It’s all fun and gay until you get a crush on her

There is nothing prettier than a city at 5 am with it’s empty streets and cold wind.

The Players Tribune: Three months after giving birth to her daughter, Roux, Sydney Leroux returned to the pitch for The Orlando Pride.

What a year this week has been.

for someone who loves sleep, i do not sleep enough at all

You're allowed to be hurt. You can feel whatever emotion you want, but at the end of the day if you really love, or at least deeply feel for someone, you'd be happy they're happy in their life. Just because someone didn't choose you or they decided to go seperate ways doesnt mean they hate you. It doesnt mean they wish you ill. Simply they dont see you being what they need or want in that moment and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. People are allowed to pick and choose who they want around them. People are allowed to be selfish. You can feel sad all you want and there is no shame in that but wishing ill on them or hoping they come back to you after what they have fails is so messed up. Please grow up and be mindful of others. Bring hurt doesn't excuse hurting others.

Kinda tired. Kinda horny. Extra anxious. A novel by me.

Honestly if you miss me you gotta tell me bc otherwise imma just assume you don’t think about me at all

I’m sorry but Alex’s and Pinoe’s face during Jill’s speech 😂😂😂

Some recent quotes from out and proud footballers, who are in relationships with fellow footballers...

Vivianne Miedema, NEDWNT & Arsenal WFC: 

[ Interviewer: For the kids who don’t know, you’re dating Lisa right? ] “Yes. Yeah, she’s a really good footballer, sometimes right back and sometimes right winger. She sometimes gives me the assist. So we talk about football a lot and that’s a really special thing to share with each other.”

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Magdalena Eriksson, SWEWNT & Chelsea FCW: “We’ve said this many times, our football career is so short – such a short time of the whole life we’re gonna have hopefully together so, if that means 4 or 5 years apart, we’re hopefully going to spend the rest of our lives together anyway so it’s not gonna be big if you relate it to that.”

Pernille Harder, DENWNT Captain & VfL Wolfsburg: Harder says it is “natural” for her to be open and hopes the younger generation feel the same way. “I don’t want to hide anything or be embarrassed about who I love,” she says. “It’s important we are open so boys and girls can see it’s OK to love the person you love whether it’s a man or a woman, it really doesn’t matter. I also think it’s a topic in society as a whole now. People talk a lot about it and in the women’s game there’s no problem, it’s more an issue in the men’s game.” 

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Tierna Davidson, USWNT & Chicago Red Stars: Davidson seems comfortable in herself and in who she is, talking about her girlfriend of two years, who may get to come to France to watch Davidson play if the US is still in the tournament by semifinals. “Fingers crossed, if we get there, she’ll be there,” Davidson said, laughing at a suggestion this was extra motivation for the team to advance.

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Sam Kerr, AUSWNT Captain & Chicago Red Stars: “She helped me a lot through my injury,” she said.

“That’s maybe why I feel so deeply connected to her, because that was the worst time in my career and at the same time, I had one of the most exciting things building in my life. It’s been really nice to have someone in your life that challenges you to be the best you and I think that’s been a really big part of the change in my career, is her being herself. She’s just a safe place for me.”

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Katie McCabe, IRLWNT Captain & Arsenal WFC: McCabe, who at 21 became the youngest-ever captain of the women’s national team, is cognisant of the fact coming out may not be as easy for others, and understands the platform and responsibility she has to support the LGBT+ community. 

“We were thinking about this and if we change one or two lives with this and they can come out and feel like they can talk about it then that’s our job done,” the midfielder continues. “Who knows, but it gives those people a voice to show everyone it’s okay to be who you are. I’m not ashamed of who I am. I don’t hide anything. I don’t hide anything on my Instagram or Twitter but I think this is the first time doing interviews about it, although nothing has changed for me. I am who I am, who I have always been. Speaking about it is important.” 

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Ashlyn Harris, USWNT & Orlando Pride:  “Soccer is my job, it’s not my life. She is what makes me happy. She is my life. So, soccer doesn’t bleed into that. I make sure of it.”

Ali Krieger, USWNT & Orlando Pride:  “It’s really nice to share these moments with her, to make these memories with her and really have someone in your corner that understands the process,” Krieger said. “And I think it’s really good for us to share this, because I’m pretty sure this is our last big tournament together.”

The newest issue of She Kicks Magazine arrived today (I have a subscription) and as I was reading it I thought I would make a little post to promote the magazine.

It's a really great quality magazine that covers women's football around the world, but with a bit of an FAWSL/UK slant given it is produced in England. There are player & manager interviews and features, news and updates from different leagues and countries and more.

You can buy individual issues, or get a print or digital subscription and it is priced very reasonably.

The contents of this month's issue:

It's definitely worth the money and it's always a great read!

help ! i was vulnerable and i can’t take it back !!

Proof that Tony Stark has a heart

if you wake up much earlier than normal you feel secret emotions

#one time i just woke up at 7 am and stared at the sunrise for like an hour #dont know what emotions those were but they sure were a lot!!

If you stay up late enough, you feel those same emotions, but the bad version of them