( linessi / ðə ˌgreɪt ˈhɔːən / Dasani):

Midfielder Lindsey Horan and defender Emily Sonnett play together for the NWSL’s Portland Thorns and for the National Team. They spend a lot of time with each other both on and off the field. They love each other, they annoy each other, and they also have nicknames for each other (sort of). It has been well documented that Lindsey Horan is a huge Lionel Messi fan, so Sonnett calls her Linessi. However, if we’re being completely accurate, Linessi is a self-given nickname.

As for The Great Horan, well that one has a bit more of a story. Fellow midfielder Rose Lavelle decided to put a Twitter poll up (from Horan’s own account, mind you) to find a nickname for Lindsey. Two options were ‘Lindsey’ or ‘The Great Horan.’ The fans made it loud and clear that it was the latter and so the nickname was born. Lindsey wasn’t at fan at first and was not happy with how the name came to be, but now that time has passed, she embraces it. In an ironic way, the nickname encompasses much of what Horan is too. She’s great and powerful and dominant on the field. If you hear it, you know you can’t stop her. That’s a cool way to have people think of you, the greatest show with The Great Horan.

As for Sonnett, Lindsey refers to her often as ‘Son’ or ‘Sonny’ but then she went ahead and found a way to evolve the name to Dasani. So yeah, maybe not as sentimental, but cute and according to Lindsey, ‘I use Dasani all the time.’ That’s the sign of an excellent friendship no matter what.



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