#Pia Sundhage

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That was very me-core of Julie Foudy to bring up Pia

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Footy Deathmatch: Herve Renard vs Pia Sundhage - Women’s World Cup 2023 Edition

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Após pior campanha em Copas do Mundo, CBF anuncia demissão de Pia Sundhage

  Depois de quase um mês da eliminação precoce da seleção brasileira na Copa do Mundo feminina, a CBF anunciou nesta quarta-feira, 30, a demissão da treinadora sueca Pia Sundhage e sua comissão técnica. O desligamento já era esperado após uma série de demissões no departamento de futebol feminino nos últimos dias. Pia assumiu a seleção em julho de 2019 e tinha contrato até agosto de 2024.…

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ᅟᅟᅟ tolerate it | alessia russo x brazilian!reader, duda sampaio x brazilian!reader

Summary: Everyone goes through bad times in life, but some attitudes can end in mistakes and sometimes there is no way back.

[AN: I'm working on some requests but I couldn't stop thinking about this plot, so here it is! This will be a mini series with two other chapters, hope you like it <3]

ᅟ The last few months have been hell for Alessia. The first blow was the crisis that their secret relationship was facing.

ᅟ During the World Cup you, the English striker's girlfriend, were feeling very overwhelmed, after all, that would be the first time that you would play in that tournament for your national team. As if that wasn't already a huge weight on her shoulders, every day her coach made a point of repeating the same words to the team.

ᅟ “Are you really going to allow the queen of football to retire without a world title with the national team? I don't care if you're young, old or what, you need to give everything for her. Marta deserves this and I will not allow you to ruin this experience for her.”

ᅟ Pia Sundhage was an admirable and successful woman, but she definitely crossed some limits and the most serious thing was almost completely taking away the identity of the Brazilian team. It wasn't news to anyone that Brazil was known for its beautiful, passionate style of play, full of tricks and skills, but since the woman arrived as coach shortly after being eliminated in the 2019 World Cup, things have changed drastically.

ᅟ Despite being a young player, you already had your fair share of experiences at an international level as you left the club that formed you very young and followed Geyse, your colleague and best friend, out of Brazil. A few years passed and while the other girl shone in Spanish lands playing for Barcelona, you enjoyed the contrasting experience of living in London and playing for the red team in the north of the city.

ᅟ It was during one of Arsenal's games against United that you met Alessia and it's safe to say that from the first moment you found yourself in love with the girl with blue eyes and blonde hair. To your surprise, she also ended up really liking you and at the end of that match you exchanged t-shirts and a small note came with hers and contained your phone number and an invitation to dinner.

ᅟ The rest was history, and a story worthy of romance books, by the way, but little by little the whole situation began to fall apart and you seemed to be the only one interested in putting together and pasting all the pieces of your love. While you fought for her, Alessia didn't even recognize any gesture and just worried about her own life and career. She kept it a secret and made a point of hiding it in a trunk under lock and key. Not even your family and closest friends knew that you were a couple and that hurt, a lot.

ᅟ You begged the blonde for help not once, much less twice or three times but she just ignored your messages and calls with the excuse of being too busy preparing for the competition, which wasn't completely a lie, but it wasn't the whole truth either. While all this was happening and your condition was only getting worse, your teammates noticed how miserable you looked, but they couldn't understand why. It was only when Luana ran after you after a training session that they began to understand what you were going through and despite the help that the midfielder and all the other girls provided you, you never managed to fully recover as a huge part of your problems was your secret relationship.

ᅟ The trigger came at the final whistle in the game against Jamaica, making his biggest fear come true. Brazil was out of the World Cup in the group stage and your heart, which already had some cracks in it, broke in half once and for all. Your eyes roamed the stands hoping to find Alessia somewhere since she had promised she would be there for you, but your search for her was in vain. Without even realizing how it happened, you found yourself kneeling on the field with your face in the grass in front of Marta's boots, who was trying to comfort you while you cried profusely. All the cameras were on you and the Queen of football, knowing how sad and meaningful that image was.

ᅟ Tears were still flowing from your eyes like a waterfall when you felt a weight on your back and two strong arms pressed against your fragile body. All the other players, both Brazilian and Jamaican, gathered around you forming a large circle and sympathizing with the difficult time you were going through. It took some time, but you finally recovered enough to lift your head off the ground and face the older woman in front of you who was looking at you with teary eyes and you were about to break down again when Duda's low voice reached your ears and you body turned to face the girl who held you in her arms so carefully.

