A connection 19 years in the making 🥹 Alyssa Thompson assists her sister Gisele Thompson on her first pro goal, AND they become the first sisters in NWSL history to combine for a goal! - ThreadSky

nwslsoccer.com • 1 day ago

A connection 19 years in the making 🥹

Alyssa Thompson assists her sister Gisele Thompson on her first pro goal, AND they become the first sisters in NWSL history to combine for a goal!

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lonestarstriker.bsky.social•1 day ago

MONDAY! MONDAY!

2-2.

#WashingtonSpirit #AngelCityFC

#NWSL:

wrduncan3.bsky.social•1 day ago

What I noticed ... amazing long pass to Alyssa ... Alyssa's speed catching up to the pass ... defense didn't even see Giselle.

poeke.bsky.social•1 day ago

Was this a benefit game?

vegandragon.bsky.social•1 day ago

That's awesome! 😁🥰

azsuzeblue.bsky.social•1 day ago

🥳🥳

bp740.bsky.social•1 day ago

Great goal and assist. Congratulations to the sisters for making history.

rotorbabe25.bsky.social•1 day ago

Watching this made me feel so much better. 😃

kimwhitesell.bsky.social•1 day ago

Way to go ladies

dartemus.bsky.social•1 day ago

I bet they've been practicing that since they were little.

awol-evan.bsky.social•1 day ago

The Thompson Twins. (I know they’re not actually twins)

jleep86.bsky.social•1 day ago

At least someone gets it.🤣

🎶 Hold me now 🎶

It was right there.🤣

jilltedh.bsky.social•1 day ago

First thing that came to my mind, too. I would have shouted that, as the announcer

jleep86.bsky.social•22 hours ago

The 80's.

Who remembers that time?
/s
🤣

cashewnever.bsky.social•1 day ago

What a goal

pistachio33.bsky.social•1 day ago

Sisters doing it for themselves!

ccherneskey.bsky.social•1 day ago

Oh my god! Amazing!

givedogsthevote.bsky.social•1 day ago

Curious if there has ever been a brother duo. I rarely hear about siblings in sports. Admittedly, I don't follow a lot of sports, and the only other duo I could name off the top of my head is the Williams sisters 😄 If anyone has any to share, would love to hear more!

megkav.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Henderson brothers played for the Rapids in the 90s, and I think the Beasley brothers played for Chicago too.

givedogsthevote.bsky.social•14 hours ago

Thanks for commenting. What a fun thread this became. Thanks to all who answered my question! That was so kind of you.

timonvanhaeften.bsky.social•1 day ago

Michel and Ronald Mulder are (Dutch) twin brothers who got Gold and Bronze medals on the Olympic Winter Games 2014 speed skating

givedogsthevote.bsky.social•1 day ago

Oh, that's cool. (No pun intended)

givedogsthevote.bsky.social•1 day ago

Good thing they wear numbers to tell them apart 😁

ainemccaul.bsky.social•1 day ago

givedogsthevote.bsky.social•1 day ago

Oh, yes, Ive heard of Michael Schumacher, but couldn't pick him out of a lineup, lol. Cool to see his photo and learn he has a racing brother

boognishidaho.bsky.social•1 day ago

Chara brothers, Portland Timbers.

givedogsthevote.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thanks!!

realduckofdeath.bsky.social•1 day ago

One of the most extreme ones is maybe Eidur and Arnor Gudjohnsen. Father and son. They played the same internation match vs Estonia once in the early '90s. Unfortunately not on the pitch at the same time, as the son substituted the father.

givedogsthevote.bsky.social•1 day ago

Oh wow! Dad's fit!

realduckofdeath.bsky.social•1 day ago

Great to see. Michael and Brian Laudrup is probably some of the most prolific siblings ever? Michael won titles with Ajax, Juventus, Barcelona, Real Madrid. While Brian won the European Championships in 1992. Michael did boycott the national team in '92 over a row with the coach' treatment of Brian.

givedogsthevote.bsky.social•1 day ago

Love that support!

gazzalw63.bsky.social•14 hours ago

Brian and Jimmy Greenhoff played for Man Utd and Luton, Bobby and Jackie Charlton won the 1966 World Cup for England, the Robledo brothers played for Newcastle as did 3 Ameobis and 2 Longstaffs, 3 Wallace brothers played for Southampton

givedogsthevote.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Wow, THREE brothers!

lukehook.com•1 day ago

Shaun and Bradley Wright-Phillips both played for NY Red Bulls at the same time I’m pretty certain

givedogsthevote.bsky.social•1 day ago

Didn't even know NY had a soccer team. It seems the sport is really popular in US now, which is super! Every Friday night at a local school down the road here, a ton of people get together for kids' teams to play soccer under the lights.

lukehook.com•1 day ago

In fact I believe he assisted his brother on his debut

sigh.lol•1 day ago

Sam Basset's (Colorado Rapids) first MLS pass was to his brother Cole.

I believe Cavan Sullivan's (Philadelphia Union) first MLS pass was to his brother Quinn.

givedogsthevote.bsky.social•1 day ago

2 more US Soccer teams, and one is CO, love that. 1st pass to sibling is an interesting little bit of human nature.

nick-lynx.bsky.social•1 day ago

In the U.K. there’s been loads. Gary and Phil Neville (Man Utd), Fabio & Rafeal de silva (twins at Man Utd) Jude and Jobe Bellingham, Rio and Anton Ferdinand, Ryan & Steven Sessegnon, Kolo & Yaya Toure. And I’m only mentioning the ones where both brothers are very talented….

givedogsthevote.bsky.social•1 day ago

So cool! Ty! Are there lots of sister duos in UK too?

givedogsthevote.bsky.social•1 day ago

I wonder if darts has seen the same brother or sister phenomenon since, I assume, people would naturally be exposed to it at the local level first, and that would increase the chances of familial participation 🤔🎯

nick-lynx.bsky.social•1 day ago

Not as many well publicised it seems. Theres Holmgaard twins at Everton and Mollie and Rosie Kmita that I know of. I’m sure there’ll be more though. Plus there’s a brother sister combo of Lauren and Reese James who both play for Chelsea.

givedogsthevote.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thank you!

theblueacorn.bsky.social•1 day ago

If you go waaaay back, and cross the Atlantic, there's Bob and Jack Charlton - heroes to some people over here.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/oct/22/bobby-and-jack-charlton-the-brothers-who-won-together-but-lived-apart

givedogsthevote.bsky.social•1 day ago

Interesting article. Ty for sharing

bempowerednow.bsky.social•1 day ago

Good for them- and may they get many more goals

darkpastoral.bsky.social•1 day ago

Epic. So good.

groovelife.bsky.social•1 day ago

Awesome!

gregorypower.bsky.social•1 day ago

vlgambini.bsky.social•1 day ago

https://youtu.be/TvzVTRK1nOY?si=QLqaFBnf6tws3oIB

iamthestranger.bsky.social•1 day ago

Wow, she kicked a ball into a giant net 😂

I'll never understand sports like this, where people get so excited that one group of people scored more points than the other group of people.