Diaspora United

Welp y'all, that was disappointing! Though it had been coming for the USWNT, we didn't expect it to end with Crystal Dunn playing RCB. Vlatko my guy, what is you doin?! Courtney & André try to answer that and many other questions in their deep dive of Canada's 1-0 victory. We discuss substitution patterns, hockey line changes, the problems with the midfield, Lindsey Horan's role, lament that w...

And that's that on the quarterfinal round of the Olympics, with Canada, Sweden, Australia and the United States moving on to the semis! Courtney & André return to talk through the results and bemoan the football gods pitting diaspora against diaspora in Canada and Brazil. Then we get into the USWNT's great escape over the Netherlands. We spotlight concerns about some performances and decisions...

Yes it's us again but this time we brought a friend! Courtney & André welcome in Texas A&M, Melbourne City and OL Reign star Ally Watt! Ally discusses the devastating injury she suffered twelve minutes into her NWSL career and her difficult path to recovery. She also talks about the mental strength required to reteach and re-train your body, and sheds insight on the long road back that peo...

Courtney & André try to process waking up at 4am for *that* USWNT performance. Before we get into it, we talk about how the real potential banger of the day – Brazil vs. Zambia – was marred by injuries and VAR deciding to insert itself for no good reason. Still, the overall story of the group stages is Barbra Banda and Zambia, who balled out and showed real resolve to keep it 1-0 for 80+ minut...

Courtney & André try to process waking up at 4am for *that* USWNT performance. Before we get into it, we talk about how the real potential banger of the day – Brazil vs. Zambia – was marred by injuries and VAR deciding to insert itself for no good reason. Still, the overall story of the group stages is Barbra Banda and Zambia, who balled out and showed real resolve to keep it 1-0 for 80+ minut...

Need to get caught up on everything that went down on matchday 2 of the Olympic Women's Football Tournament, don't worry, we got you! Courtney & André run through all of the results on the day and go wild over Zambia striker Barbra Banda's second consecutive Olympic hat-trick, which has never been done before in the history of history! We chat through all the matches and talk about how each gr...

WHEW! The USWNT made us get up before God and morality for THAT?! Courtney & André had to hop on the mics to react to the USWNT's 44-match unbeaten streak ending in emphatic fashion as they were mollywhopped by Sweden, 3-0. We talk about what went oh so wrong, what Sweden did to cause it, how the USWNT never adjusted, those pre-Olympics matches not being the smokescreen we thought they were, a...

Let's get it! Courtney & André are back with a fresh episode, and get this y'all, this is episode TWENTY-FIVE! First off we wanted to thank y'all for listening, sharing, following the pod account and showing us love, it truly means a lot to us! In this episode we start by running through the latest results in the NWSL, including a breakdown of the #DiasporaUnitedDerby plus shouts to Midge Purc...

Let's get it! We have a brand new episode for you in which Courtney & André talk through what it might sound like if they called an NWSL match. Then they do a quick wrap-up of some recent transfer news from across the women's football landscape, and do a rundown of the most recent NWSL results. After that they dive deeper into each match to discuss SYD LEROUX'S REVENGE TOUR, Ebony Salmon: Wife...

What's good y'all? It's Courtney & André back with another episode! First we run through the latest NWSL headlines and latest results, including a new leader at the top of the table, the oddness of the Benstiti resignation, and the only way to expel the hex Gotham FC has on their goal is to hit BANGERS. Then we talk about the USWNT completing its Send Off Series with Mexico. We dive into what...

We're back with some fresh new podness for your earholes! That sounded weird and I'm not sure I like it but anyway, Courtney & André return for another episode! They run through results from the NWSL's Super Saturday and hit one some key topics of discussion in each match. Then, what you all have been waiting for... At ~32:30 they delve into the disappointment that is the USWNT Olympic Roster....

What's good!? We're back with yet another fresh episode for your earholes! First, Courtney & André do a quick review of some international woso news, including Marta and Formiga going to their fifth(!!) and SEVENTH(!!!) Olympics respectively. Then we dive into the past weekend of NWSL matches to kickstart the #StartIFY campaign, bask in Crystal Dunn's amazingness, ponder what one thing KC seem...

What's good!? Courtney & André turned their mics on immediately after the USWNT's 2-0 win versus Nigeria in the final match of the 2021 Summer Series for a chat about the competition overall and where the USWNT stands ahead of the Olympics. Naturally we begin in the right and proper place and do a little stanning over Christen Press's 1 goal and 3 assist performance across three matches in six...