ᅟ Just like you, Duda was also part of the new generation of players, she currently played for the best team in the country, the same one that had revealed you to the world a few years ago. You had many things in common, but for some reason she seemed to avoid your presence, always choosing not to stay by your side for long and looking away from your direction. At first you thought she didn't like you, but Luana and some other colleagues assured you that it was just her shyness speaking louder, however, despite all that, she was the one by your side at that moment, looking at you with so much affection that your breath caught for a few moments. The brunette offered you a welcoming smile before extending her hand for you to hold and get up, but noticed how your legs shook when trying to do so and decided to take the action of picking you up and carrying you to the changing room.

ᅟ The more time passed, the harder it was to face reality. Little by little, the devastating sadness gave way to anger, and from anger, to revolt. The local atmosphere was hostile and heavy, each player was dealing with it in a different way, but they all had some thoughts in common, you could have done more, you should have done more. Even in the midst of that chaos, all the players' phones were exploding with messages and calls from family, friends and even players from other national teams who showed solidarity in that difficult time. Despite that, it took almost an entire day for Alessia to contact you and when she did, God, it was disastrous.

ᅟ It took some time, but you managed to convince the blonde to meet you in person in the hotel room where your team was staying.

ᅟ "What do you want from me? I have more important things to do than talk to you.” She said as soon as she reached her room, taking off the hood and glasses she wore as a disguise. Her words affected you more than you wanted to admit and after closing the door and making sure no one had seen the blonde enter your room, you walked over to the bed and sat on the edge of it. At that moment it became clear that you should get straight to the point with her, knowing that trying to stall would only make things worse.

ᅟ “Good night to you too, Alessia.” Your voice carried a certain irony and the coldness with which you treated her was unusual. “Since you are a very busy woman, I will get straight to the point. I can no longer stand the way you are treating me and I can't maintain our relationship if you continue like this. I know you're avoiding me and I can't understand why. We’ve always been open with each other and you’ve just signed for Arsenal, which I think should only improve our relationship, but you’re more distant than ever.”

ᅟ The striker seemed surprised by your words since you never liked conflicts or more serious conversations like this, and, despite knowing that you were right, she couldn't help but mock you, maintaining an air of superiority while crossing her arms over the chest.

ᅟ “How many times do I have to tell you that I need to focus on my career and the World Cup, hmm? I thought that by this point in the championship this would have become very clear.” You even tried to interrupt her to better explain your point of view, but she didn't even give a chance. “No, you already had your turn to speak, now it’s mine. And, what do you know, you're right, I really am avoiding you because I can't deal with your neediness anymore. Lately you've been so unbearable that I don't even feel like having a conversation with you. I’m a world-class striker, I don’t have time to deal with your bullshit and your problems.” God, how her words hurt. It was hard to believe that the girl in front of you who was putting on such a narcissistic show was the same one you had fallen in love with and loved madly.

ᅟ “Oh, now I understand. So what you want to tell me is that I have to be emotionally available to you in your worst moments just like I was when the United fans turned on you but you can't return the favor because you are a world class striker?” The temperature of that conversation was increasing quickly, as was your voice, which certainly caught the attention of your friends in the next rooms. “How selfish you are, Alessia. I can't believe you mean all this, what happened to you? When did you become so stupid and snobbish? Did winning the Euros get to your head that much? Because a fucking title doesn’t give you the right to treat me like I’m nothing or nobody.”

ᅟ “If by being a snob you mean I'm a realist, then yes, I'm a complete snob. Don't you notice the difference between us? I was instrumental in winning the Euros while you weren't even able to help your team get past the group stage of the World Cup. And don’t be fooled into thinking that I signed for Arsenal because of you and our relationship, I did it because it was best for my career and because your team needs a real player like me.” The tone of voice Alessia used was completely humiliating and the cruelty of her words was so much that it left you speechless. Your girlfriend knew how insecure you were feeling about this tournament and in addition to not helping you with that, she made sure to destroy you once and for all. The woman you loved did this to you, and you couldn't believe it.

ᅟ The expression on your face was one of pure pain and betrayal, your throat was dry and you didn't even know what to say while the blonde was still in front of you watching you with that air of superiority, but when you got up from the bed she was scared. Your body language screamed wrath and your eyes shone from the tears you refused to let go. It was at that moment that Alessia realized everything she had done to you and how much her attitude affected you. She felt like she had been punched in the stomach and the worst person in the world, but now it was too late.

