Racing Sign Jordyn Bloomer/Other News

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Racing signed goalkeeper Jordyn Bloomer to a one-year contract with a club option for an additional year on Tuesday. Jordyn was the 26th overall pick in the most recent NWSL college draft and had a stand out career at Wisconsin registering a 82.3% save percentage. For reference, Kailen Sheridan (89%) and Bella Bixby (85%) were the only two keepers in the NWSL with a percentage higher than 83% last year. The league average was around 76% and Racing’s keepers were at 75% (Betos) and 71% (Lund) respectively. I would not expect the level of NCAA competition to NWSL competition to be a straightforward comparison, but those are the numbers. In case you didn’t remember, Bloomer also attended the Pre-Draft Goalkeeper Camp for Racing in early December.

Racing will likely carry 3 goalkeepers on the roster, so Jordyn earlyish signing isn’t a surprise.

Racing also recently announced the Challenge Cup schedule which you can find here. The home games don’t conflict with JCPS’s (and likely the rest of the region’s) spring break for schools, so you won’t have to contemplate your mandatory trip to Destin conflicting with a Racing Home match. The rood match on April 2nd in Kansas City will be an opportunity to see if any beachside bars are up to date on their Paramount Plus subscriptions or willing to put a Twitch stream up on a big screen.

Finally, I would like to put in an (early) plug for a new Racing Louisville podcast for the Beautiful Game Network featuring Bekki Morgan and Tom Benson called Butchertown Rundown. I got to listen to a practice episode and the first episode will be up on Spotify/Apple etc. soon. I think all Racing fans will enjoy the podcast. If you can’t wait until tomorrow, you can take a listen here. Check out their cool logo.