"Taking the field and seeing them is thrilling, the best experience I've ever had. In spite of all the difficulties, it is the best thing I've ever done in my life. I can tell my children and my grandchildren that I played against them."

-- Lohane Ferreira, captain of Taboao da Serra, on facing members of Brazil's national team in the Sao Paulo women's state league, where her team lost its last four games 29-0, 14-0, 10-0 and 16-0. Tabaoa didn't secure a training field until three days before the season started and its players have to pay for their own equipment and transportation. The club's troubles are cited as an example of the poor conditions for women's soccer in Brazil. (Reuters)

*League A (relegated): Bosnia & Herzegovina, Iceland, Sweden.
League B (promoted): Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Wales.
League B (relegated): Northern Ireland, Slovakia, Turkey, Bulgaria.
League C (promoted): Montenegro, Armenia, Slovenia, Albania.
League C (relegated): Cyprus or Estonia, Moldova or Kazakhstan.
League D (promoted): Faroe Islands, Gibraltar.
*Fourth team will be Switzerland or Ukraine, depending on UEFA's decision on match called off due to Ukraine's COVID-19 outbreak.
Note: League C relegation candidates meet in two-leg playoffs in March 2021.

1. Southern States FC.  Head coach Carl Reynolds played for Chatanooga FC.
2. Panathinaikos Chicago. The club was founded by Denny Chronopoulos in 2019.
3. Georgia Storm Soccer Academy. The Storm began as youth program in Carrollton.
4. Florida Roots. The Roots are first team in Panama City since PDL's Panama City Pirates.
5. Irving FC. Los Gallos, founded in 2018, have a team in the Rojo League.
6. Appalachian FC. Former App State coach Jason O’Keefe is part of ownership group.

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