Settle the Score

On today's episode Allyson and Madalyn discuss the surprising upsets and resulting wild table from this week's NWSL Challenge Cup matches, try and fail to pronounce Louisville, and make predictions for next week's games!  Let us know what you think about the Challenge Cup so far at settlethescorepodcast@gmail.com!

The NWSL is back and we cover every match so far! From the seemingly unstoppable North Carolina Courage, to the energetic and youthful Washington Spirit, to fake crowd noises, to the confusingly new Chicago Red Stars and Casey and Julie's emotional anthem display of friendship and leadership, we talk about everything that went down the first week of having soccer back.  So kick back, relax, a...

Settle the Score is back for season 3 with a special preview of The Challenge Cup.  We update you on rosters, the withdrawal of Orlando from the tournament, and who we think is going to take home the trophy. Plus, we catch you up on all the soccer goings-on that happened during our break, including Alex Morgan's baby, US Soccer's BLM response, and Carli Lloyd's indefensible tweet. ...

On today's episode we talk about the 2006 women's soccer film, She's The Man! Amanda Bynes does some pretty questionable drag kinging, David Cross is delightfully random, and Channing Tatum has abs.  We try to figure out just how offended we actually are by all of this. If you haven't seen the movie in awhile, give it a watch and then come make fun of it with us!  And as always...

We were devastated when we heard about the judge's ruling in the USWNT's lawsuit, but also a little confused. On today's episode we have on Alyssa Work, an actual lawyer, to explain what's going on with the team's legal journey to equal pay.  We also talk about what's been going on in the NWSL and take the 2015 World Cup Roster challenge!

Without new soccer to watch, we've taken to USSoccer's new sport: brac"kit"ology.  That's right, we're ranking kits. We also do a general state of the union, talk about what Covid-19 has been like for us, for the national team, and what we think it will mean for the NWSL.  And, of course, we send out well-wishes to the very pregnant Alex Morgan and give our thanks for...

Without much soccer news, we wanted to try something lighthearted for this Friday's episode. We're talking all about Alex Morgan's star turn in her 2018 feature film, Alex & Me.  We liked it, we swear, but there were some hilarious things in this straight-to-video artistic masterpiece of our time like: cartoonishly evil fathers, posters that come to life, and a goalie who can&ap...

On today's episode we spend a lot of time talking about what life has been like for us during the Covid-19 outbreak in the United States, especially since Allyson is a health care professional who works in a hospital. But we also talk about what the cancelling of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics means for the USWNT, the resignation of Carlos Cordeiro, and which USWNT members are providing us with the...

On today's episode we discuss the unbelievably sexist USSF documents that were released on Monday, the USWNT's classy and powerful response, as well as Cordeiro's idiotic and unacceptable apology that was read at the end of the Japan game. We also discuss the Spain and Japan matches, as well as the cancellation of the April games due to Coronavirus.

On today's podcast we talk about the USWNT's first game in the She Believes Cup!  Spoiler: we big-time won.  We discuss the lineup, whether Mewis or Horan should be starting, if Becky is slowing down, and Julie Ertz's game-winning smile.  Plus, share your USWNT friendship stories with us by emailing settlethescorepodcast@gmail.com.

We're going to the Olympics!!  The USWNT scored their Olympic berth against Mexico on Friday night for the chance to become the first team to win the Olympics after the World Cup.  We discuss the semi-final against Mexico and the final against Canada, as well as the news that the USMNT are speaking out for the women against USSF.  Also, we worry over who will produce all the great Insta conte...

On today's episode we discuss all three of the USWNT's CONCACAF Olympics qualifying tournament games, including how Christen Press could not be hotter right now.  Allyson gives her 18-woman-roster for the Olympics, and we fret about the game against Mexico tomorrow.  And of course, we talk about those new kits.  Email us at settlethescorepodcast@gmail.com

Five words: ASHLYN AND ALI GOT MARRIED!!!!!!  Over the break we received the greatest holiday gift ever- the biggest soccer wedding of all time.  Everyone was there, from Abby Wambach to Tobin + Christen, and we have all the hot goss, including our in-depth reviews of wedding day outfits.  And yes, this is a soccer podcast, so we also have the latest on the NWSL, and highlight up-and-comer Stanfor...

