Women's football. Write for The Equalizer. Guardian Top 100 panelist. Worked as next opponent scout for SPFL teams. PFSA Level 2 qualification in Talent ID & Technical scouting.
How Portland compete when down a player, my latest for @equalizersoccer.bsky.social equalizersoccer.com/2026/07/29/t...
Stars of WAFCON: Yvana Makana Yakana Cameroon's flying wing-back is one to watch: secondball.medium.com/stars-of-waf...
Stars of WAFCON: Yvana Makana YakanaYvana Makana Yakana stood out while playing right wing-back for Cameroon in their 2–1 victory over Mali in the opening round of WAFCON 2026…secondball.medium.comAbsolutely flies down the wing, seriously. A proper wing-back, supports defence and attack. One of the most impressive young players I've seen first round of games. Distribution has picked up 2nd half too and formed a nice connection with Abam
Blair NewmanWill be watching the Cameroon No.26, Yvana Yakana Makana, more closely second half
Late to this game but Temwa went full Temwa yesterday. It was nice to see her leading the line acting as a focal point, showed a bit of everything. Nigeria just couldn't get a handle on her. Faith Chinzimu stood out in moments, getting up to support and sniffing out the second ball.
andrédon’t talk to me about a bonmati, mariana, graham hansen or alessia russo. and don’t talk to me about a calendar either. temwa chawinga has been the single most consistently unstoppable force in woso for over two years.
Nice goal for Cameroon, Ngock with the pass, also a nice run off the shoulder and control by Ngah to set herself up. Been impressed with the one on one defence of Makana at right-back, who also looks lightning and gets forward on the overlap.
wosoworld#WAFCON2026 Group D Match 1 Cameroun 🇨🇲 v Mali 🇲🇱 Grace Mendoua a key figure for Ebolowa in their championship season gets the nod, with Bella Rose, Cameroun look for Monique Ngock to solidify the middle with Ngah Manga another excellent campaign in Türkiye to provide the ammunition
Lots of compelling data, zero context. Not all shots are taken in the same conditions, not all misses have the same cost. The grass is green, the sky is blue and Sentnor needs to improve her decision-making. That's the point I'm making, yes.
Expected Own GoalsOver the past three years—across her final season at UNC, the U-20 World Cup, senior #USWNT friendlies, and her #NWSL career—Ally Sentnor has taken 141 shots from outside the penalty area. She has scored 5 of them, a 3.5% conversion rate. She hasn't scored from long range in nearly 18 months.
As always, it astonishes me what referees will or will not want to see see. Stop coming up with stupid new rules for this or that and just use the whistle and cards you already have to enforce the existing ones, you idiots. Anyone with any sense knows it's deliberate. A shocker.
Jackie ContrerasRef Matthew Corrigan on the Caño/Hocking situation: "The challenge was committed in a careless manner and did not rise to the level of a caution. The step onto the hair was deemed accidental."
Nearly! Portland's performance when down to 10 is a fascinating insight into match dynamics and how they don't always make sense on paper. They almost equally dangerous as with 11
Blair NewmanPortland in the 4-3-2 defensive block after going down a player, same as in their 2-0 win over Seattle early on in the season. Leaving two up top, particularly Wilson and Weaver, means they always have a countering threat. Gotham may need Berger to be at her sweeping best in the closing stages
