Zach's Soccer Blog

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  • Should VAR Review Missed Red/Yellow Cards?

    Initial Publication Date: November 26th, 2023; Revised Publication Date: December 3rd, 2024. After having watched the match between the USWNT and Columbia on October 29th, 2023, I was wondering if VAR should be able to investigate a fifth ‘match-changing situation;’ missed yellow and red cards. As it stands today, VAR is only allowed to be

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  • USA vs Colombia 10/29/2023

    Initial Publication Date: October 30th, 2023; Revised Publication Date: December 2nd, 2024. Note: I only managed to watch about one hour of the match (the first 35 minutes and the last 25 minutes); I was making dinner. Key Takeaways… In Detail… Colombia. Referees. Recommendations: Oh, one more point. Alyssa Thompson is a beast. She is

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  • Abby Wambach Interview with Yaba Play

    Initial Publication Date: November 29th, 2023; Revised Publication Date: December 3rd, 2024. So this post is in response to the interview held between Abby Wambach and Yaba Play. I want to use it to address a larger issue that Women’ Soccer and Women’s Sport is going to have to deal with; drawing a line in

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  • Regarding the U.S. Women’s loss against Mexico and Potential Solutions:

    This issue has been explored for many, many months by many different analysts, of which I will recommend four. The first is Blaire Newman, who contributes to the equalizersoccer website, three of her posts concerning this issue are listed here: The second is Claire Watkins and her ‘Just Women’s Sports’ podcast. Claire’s breakdown of this

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  • New Cheer Ideas

    So I’ve come up with two new cheer ideas: 1. Do You Be-lieve. U.S.A. “Do. You. Be-lieve. … U. S. A.” *Repeat (with faster Tempo each time)* “U. S. A. U. S. A.” (Repeat until end of chant) 2. FLOP – An anthem dedicated to when the opposing team flops or is clearly faking an injury. It

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  • Blog Update + Women’s World Cup Recap

    Hello! So, I haven’t posted anything in a while and that’s because I was watching the World Cup and have been busy with other stuff too. However, what I’ve come to realize is that I’m not really the best analyst in terms of technical gameplay and strategy, and I don’t really care to be one.

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  • Meditation.

    I think that the Women’s and Men’s Teams should incorporate mediation as part of their daily ‘trainings’ and ‘nutrition’ regimen. As someone who has been meditating for a while, I personally can speak to how powerful and beneficial it is. Mediation allows the individual to ground themselves in the moment and in reality. Too often

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  • Awesome Soccer Anime/ Manga!!

    So the point of this post is to recommend a show I’ve been watching called ‘BlueLock.’ It’s a unique Japanese Manga / Anime that explores a side of soccer and sport that you don’t really hear about. The reason I like it so much is because it goes into the core reason of why someone

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  • Review of USWNT vs Germany (11/13/2022 and 11/10/2022)

    USA vs Germany (Women) Soccer. November 10th, 2022, November 13th, 2022.

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