Fútnotes, Volume 5

All the WoSo news that's fit to print, and then some.

February 20, 2023

The first international break of 2023 is upon us, and there was plenty of good news (and some bad) from around the world in the past week.

México

An ugly scenario has been playing out, with Scarlett Camberos’ twitter being hacked, allegedly by a stalker. As of Sunday her account was still suspended, and her agency put out the following statement:

That Camberos is still competing (and doing well!) for México during all of this is a testament to her character. Hopefully the person responsible for this will be brought to justice.

Greta Espinoza tweeted a statement in solidarity with her national team teammate, noting that she too had dealt with someone harassing her. “The level of harassment I suffered was documented in over 100 slides with irrefutable evidence and it wasn’t sufficient to stop the harassment by this individual.”

Men, we need to do better.

Club América announced a friendly against Angel City FC on March 8. ACFC’s video was a great knock off on a Living Single knock off.

Rest of the World

Canada is still going through it, with the Women’s National Team (XNT) protesting the lack of funding by Canada Soccer, the governing body for the sport in the nation. The XNT took to the field against the United States in the SheBelieves Cup, wearing purple as a form of protest.

The United States, showed their solidarity by also wearing purple

and by joining their counterparts at the center circle in a show of unity.

Canada XNT physiotherapist Sarah Smith left the organization for a job with Angel City FC. TSN’s Rick Westhead broke the news, and the reason for Smith’s departure is damning.

As always though, there was more to this week in women’s soccer than just the United States and Canada.

Japan international Yūki Nagasato called out her own federation for lack of support for Nadeshiko Japan. (YukiNagasato.net) For the SheBelieves tournament, there have been no broadcasts either over the air or streaming, and the teams social media accounts have largely been silent.

Mexican forward Carolina Miranda, formerly of Toluca, has joined Alajuelense in Costa Rica.

Finally, a moment of unbridled joy as a young fan gets a jersey from her hero.

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

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