SkoPurp No. 119: International Break and Louisville Preview

SkoPurp No. 119: International Break and Louisville Preview

From SkoPurp Soccer: An Orlando Pride PawedCast by The Mane Land

April 21, 2026 · 33 min · Season 3 · Episode 119

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The episode discusses the Orlando Pride's recent international break, player performances, and previews an upcoming match against Racing Louisville.

It feels like months since the Orlando Pride last took the field, but the calendar says otherwise. If you believe calendars, it's only been a little less than three weeks, but time moves strangely in the post-pandemic apocalyptic world. Anyway, we don't have a match to recap, so we touched on a couple of Pride players putting the ball in the net during the international break and chat a bit about the United States Women's National Team's three-game friendly series against Japan. Emma Hayes used a lot of players, and the team looked solid for two of the three matches, but the rotated middle game seemed a bit disjointed. Hayes has greatly expanded the player pool and will have plenty of options when the World Cup approaches. Our mailbagbox had questions about a potential change in the NWSL schedule, as the league explores adopting the fall-to-spring slate, and opposition own goals. Remember, you can ask us anything by hitting us up on Twitter at either @TheManeLand or @SkoPurpSoccer and using the hashtag #AskSkoPurp. You can use that same hashtag and hit @TheManeLand.bsky.social up on Bluesky . Or you can visit our show page , scroll down, and fill out the handy form. We'd also…

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Host: The Mane Land

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Organizations: Orlando Pride, United States Women's National Team, NWSL

Places: Kentucky

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