What's good my people!? Courtney and André are back with another fresh episode and this time they're joined by the one and only – and Southside Trap Pod 's own – Sandra Herrera! Sandra joins us to talk about the upcoming international break, including why we're all excited to see Catarina Macario and the non-USWNT matches we're hyped to watch. Courtney and Sandra also offer their takes on that ext...

What's good y'all and Happy Pride! We have a great episode for y'all this week! First Courtney & André talk about the NWSL standings and why (surprise!) Orlando is in the top spot, we then get to some Syd Leroux supremacy, chat PSG vs. Lyon, Midge playing right back again (boooooooooooo, #FREEMIDGE), and Barca losing their undefeated record in the league. Then we're joined by Racing Louisville...

We done did it y'all! Before you could even ask, here it is – Diaspora United and Shea Butter FC Podcast are the only two podcasts that exclusively cover women's soccer from a Black perspective and celebrate Black women in the global game, so of course we had to do a crossover! Skye & Sylvs of Shea Butter FC Podcast join Courtney & André for Part 1 of this two-part crossover special. In th...

WHAT'S GOOD MY PEOPLE!? We are back with another fresh episode of Diaspora United! Courtney & André deliver a very important Public Service Announcement, then discuss new arrivals in the NWSL including Sam Mewis, Rose Lavelle and Ebony Salmon, Casey Stoney leaving Manchester United and what it means (#GlazersOut), and the NWSL's insistence on continuing to play the anthem. Then we take a quick...

Welcome to another episode of Diaspora United! The footy is flowin and Courtney & André are here to keep you up to speed with stories, analysis, projections, and -- of course -- laughs! First, we do a quick spin around the world of women's football to chat about interesting topics, shoutout league winners, spotlight some players and more. Then [17:00] after a quick break we dive into analyzing...

Courtney and André were all hyped and ready to talk about all of the great football that happened, but the #racismo just wouldn't stop. So before we dove into the matches, we had to discuss the NWSL's hollow statement on their investigation and ultimate failure to believe the Black women in its league and protect them and their families. We also have words for Kaylyn Kyle's silly use of "pace and...

Courtney & André catch you up on all the melanated excellence that's been happening on pitches across the U.S. and in Europe! We talk about Grace Geyoro's goal, Catarina Macario ballin, Midge Purce being outrageous, Debinha scoring bangers, and Jorian Baucom's edges. Then we get into a discussion about the new #UWCL format beginning in 2021/22, discuss UEFA being so late to secure centralized...

WHAT! IS! UP! We have an amazing treat for y'all with this episode, Courtney and André are joined by *LeBron voice* not one, not two...but THREE players from Gotham FC! Imani Dorsey, Estelle Johnson and Ifeoma Onumonu stop by to hang out and chat with us about any and everything! We get the players' reaction to the Sky Blue rebrand to Gotham FC and how excited they are about it, what it's like pla...

Courtney and André are back! The NWSL is back! And racism in WoSo is back! Sigh. We discuss the racial discrimination and targeting that happened to Sarah Gorden's boyfriend after the Challenge Cup opener in Houston. Then we hop up to the Pacific Northwest where the Portland Thorns managed to turn a scuffle between two players into a racist incident of their own. We talk about much of Portland ref...

On International Transgender Day of Visibility the NWSL released its  Policy on Transgender Athletes . The policy was billed by the league as inclusive, and the  tweet announcing the policy  even mentioned how the league wanted to 'celebrate' trans and non-binary 'friends and fans' – except the policy itself fails to mention non-binary athletes at all (even though one out non-binary...

Fresh new podness! Courtney and André chat about the first legs of the Champions League quarterfinal (with a special shoutout to Gareth Taylor's mediocre white man confidence), then discuss the USWNT roster and the upcoming matches against Sweden & France in their backyards. After, Courtney unveils the findings of her weeks of research trying to quantify the number of Black woman footballers i...

Courtney and André are joined by two-time Olympic gold medalist, GOAT of the USWNT, pillar of U.S. women's club football, author of UVA's record books and Angel City FC part-owner, Angela Hucles! Angela talks about her career from youth soccer to high school to college to the Hampton Roads Piranhas to her Olympic experiences in Athens and Beijing. We ask her to relive some of her most important go...