Hayley and Charles are back. They’re excited to discuss the return of actual soccer, with the Dash playing the Red Stars in a reprise of the 2020 Challenge Cup final.

Unfortunately, the game itself ended up taking a back seat to what happened off the field. After Sarah Gorden and her family were racially profiled by BBVA security, the Dash released an appalling statement effectively disavowing all responsibility. We are deeply disappointed at this response, and at the broader failure of the organization to take racial justice issues seriously.

For more on this, check out Annie Costabile’s (@AnnieCostabile) article:
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/4/10/22377192/nwsl-red-stars-defender-sarah-gorden-accusations-racial-profiling. Here is the link to Houston’s awful statement: https://twitter.com/HoustonDash/status/1380941355749376004. And here is a link to their (just released) updated statement, which is much better: https://twitter.com/HoustonDash/status/1381679924684197892

You can follow us on Twitter at @DashActually. The show is produced in partnership with Backline Soccer (@backlinesoccer) and NWSL News (@NWSLNews).

Music provided by Vanessa Peters (https://vanessapeters.bandcamp.com/).