I’ve hit the photo limit but here are more reasons why:
7. She’s hella funny especially with her teammates
8. She’s also so humble and pretty low key as a player and as a person
9. She’s a hipster and isn’t pretentious about it
10. She’s a ray of sunshine and is genuinely nice to everyone
Overall, i love her because i feel like her future is so bright and she could be the next big thing but people don’t realize it yet, and neither does she. 💕
That kiss got me SOFTTTT and the forehead thing HELLLLLOOOOO
1. Did they really have to LAUNCH Penelope across the fucking place
2. But Josie was ready to fight back
3. When Josie says never getting back together, never is a strong word Josie
4. Why did no one help Penelope up??? Lizzie and Josie hugged but Penelope was just launched 🤦🏻♀️
5. Only two kisses :(
6. fucking look at how nice and soft Penelope was handing Josie a note
7. Penelope slowly walking towards Josie as she hides, SO FUCKING CUTE
8. When Alaric said “sometimes what really defines someone is what they won’t do” AKA JOSIE GETTING BACK WITH PENELOPE THEREFORE SHE SHOULD GET BACK WITH HER
9. Also when Alaric says “real you comes out when ur inhibitons are lowered” Josie kissed Penelope :)))
Is nobody going to talk about the fact that during Josie’s solo Lizzie and Penelope buried the hatchet and fucking smiled at one another face to face during her performance?
Like…Josie has the power to make them not hate one another on stage for 2 minutes and that’s insane, dude.
A salary cap makes it hard for Italy to attract the world’s best but being at Juventus has shown me the standard is high
I’d like to put to rest any myths about the quality. There may be an assumption it’s not a high level because some of the teams such as Juventus and Milan are new. However, the measure of a growing league is how much competition there is at the top. We have Juventus, Fiorentina, Milan and Roma – four teams with great history in the men’s game, professional structures and resources – and four points separate the first three.
We lost 3-0 to Milan in November and 1-0 to Fiorentina in the Supercoppa in October but then beat them in the league. Our match against Fiorentina at the end of March should be a huge game in deciding the title. It could be played at Juventus’s Allianz Stadium, which recently drew 15,000 fans to an under-23 men’s Juventus game. I am sure the rivalry between Juventus and Fiorentina will mean another great attendance.
Our game last Sunday was attended by 2,000-plus fans, which is comparable to attendances at a top game in the English Women’s Super League. Sky Italia shows a women’s game every week, which is a huge plus for building a fan base. Our win against Milan was watched by 135,000 people on Sky Italia at 12.30pm, which is significantly more than watched an English men’s Premier League game in Italy at the same time.
I emphasise the importance of a close title race because I know that has made the English Women’s Super League so exciting over the past five years. During my time at Chelsea, although I hated losing to our rivals, for the league it was a positive that you could beat Manchester City and then lose to Arsenal the next week. There have been various title winners over recent years: Liverpool, Chelsea, City, Chelsea again and now Arsenal look set to win it this season. Not to mention the changing hands on the FA Cup and Continental Cup.
The same pattern is true for Italy, where Juventus won the league last season but Brescia (now Milan) and Fiorentina won the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa respectively. That is different from France, where Lyon have won the title for the past 12 years. PSG are a great team but can’t seem to compete to win the league. When I considered PSG before I signed for Juventus one thing that put me off was wondering what the point is of coming second every year. PSG won the cup last season but the most coveted prize is the league. My greatest achievement in England was winning it with Chelsea and I hope to do that with Juventus.
We have Internazionale coming in next year, clubs investing in the women’s game, and Juve and Milan have introduced levels of professionalism that are helping to develop the standard.
European clubs are vying with America now for the best players, although North Carolina proved last year they are still very strong when they beat Lyon and Arsenal, albeit in friendlies. The Italian league is as strong as England or Spain and definitely better than France. The problem is closing the gap when in the Champions League. Teams such as Lyon and Chelsea have developed so much experience at that level and know what it takes to win. Champions league progression takes years.
