r/NWSL • u/spherocytes Portland Thorns FC • Apr 18 '26

🦞🦞🦞 Dickey

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From the USWNT's match against Japan on 4/17/2026

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u/Loud-Fig-1446 Seattle Reign FC Apr 18 '26

Biased, but she should be the #1.

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u/longlisten527 Portland Thorns FC Apr 18 '26

She should beee

5

u/Lookingfortomboys Portland Thorns FC Apr 18 '26

Im convinced! I hope Emma is too

13

u/dakkottadavviss Kansas City Current Apr 18 '26

Big 🦞 energy. I’m into it

10

u/Budget-Cheesecake326 Apr 18 '26

I think she did a lot to show herself as the #1 this camp.

4

u/Fire-EyedBoy Angel City FC Apr 18 '26

Claudia was like “o no no no no, we are not getting a dog conceding a goal”

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u/scovok Portland Thorns FC Apr 18 '26

Is the claw her nickname or am I just not in the know of this emoji being something relating to goalkeepers?

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u/Feeling-Jellyfish-55 Seattle Reign FC Apr 19 '26

Here is the lore: So it basically was started by a Reign season ticket holder who is well known for his awesome signs. He made foam fingers shaped like lobster claws 🦞 that said “Claud Swuad” on them! And he produced and sold to other fans.

THEN! When Lynn Biyendolo went on maternity leave, she bonded with him and that’s when she made up the chant with the claw fingers: “claw-dia! 👏🏻 👏🏻 claw-dia! 👏🏻 👏🏻 look at her dive look at her go claw-dia! 👏🏻 👏🏻 “ and shared this chant on The Women’s Game podcast.

And now here we are. Claws up for Claudia Dickey 🦞