• New Zealand will be appearing in the country’s third Women’s World Cup after ploughing through the OFC Women’s Nation’s Cup. Oceanic WWC qualifying resembles the early stages of the college football schedule in which the big teams absolutely devastate Division III schools with names like Coastal Southwest Vocational College 63-0. Considering the 14-0, 10-0, 7-0, 8-0 and 11-0 score lines, perhaps the Ferns were actually playing American football. If that’s the case, Ali Riley was definitely employed as a safety. Wouldn’t it be fun to imagine what it would be like if New Zealand ditched the OFC and followed Australia into the AFC?

• According to this website, Playa del Carmen will no longer be a host site in CONCACAF Women’s World Cup qualifying. Cancun will instead stage all the matches.

• The final UEFA WWC qualifying playoff matches (the one before the final UEFA/CONCACAF WWC qualifying playoff matches) between Switzerland and Italy will be played October 22 or 23 in Italy and on October 27 or 28 in Switzerland. (Thanks Charles)

• WPS’ Fan Corner will be shut down effective Thursday, October 21. Note to former Fan Corner inhabitants: join Twitter. It’s fun.

• There were some shock results in the Frauenbundesliga this week and by shocking I mean woeful, not surprising. Wannabes Wolfsburg showed their top-half-of-the-table credentials as they beat a Duisburg side that has been ravaged by injuries. Both USV Jena and Essen-Schönebeck got shut out by a combined score of 15-0. Jena drops back into the relegation zone, much like that team on Merseyside. Why do I bother supporting football clubs?

• Elsewhere, Herford managed to score a goal but only after Bayer Leverkusen scored five. And Jessica Landström collected her first goal for Frankfurt in the team’s 8-0 demolition job of Essen-Schönebeck.

• Thank goodness women don’t play soccer like this anymore. It would make our job that much harder.

• A new USWNT tab has been added above. Don’t know why I didn’t think of that sooner.

• Midterms will keep me away for most of the week but keep checking in for more of Chris’ incomparable NCAA coverage, a mention or two of the UEFA Women’s Champions League Round of 32, continued discussion of the USWNT, a few interviews and an appearance from Shek Borkowski.

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