by Nick Manser | May 30, 2025 | NWSL
Did anyone ever read the book Flatland? Basically, it’s about a two-dimensional world where all men are polygons, with those of higher socioeconomic classes having more sides (hexagons, octagons, etc.) than those in lower classes (triangles), and circles (nobility)...
by Nick Manser | May 20, 2025 | NWSL
Ok, just let me do one more 2010s song reference, and I promise I’ll find a new theme next week. But since it’s the start of the only scheduled blank round of the 2025 FNWSL season, I think we have to say that we’ve “got a blank space, baby,” and we need to figure out...
by Nick Manser | May 14, 2025 | NWSL
You know I love callbacks to early aughts pop culture, and since FNWSL Round 9 brings us perhaps the most packed Friday schedule of the entire season, I think it’s time to recall the truly unforgettable 2011 YouTube hit: Friday by Rebecca Black. For those who don’t...
by Nick Manser | May 6, 2025 | NWSL
Well, my head is still spinning! The NWSL continues to return to the levels of chaotic unpredictability we’ve seen and loved in non-expansion years, taking things up a notch in Round 7. In fact, I’d characterize three results among the most unexpected of the season:...
by Nick Manser | Apr 29, 2025 | NWSL
At some point in human history (likely in Ancient Greece), someone decided it was necessary to find a way to calculate the rate at which a quantity (in a line) was changing at any point in time. They determined that the best way to do this was to find the slope of a...
by Nick Manser | Apr 23, 2025 | NWSL
This is a short week in FNWSL, so rather than me pontificating about recess or Boys Like Girls, let’s just dive right in! The double round is behind us, and Round 6 begins Friday evening with two matches at 8e/7c/6m/5p: Angel City visits Orlando for the latest edition...
by Nick Manser | Apr 16, 2025 | NWSL
In their iconic 2009 collab, Boys Like Girls and Taylor Swift argue that “two is better than one.” That’s probably true in most contexts, except maybe remote controls, but it’s especially true in FNWSL. Anytime you can get two matches in one round, it’s better than...
by Nick Manser | Apr 1, 2025 | NWSL
Until I was in 3rd or 4th grade (so about 8 or 9 years old for those not familiar with the US school setup), we got to have recess three times every day: morning, lunch, and afternoon. It was great! I usually played four square or kickball (because we weren’t allowed...
by Nick Manser | Mar 26, 2025 | NWSL
Someday, we are going to get an entire FNWSL round with exactly zero 1-1 final scores. That was not the case this week, though one is better than four, so we are making progress! Overall though, it was a tricky Round 2 for FNWSL. There was some unexpected last-minute...
by Nick Manser | Mar 20, 2025 | NWSL
Now that we’ve gotten a chance to see a starting XI from each NWSL team, you may be wondering whether you need to make multiple changes to your FNWSL team before Round 2. Remember, in FNWSL, you get one free transfer each round. You can make additional transfers for a...