It's the end of the year!  We celebrate the USWNT's year of amazing achievements by discussing end of year "best player" lists, Pinoe's Ballon D'Or win, and making up our own superlatives for the players.  We also discuss Andonovski's December ID camp, the outrage against the US Soccer youth program, and, of course, Allie and Ashlyn's upcoming wedding!  Plus...

Today's episode is jam-packed with the USWNT's 6-0 win over Costa Rica, the upgrade of their lawsuit to class action, Dawn Scott's sudden departure from the team, Jaelene Hinkle's absolutely uncalled for blog post, and Sky Blue's upgrade to play every game of their 2020 season in Red Bull Arena!

On today's episode we discuss the USWNT's new coach, Vlatko Andonovski, their 3-2 win over Sweden, and Alex Morgan's pregnancy!  We also highlight Lynn Williams, discuss that disastrous NWSL best 11, and talk about the menstrual science that was part of the team's World Cup victory this summer!  As always, feel free to say hello to us at settlethescorepodcast@gmail.com.

There's so much WoSo news to catch up on! We discuss the NWSL semi-finals, the new Louisville expansion team, who will be the next USWNT coach, Jaelene Hinkle, and that amazing/terrifying interview Carli Lloyd gave Julie Foudy.  Does anyone else work quite as hard?  Honestly, yes?  Take a listen and decide for yourself!  And don't forget to rate and subscribe wherever you listen to your...

On today's episode we discuss Megan Rapinoe's incredible FIFA Player of the Year win, how her career has progressed from precision server to all-around great player, and is such an amazing role model off the field.  We also pick our NWSL top 11 teams, and highlight FIFA Player of the Year runner-up, the oft-overlooked (PSYCH!) Alex Morgan!!

On today's episode we talk about the last two Victory Tour games against Portugal, choose our own sides based on the nominations for the FIFAPRO Women's World 11 (spoiler: it's so freaking hard!) and highlight Emily Sonnett.  We also do some deep dishing on Kelley O'Hara's kiss at the end of the World Cup Final (spoiler: it's not that dishy).  If you want to follow al...

There's only a few weeks left in the season, but it's not too late to start supporting an NWSL team!  This is the best way to keep the hype from the World Cup going through until the 2020 Olympics. We go through each team and let you know about their vibe, their best players, their style of play and, of course, get very deep into some team color discussion.  Plus, we give you a small pre...

The USWNT has been busy since winning their FOURTH WORLD CUP. As in crazy busy.  As in ticker tape parade-Victory Tour-coach retiring-getting sponsorships-playing in the NWSL-advocating for equal pay busy.  We touch on all the recent goings-on in this episode, plus highlight everyone's favorite new player, Rose Lavelle!

THE USWNT HAS WON THE WORLD CUP!!!!!!!!!  We relive the World Cup final from moment to moment, discuss what this victory means to us, and revel in the glory of Ashlyn's Instagram victory stories. Plus, Madalyn writes a very uncomfortable letter to Jill Ellis.

We Did It Again! The USWNT has eliminated England from the World Cup and moved on to their third World Cup final in a row!!!  We formally apologize to Alyssa Naeher for everything we've ever said about her, salute Alex Morgan on her birthday, and relive the whole Pinoe not starting drama mystery!  Plus, we speculate about what will happen in the final on Sunday!

We won we won we won WE WON!!! Holy moly!!  USA defeats France 2-1 in a well-earned victory!! Megan Rapinoe is the game hero, with Crystal Dunn neutralizing Diani to great effect.  It was a nail-biter, but we pulled through.  Plus, we discuss our chances against England on Tuesday and Germany versus Sweden tomorrow.

We squeaked that one out against Spain, but it was extremely stressful.  This is our very immediate, emotional reaction (some wine may have been involved).  We talk about Pinoe's PKs, Alex Morgan's complete naturalization in that match, and Alyssa Naeher's no good very bad mistake.  Plus, we gives our best guesses who's going to make it to the quarters and semis.