Queue up today’s episode of The GIST of It, featuring a soccer smorgasbord of updates from the beautiful game. Co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz begin with the exciting news that a Canadian women’s pro league is set to kick off in 2025, launched by CanWNT legends Diana Matheson and Christine Sinclair. Great news for the Great White North.

Then it’s time for a men’s World Cup quarter-finals preview before eight teams continue their quest for fútbol glory this weekend. Let’s kick it.

Content warning: This episode contains mention of verbal, emotional and sexual abuse.

It’s time for a fútbol-filled episode of The GIST of It. Co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz kick things off by chatting on- and off-field World Cup updates. The quarter-finals are nearly set with tourney favorites taking care of business in the knockouts, while a brand new potential off-field Qatar controversy just dropped. This sh!t never ends.

Then El and Steph take it to the NWSL where two controversial team owners announced their plans to sell last week. But, sadly, this welcome news was met with some disparate player reactions, stirring up a boatload of controversy on social media. The gals break it all down, and chat about what it all means, especially in the wake of the Sally Yates report.

Content warning: This episode contains mention of suicide and sexual assault.

On today’s episode of The GIST of It, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz are heading back to school to discuss two major stories from college sports. They’ll start in women’s basketball where squads competed in a hotel ballroom over the weekend, notably without EMTs present. Wish we were kidding.

Then after the break, the gals discuss a layered, heartbreaking story out of Stanford. Last week, the parents of late women’s soccer goalie Katie Meyer filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the institution. El and Steph break down all the details before zooming out to discuss institutional failure at large.