Back in the saddle The re-launch of the Golazo del Gringo women's soccer newsletter: why it stopped being written initially and what the plans for it are now.

Here goes.

LAFC boss Marc Dos Santos, on starting the same XI tonight as vs Cruz Azul on Tues:

"The numbers physically in their body were good, but maybe mentally there was more fatigue than we expected ... It wasn't good enough today, it wasn't LAFC, it wasn't us ... we all have shit days, today was shit"

Concacaf W Championship field set: Mexico, Jamaica, Haiti among winners who secure place Stars Bunny Shaw and Melchie Dumornay are a step closer to the 2027 Women's World Cup after their teams made the field of the Concacaf W Championship.

The field is set for the Concacaf W Championship, which serves as the final round of 2027 World Cup qualification & also will qualify teams to the 2028 Summer Olympics.

www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

The format for the W Championship will be direct knockout & unless there is a wild swing in the FIFA rankings, these will be the matches:

#USWNT - El Salvador
#CanWNT - Panama
Mexico - Haiti
Jamaica - Costa Rica

The winners of those games qualify for Brazil. The best-case for losers is the play-in

Concacaf W Championship field set: Mexico, Jamaica, Haiti among winners who secure place Stars Bunny Shaw and Melchie Dumornay are a step closer to the 2027 Women's World Cup after their teams made the field of the Concacaf W Championship.

The field is set for the Concacaf W Championship, which serves as the final round of 2027 World Cup qualification & also will qualify teams to the 2028 Summer Olympics.

www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

A goal there too for the home side! What a shot from Gloriana Villalobos!

All chalk so far on what we thought might be a dramatic final night

And they’ve already been treated to a Bunny Shaw goal.

Reggae Girlz in great shape. Mexico scores too!

Attention on Costa Rica-Guatemala for now.

“Just didn’t win anything for decades, got lucky twice & now everyone agrees is totally washed” #LigaMX #AtlasFC

#MLSAfterMimosas? #MLSmosas?

Demand isn’t THAT high!

I did look up the conversation this week because KFC announced a multimillion dollar sponsorship. 1,500 Jamaican is around $10 USD

They're expecting a great crowd in Jamaica tonight as W Championship qualification concludes vs. Guyana.

Grandstand tickets are sold out for The Office, with limited bleacher & cycle track options.

Their 2020 kits were incredible.

international news anchors, daily:

More nervous than Haiti would've liked, but Les Grenadiers return to the W Championship.

It's a 1-1 draw with the Dominican Republic tonight. Missed Dumornay, but they controlled most of the match and go through from this round.

I think it'll hit in the store post-match!

Pretty great to see so many people turn up for Haiti-Dominican Republic’s W Qualifier taking place in Guadeloupe even if the horn players coming through on the broadcast sound - and I say this with love - like my middle school band warming up.

Keep on blowing!

🏆 Could there still be chaos in Concacaf W Championship qualification? It's been chalk so far, but the final window could yet provide a few surprises.

Don't forget, we've got a sextet of huge matches in Concacaf tonight & tomorrow, with every place alongside the #USWNT and #CanWNT in the W Championship up for grabs.

Here's a primer from the start of the window: getconcacafed.substack.com/p/could-ther...

Liga MX veteran enjoys sweet father-son moment in Mexican soccer match Veteran Julio Cesar "Cata" Dominguez is still in Liga MX but dropped to the U-21 level to play against his son, a Pumas academy player.

Cool for Cata:

www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

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No surprises for the Concacaf Champions Cup semifinal stadium sits.

Everybody at home. Nashville-Tigres on Tuesdays, LAFC-Toluca on Wednesdays. #CCC

It's Time for GAM To Go Why MLS's most famous roster mechanism needs to go to the wayside for the future of the league

I feel like some of you wouldn’t believe what I’m about to say.

It’s time for GAM to go. For good. My latest for FAM:

Good point about the wear and tear during the week. Related: I’m pro-going straight to penalties.

MLS vs. Liga MX: Lessons from Concacaf Champions Cup quarterfinals Liga MX teams have dominated the Concacaf Champions Cup, but MLS clubs eliminating grandes might have the North American landscape shifting.

As the eternal debate rages, what did the #CCC quarterfinals show us?

Thoughts up now on @usatodaysports.usatoday.com!

www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Update: I reached out to the photographer, Chantal Anderson, who told me this was pure coincidence - says she’s never seen the Donovan photo (until, of course, I sent it her way, 😂).

Did you edit out the 1,500 word section on Tjaronn Chery?!

Why is @mlsist.bsky.social using a pseudonym?

None of ANY of that stuff.

GOAL! Tigres get the away goal thanks to a Joaquim header from a corner kick - different design but looked a lot like the first leg.

Seattle now needs three more goals without conceding. Just a massive swing. #CCC

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