ᅟ "We are over." Your sentence was said indifferently, as if you and the striker didn't have a history. “Get out of here. I don't want to see you ever again” It was obvious that you were containing your emotions, and, in order not to have to deal with them, you walked to the door of your room, coming face to face with Lelê, Geyse, Duda and Luana in the hallway. They had heard everything and were about to invade the room. You looked at them with panic, not knowing how much they had heard, but Alessia was still standing in the middle of the room, shocked by her own actions. “I TOLD YOU TO GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE.” Your scream was powerful and disturbing like a thunderclap and broke the British woman out of the trance she was in.

ᅟ She had never seen you like that. At the same time that you looked so fragile her body was filled with anger and she knew it was better to do what you said. She left the room slowly, startled by the presence of her teammates who were already there and noticing the arrival of others. Despite this, she had the audacity to try to approach you and say something, but Letícia, Luana and Geyse took a step forward while Duda pulled you away from it. The attacker seemed to want to insist on that, but the goalkeeper blocked her path. Letícia and Alessia were the same height, but the brunette's physical condition made her more threatening and firm like a brick wall. Fortunately her presence was enough for the lioness to give up on her plan and leave in a hurry, like a coward.

ᅟ Only when her silhouette disappeared behind the elevator doors did you allow yourself to give in, running back to the bedroom and, later, to the bathroom, where you barely had time to lift the toilet lid before throwing up. A few seconds later you smelled Duda's perfume around you and her hand on your back, trying to comfort you just like she had done a few days ago. You had no idea what her level of English was and how much she had heard and understood of the conversation, but regardless, she was there, by your side, again.

ᅟ You could hear Luana's voice, imagining that she must be explaining the whole situation to the other girls who arrived after the commotion in the hallway and as you thought about how horrible that situation was, you realized that in a short time you and your ex-girlfriend would play together on the same team. Suddenly the nausea was back and you felt everything spinning around you. Little by little you got better and finally came out of the bathroom, seeing all your teammates crammed into the room and ready to welcome you into their arms.

ᅟ It took a few hours and a lot of explanation on your part, but eventually everyone understood the situation and shared the same anger as you. They were all worried about what would happen in the future since you two are Arsenal players and would see each other every day in a matter of a few weeks, and that worried you too, but it was after a few minutes in silence that Tamires made a suggestion that made your eyes shine.

ᅟ Soon you, the blonde and Duda were in front of the door of Cris Gambaré's room, the director of women's football at Corinthians who was helping the Brazilian coaching staff. When she finally answered, the three of you smiled slightly and the woman took a deep breath, knowing that she had a problem to solve.

BREAKING NEWS: Arsenal midfield star Y/F/N will go on loan to Corinthians, the club that revealed her to the world. The team was surprised by the request, but accepted after some insistence from the player. She must leave for Brazil immediately and will return to Arsenal as soon as the South American season comes to an end in December.

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christen should have been the actual face of ussoccer i'll die on that hill. best goalscorer and hottest player of her generation no i wont be taking more question. ill never forive pia sundhage for ignoring her in 2011-12 cycle.

haha yeah, wish she would have gotten to be in sooner with the team and got to be a full squad member for 2012 at least.

[magdasabs]

the last time brazil didn't score in a wwc group game was in 1991... pia sundhage scored against them that day

[didalexiabreakupwitholgayet]

AMC to Mexico?

it's still rumour so far, but some media channels have started to report about it.

it makes sense. if amc has any shot at making the national team for the home euros then she needs to get consistent playing time, and that's not happening the longer she stays at atletí! pia sundhage was interviewed recently and said amc is only 80% fit and has the potential to play an important role with the team, but reading between the lines, she needs playing time, period.

[hardtchill]

Considering Tobin and Christen are watching the Brazil v France game together, do we think Christen teases Tobin whenever they show Pia and calls her Tobin Sundhage 😂

I think by now Tobin is asleep because Chris has been playing with her hair for half an hour.

[yourdailyqueer]

LGBT+ European female footballers P2

The Women's World Cup is going on as of writing and so made a list of all the LGBTQ+ footballers posted here 2018 to present (2023).

Below are the professional female footballers from Europe (retired and current), who have been posted on this blog since 2018. Some posts may be out of date/innacurate and so if you see any errors please get in touch. Have gone through more than 14 pages of this blog to provide this list. Hope you like it.

Due to various technical issues I had to split the Europeans into two posts and some links may look weird so apologies for that.

