Fútnotes, Volume 47

A lot happened in the past week, from Concacaf’s W Gold Cup Draw to the NWSL Expansion Draft. I did my best to pull as much interesting news to gather from the past week as I could, however if I missed something please tag me on Twitter/X, Bluesky, Instagram, here, or by sending me an email.

México

Congratulations to former México Women’s National Team player Christina Murillo for earning her US Soccer Talent Scout License! (Christina Murillo via Twitter/X)

Former Liga MX Femenil player Paola López talks about her FIFA Master’s Degree studies at De Montfort University in Leicester. (De Montfort University)

FIFA released their women’s national team rankings, with Spain supplanting the United States at the top of the table. México rose one place to 35th, placing them between Nigeria and Serbia. (FIFA)

Atlas Femenil released their preseason schedule. (Atlas)

San Luis started their preseason. (Atlético San Luis)

Pachuca did as well. (Pachuca)

Rayadas unveiled a pair of upcoming friendlies too. (Rayadas)

Santos meanwhile entered their fifth week of preseason. (Santos Laguna)

México National Team forward Scarlett Camberos was traded from Angel City FC to Bay FC for $50,000 in allocation money. (Bay FC)

Pumas unveiled Marcelo Frigério as their new head coach. (Pumas)

For more Liga MX Femenil transfer news, don’t forget to check out my transfer tracker.

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Rest of the World

The Concacaf W Gold Cup draw finished last Monday, with México, the United States, Argentina, and the winner of the playoff between Haiti and the Dominican Republic all together in Group A. (Concacaf)

FIFA and FIFPRO released a report about online abuse during the 2023 World Cup. (FIFA)

Spanish National Team player Lucía García opens up about being one of Las 15 and missing out on the World Cup. (The Players’ Tribune)

After 42 years, women' were finally allowed to attend Iran’s biggest derby match between Persepolis and Esteghlal. (Open Stadiums vis Twitter/X)

Megan Reyes’ groundbreaking podcast “Between Two Worlds” is being taught as part of an Asian-American studies program at California State University - Northridge. Congratulations Meg! (Megan Reyes via Twitter/X)

Joshua Hernández has released a comic book/graphic novel about the fictitious women’s soccer club Ecatepec CFF called “Las Retadoras”. (Sharkomics via Twitter/X)

The Orlando Pride signed Angelina to a three year deal, announced they had also signed Luana through 2025 (Orlando Pride), and re-named the city Orlando de Janeiro on Twitter. (Kylee Garson via Twitter/X)

KC Current have sold out of season tickets for their 2024 season, the first at the club’s brand-new CPKC Stadium. (Kansas City Current)

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

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