Fútnotes, Volume 44

Hello dear reader! Apologies for the tardiness of this edition of Fútnotes. I was pretty sick this past Thanksgiving holiday so I’ve been playing catch-up today. Hopefully you all had a great Thanksgiving (or for those of you outside of the US, a wonderful Thursday). I’ve got some cool stuff coming up on the horizon, so until then…

México

Pedro López announced the 23 player roster for the upcoming Concacaf Gold Cup W Qualifications. (FMF)

Scarlett Camberos attended the first leg of the Liga MX Femenil Final, supporting her former club.

Mia Fishel also wished her former team well ahead of the Final

Atlas went back into camp to prepare for the 2024 Clausura. (Atlas)

Santos Laguna also went back into camp. (Santos Laguna)

Chivas announced that winger Rubí Soto underwent “an articular cleaning and meniscus remodeling” on her right knee. (Chivas)

Chivas also announced that they had renewed the contracts of Blanca Félix until 2026 and Gabi Valenzuela until 2025. (Chivas)

This came on the heels of the club announcing that Celeste Espino, Cheli Torres, and Casandra Montero had all renewed their contracts until 2026. (Chivas)

Juárez had their best season ever in terms of attendance.

Necaxa distributed uniforms to more than 40 young soccer players from the La Ribera and Paseos de Aguascalientes neighborhood teams. (Necaxa)

Cesar Hernandez wrote this great article that explored NCAA college players increasingly looking to play in Liga MX Femenil. (ESPN)

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Rest of the World

I really enjoyed this look at how Hammarby has cultivated its fan culture for its women’s team, culminating with 7,000 fans traveling to see them win the championship against BK Häcken. (The Guardian)

Fiji defeated New Caledona 3-0 to make their first ever Pacific Games Final. They’ll play Papua New Guina in the Final on Friday. (Fiji Football Association via Twitter)

Spain named Markel Zubizaretta the new Director of Women’s Football at the RFEF. (RFEF)

Because of “adverse circumstances throughout our country”, the Panamanian La Liga de Fútbol is suspending play through the end of the year. (LPF)  

Unfortunately it’s difficult to be sure which circumstance the league is referring to. The country is in the midst of large protests against a controversial copper mine by Canadian firm First Quantum that was permitted to continue to operate in a biodiverse region. (AP) 

Also however, Panamá is also in the midst of a drought severe enough to choke traffic on the Panama Canal, forcing the operators to auction off slots for ships to pass through. (Reuters)

Colo Colo won their 15th Chilean League title, downing Santiago Morning 3-2 on Sunday.

Peñarol beat Nacional in the Clásico del fútbol Uruguayo Femenino.

Corinthians won everything in 2023. No, really. They won the 2023 Paulistão this past Sunday, and also won the Supercopa do Brasil, the Campeonato Brasileiro, and the Copa Libertadores Femenina, making the Paulistão the fourth title they won this year. They’re only the fifth club to win the Brazilian Quadruple Crown, and the first women’s team to do so.

Don’t ever let them tell you no one pays attention to women’s soccer.

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