Total below: 21

Magdalena Eriksson - Lesbian

Manuela Giugliano - Lesbian

Marie Dølvik Markussen - Lesbian

Maiken Pape - Lesbian

Melanie Garside-Wight - Lesbian

Nadine Angerer - Bisexual

Nadezhda Karpova - Lesbian

Natasha Dowie - Lesbian

Nathalie Geeris - Lesbian

Nilla Fischer - Lesbian

Pernille Harder - Bisexual

Pia Sundhage - Lesbian

Ramona Bachmann - Lesbian

Rannvá Andreasen - Lesbian

Rachel Corsie - Lesbian

Rachel Cuschieri - Lesbian

Stephanie Williams - Lesbian

Tinja-Riikka Korpela - Lesbian

Tone Haugen - Lesbian

Viktorija Budrytė-Winnersjo - Lesbian

Vivianne Miedema - Lesbian

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I'm sorry, but Vlatko's gotta go. He wasted Pinoe's last tournament and I'm not sure he can/should come back from the monstrosity of a coaching job he did.

Like holy fuck man, how can a coach with all of the USWNT stars be so incompetent and inflexible???

If I were the USSF, I'd do my best to convince Jill Ellis to come back, or maybe hire Pia Sundhage? What are your thoughts everyone?

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The Best FIFA Women's Coach Nominees 2022

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LINGHEM. Derogatory comments, differential treatment and exclusionary leadership.

In her new book "I didn't say even half", Nilla Fischer strongly criticizes Pia Sundhage and her behavior towards certain national team players.

- It felt so degrading. I'm ashamed that I didn't speak up, she says.

Nilla Fischer settles down on the garden sofa with the scorching sun at her back.

- If I'm nervous?

She casts a quick glance over the adjacent Ostrogothic field, which after all must be described as undulating, before continuing:

- This is scary, then. Publishing a book is really scary. You wonder if anyone will read it and if it happens, what will they think?

How do you think Pia Sundhage will react?

- I haven't thought too much about it. I guess I'll have to wait and see. Maybe it doesn't matter to her, I don't know. 

In her book "Jag sa inte evens half", which was written together with Expressen's Anna Friberg, the former national team captain gets a lot of space. 

"When we get to the hotel, I have trouble falling asleep, the quarter-final loss stings and the whole EC feels like crap. Now it also takes two years until the next championship. Then there is a new national team captain. I won't miss Pia Sundhage, and I don't think many other players will either".

It was Pia Sundhage who retrained Nilla Fischer from midfielder to center back. What Fischer initially took as a poke would turn out to be directly decisive for her continued success in the national team - and not least for the move to the world's best club team.

It was also clear that Sundhage held Fischer in high esteem.

- For me it was never a problem from a sporting perspective, because I was one of her favourites, always received a lot of trust and a lot of praise, says Nilla Fischer.

She continues:

- As a manager, you don't treat all players exactly the same way, and you shouldn't either. Different people require different things. But I think you should respect everyone equally. In periods under Pia, there were players in the team who were told things and were treated in a way that I don't think is okay.

In the book, she gives several examples. Among other things, Fischer believes that Sundhage should have said that she "doesn't want any middling players". Then she should rather have referred to how you were on the side of the plan rather than on it.

"You simply cannot be who you are, it cannot be interpreted in any other way. I am ashamed that I did not speak up," writes Fischer.

She also writes about fellow centre-back Charlotte Rohlin, who is said to have been ordered to, as soon as she received the ball, give it to Fischer.

According to Fischer, it goes hand in hand with Sundhage's vision that it is the team's stars that should shine and that the others should create the conditions for that.

 - You thought "My God, what is she saying?". It felt so degrading, says Fischer.

Nilla Fischer: "What is she doing?"

Another example in the book is taken from a flight during the World Cup in Canada 2015. Fischer remembers how Pia Sundhage went down the aisle to check the situation with the players. 

According to Fischer, the national team captain must have been very concerned about the comfort of some players on board, but when she got to Emma Berglund's place, she must have exclaimed: "I don't give a shit about you" .

- As a leader, you must try to raise the team and the individuals. And it's hard to lift yourself up if you hear from the coach that she sucks at you. Being able to perform on the field after that... I don't know how that will happen, says Nilla Fischer.

Nilla Fischer also describes an intermittently absent national team captain who could lock herself in her room, not show up for dinner, and who, after being up late, said that she "might not be able to run the training with the substitutes" the following day .

Nilla Fischer remembers back.

- You just thought "Well?. It is you who must lead the team, it is you who must lead by example". And it is strange, and very unusual, for that person to disappear from the group. Or is tired and worn out. In my world, it is the case that what you expect from your group, you must also do yourself. It is a leadership that I am not used to and a leadership that I do not think is positive for a group.

How was the team affected there and then?

- If I hadn't been one of Pia's favorites and been told one thing with the third... then I would have found it difficult to feel confident on the field, difficult to perform both in training and matches. But as a group it may have also strengthened us. We were always good at taking care of each other.

