks have been 'perfect', the only player to net more than one in the competition's history.

Extraordinaire. #OptaOnWSL

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How was your weekend?

Bunny Shaw scored her ninth WSL hat-trick in her 150th appearance for Manchester City.

AFC Toronto captain Nikayla Small scored against Ottawa Rapid, helping secure a big playoff victory in the Canadian Northern Super League semifinals.

Drew Spence assisted Olivia Holdt's winning goal in Tottenham's 2-1 comeback win over Brighton.

Mikayla Dayes scored for Metz in France, while Kayla McKenna found the net for GC Frauen in Switzerland.

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Drew Spence assists Olivia Holdt for Tottenham's winner in their 2-1 victory over Brighton. Look at Spence celebrate. Love to see it. So grateful to have her skill, experience and leadership in the Reggae Girlz.

[Tottenham Hotspur Women @SpursWomen]

Oli completes the turnaround 😍

Watch LIVE on SPURSPLAY! 📺

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@sharpiecharlie This is a gem. An absolute gem.

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You actually don't see all of it in this clip but Nikayla Small received the ball higher up towards the half-way line. The Jamaican midfielder then progressed it through the Ottawa Rapid half, initiating the passing sequence that broke into the box, and then received the ball again to fire it into the net.

She won a Player of the Match award for her performance in this game.

[Northern Super League @NorthernSuperLg]

Now THAT'S a pretty passing play 😍

[Yardie Ball @Yardie_Ball]

Congrats to Nikayla Small who was named in Canada's 2026 Northern Super League Team of the Season. The 23-year-old Jamaican midfielder is captain of AFC Toronto.

[Northern Super League @NorthernSuperLg]

Your 2026 NSL Team of the Season 👏

NSL Awards, presented by @doordash_ca⁣⁣⁣
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Votre Équipe d'étoiles de la saison de la SLN 2026 👏

Honneurs SLN, présentés par @doordash_ca

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Bunny Shaw is serious about getting her match ball after scoring a hat-trick for Manchester City against West Ham 😅

For a little while, it was nowhere to be found. She's trying to smile about it, but she's not joking 😂

"Where's my ball?"