2026 is truly a momentous year for women's sports in the Rose City.
2026 also marks the first year where the state and city will have three professional women’s sports teams: Portland Thorns (NWSL), Portland Fire (WNBA), and Portland Cascade (AUSL).
The Rose City Breakdown is a Cascadia FC and Stumptown Footy collaboration.
This new podcast comes with one simple premise:
We want to highlight women's sports in Portland, giving teams a safe platform and the coverage they deserve.
Each episode will have something for everyone, whether you want high level discussions, deeper dive into analytics, tactical breakdowns, or interviews that capture all types of stories and invoke all sorts of emotions.
What to expect?
- Phuoc Nguyen: Lead host providing key information and updates
- Melina Gaspar: Lead analytics and tactical mastermind
- Lily Crane: Lead voice, reporter, and commentator
If you see our logo, it is created by the one and only Jacob Stevens, who also created the latest Stumptown Footy logo. And once again, delivers another masterpiece.
Without further ado... Here's the first ever episode of the Rose City Breakdown
Listen on Apple, Spotify, and MORE!
Episode Summary:
- Introductions
- Was the offseason a failure?
- Has ownership done enough or are they falling behind?
- Where is the head coaching search at? Without a hire in place, is this a massive concern heading into the season?
- Does a direct replacement at defensive for Sam Coffey take precedent as the biggest need?
- CB ignored in the offseason
- Preseason opener starts off with many issues from 2025
- Injury updates