Struggled to have children

When Nilla Fischer and his wife Mika went through a very tough period, with miscarriages and a long and drawn-out IVF process, she called Sundhage.

In the book, the national team legend writes about the anxiety and how, after the miscarriage, she gets in touch with Sundhage to announce that she wants to stand over the upcoming gathering. She needed to be with Mika.

Fischer believes that she should then have been told:

"If you're going to keep going like this, then I don't know if you can continue in the national team. Can't she just bring a friend with her (to the IVF clinic)?”.

- You thought "My God, what is she saying?". Her answer hurt and the whole situation was very difficult. Stressing. When you're trying to have children, it doesn't work that way, there are a few windows when it's possible, she says and elaborates:

- Pia tried well in her own way, but it was a lot of work. Calling your national team captain and knowing that there will be a discussion, that you will be questioned. We wanted children and I wanted to be with my wife, she wouldn't have to go through it herself and it's like you have to ask for permission.

"Don't want to say she's a bully"

How did this affect you?

- I have always been very concerned about the national team, it has meant so much to me. I don't want to do anything to jeopardize that, because that's the best thing you can do in football, to represent your country. And then you get the feeling that you might not come next time because we are trying to have children. There is a risk of losing your place. It shouldn't be like that.

Given Sundhage's credentials and status, were you particularly disappointed by your experiences?

- Actually, it didn't affect that much. Regardless of who is the national team captain, you have high expectations. That she is and was so celebrated, there was nothing that made it extra sad, I can't say that.

Nilla Fischer does not want to put any label on the events. She thinks that it is rather "those who did not belong to the favourites" who own that experience.

- I don't want to say that she was a bully, but in those periods when she acted in that way, then it was behavior that in any case is not inclusive and does not fall under positive leadership.

Even though it feels nervous to open up, she feels safe in everything.

- This is my experience. I know what I thought then and what I think now. I hope this can inspire people to think about how to behave in a group and to dare to stand up for others.

She concludes:

- That is what I regret. For me it's mostly about.. why didn't I say anything? I've thought about that a lot.

Expressen has been in contact with Pia Sundhage, who writes in a text message:

"This is Nilla's truth. I have a different experience, a different story. Sad that she experienced it this way during her time in the national team".

[hyperfixationsstation]

tobin sundhage im dying

pia saw the double nutmeg and fell in love 😂

[allthebrazilianpolitics]

Brazil women's football on the rise?

The United States and Europe are considered the leaders in women's football, but Brazil is catching up. At the grassroots level,the country is on the right track, even if some steps are still missing.

It has been almost four years since the Brazilian Football Association (CBF) brought in Pia Sundhage, one of the leading figures in women's football.

The 63-year-old Swedish coach had won two Olympic gold medals with the United States and worked in Sweden and China.

In Sundhage, the CBF not only signed a dazzling figure in women's football but one with the know-how to help Brazil close the gap to the world's — the US and Europe.

In July 2022, the Selecao won the Copa America with Sundhage, beating hosts Colombia 1-0 in the final. Last week, they went toe-to-toe with England in the Finalissima, a match between the South American and European champions, before losing on penalties. On Tuesday, they face an endurance test in Nuremberg against Germany as part of their preparations for the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

But for Brazil to become a top footballing power on the women's side, they need more than superstars like Marta, a six-time world player of the year. The solution starts at the grassroots level, where future Brazilian players are developed.

Continue reading.

[dubiousdisco]

I have no reason to defend brazil's women's world cup performance but I really really wanted pia sundhage to have one more chance she clearly loved the girls a lot i'm so sad

[frauenfootball]

My personal prediction is that both the US and England are going to bottle it real hard (as in not make it past the qf, potentially aven the round of 16). I have a lot of hope that France will do well to show federations around the world (*cough* Spain) how much good it can do to actually listen to the players' grievances, and I think they have a newfound confidence that can enable them to do so (although no Cascarino and Diani not having played in a bit is going to make it very tough), hence why I really hope they top their group because I would hate to see them lose as early as the round of 16 against Germany. I do think Brazil are going to be very good though

I love both Brazil and France so I like where your head's at 🥺🤞 It was a difficult choice for me to pick who would top their group. In the end, I went with Pia Sundhage + Marta, but if I were to really think about it, France has a higher chance of topping it.

I don't want to call it "bottling" but yeah... I also think there's a chance of them going out in Ro16 or QFs if they face a good opponent with great mentality or high confidence. (The mentality/confidence is the most important thing, imo.)