Scores
A month worth of nothing
It’s been a month since most of the major leagues around the world were in action, and next week we’ll have gone a full moon since Vozdovac, Alebrijes and Legon Cities were in action.
Players continue to train. Managers continue to strategize. Fans continue to pine. Game day employees continue to look for any sign of relief. But until we flatten the curve, or at least find some way to minimize risk for athletes, we’ll be cooped up watching more documentaries, replays, and video game simulations than we ever thought possible.
News & Notes
Nicaragua more like Trick-a-rag-ua, right?
Last week I pointed out that they keep playing in Belarus, but they also have kept matches alive in Nicaragua.
In a case of sticking his head in the sand deeper than a nerd at Playa El Coco, President Daniel Ortega would sooner admit that his defense minister is a six foot tall bunny only he can see than he would admit that he ought to cancel a popular sporting league. Like his Belarusian counterpart, Ortega rules fiercely and with little fear of reprisal. But he also desperately wants to keep the bread and circuses coming, lest his people get restless (as they did in a near purge in 2018).
Of the 10 teams in Liga Primera, only Driangen FC advocated for shuttering the season. The others, loyally pledged to plow on. They also loyally pledged to keep cashing pay checks from local government authorities (like city governments or police forces). We’ll see if a return to normalcy allows Ortega to give his teams a break, or if Nicaragua is in it for the long haul.
Man of the Matches
Once again we have no matches, but we do want to tip the cap to three leaders already in action. Your Lady Griz 2020 Captains: Avery Adams, Alexa Coyle, and Clare Howard.
Over the last two years with coach Chris Citowicki, the Griz have won a Big Sky Tournament and a regular season trophy, with Howard leading the program in career clean sheets, Coyle topping the team’s scoring list, and Adams organizing the back.
On top of all this, they’re also Academic All-Conference Award Winners (because the only thing cooler than destroying people on the pitch, is destroying them on the pitch, then having them ask to peek at your Environmental Biology notes)
What’s Next
Wednesday, April 15
Wait hopefully for FIFA to announce more #WorldCupAtHome games to fill the ever growing void in our hearts where football used to be. (Repeat daily)
Thursday, April 16
Friday, April 17
Saturday, April 18
Try to watch Sunderland ‘Til I Die while doing laundry…get too cold after twenty minutes and head back upstairs.
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