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US WNT: US Women Capture CONCACAF with Confidence
by sarahhallett
posted January 30, 2012 at 2:41pm

The future is bright as the US women pave the way to the Olympics by winning the CONCACAF tournament....more

Harder, Better, Hungrier: USWNT Flatten Canada in CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Final
by All White Kit
posted January 30, 2012 at 10:14am

Commanding in every respect, the United States lived up to its no. 1 world ranking tonight, and then some.  The 4-0 score line provided an apt bookend to a tournament in which the United States outscored its five opponents by a margin of 38-0. The t...more

USWNT 4, Mexico 0: Vigor, Vengeance, Victory
by All White Kit
posted January 27, 2012 at 11:22am

By Gavin Day The United States Women’s National Team was at its overwhelming best as it pummelled rivals Mexico 4-0. As a result, the team is just one win away from the 2012 London Olympics. Midfielder Carli Lloyd recorded her first career hat-tri...more

US WNT: 31 Goals and Counting
by sarahhallett
posted January 25, 2012 at 8:00pm

US team sharply focused on Olympic qualifying....more

Possible Defection of Cuban Futbolistas During Olympic Qualifier
by Pretty Tough
posted January 25, 2012 at 9:56am

When Cuba’s national women’s team showed up for Monday night’s CONCACAF Olympic qualifying match against Haiti in Vancouver, BC two players were conspicuously missing. Unconfirmed reports say star forward Yesenia Gallardo Martinez,...more

Abby Wambach Comes to Kansas City for National Girls and Women in Sports Day
by anngaff
posted January 24, 2012 at 10:58pm

KANSAS CITY, MO – The Women's Intersport Network (WIN for KC) is proud to announce that women’s sports icon Abby Wambach will be the keynote speaker for the 18th annual Women's Sports Awards Celebration set for 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 3, 20...more

USWNT 13, Guatemala 0: Records Will Fall
by All White Kit
posted January 23, 2012 at 5:31pm

  The USWNT obviously didn’t get all the goals out of its system on Friday against the Dominican Republic. The team put 13 past Guatemala last night in its second CONCACAF Olympic qualifying group stage match. With respect to Kelley O’H...more

Memorable Result: USWNT/Dominican Republic Report and Quotes
by All White Kit
posted January 21, 2012 at 3:41pm

By Gavin Day The onslaught started just 38 seconds in and didn’t let up for the rest of the 90 minutes as the United States came out flying and flattened their ill-fated opponents. Abby Wambach got that first goal and one other as the U.S. began it...more

USWNT 14, Dominican Republic 0: Lots of Goals, Lots to Talk About
by All White Kit
posted January 21, 2012 at 3:13pm

  So, the USWNT/Dominican Republic game. Where to begin? Any soccer match that ends with a two-touchdown score line is sure to ignite debate.   The U.S. ran up the score against hopelessly inferior opposition. But the team showed respect by n...more

AWK’s CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Coverage Plans and WPS/Borislow News
by All White Kit
posted January 19, 2012 at 11:00am

  CONCACAF Olympic qualifying is just days away and AWK has got you covered. We’ll have a man on the ground throughout the duration of the tournament. Gavin Day has done freelance work for The Canadian Press, CONCACAF, Major League Socce...more

2011 Review: Names We Won’t Soon Forget, Part II
by All White Kit
posted January 2, 2012 at 1:09pm

And the list continues. It will be hard to forget Genoveva Anonma’s electrifying performances this summer. Equatorial Guinea may have been well out of its depth, but Anonma singlehandedly kept her side afloat in its three group games. The expl...more

Tiffany Weimer: “Mom, if you ever have to make me go to practice, that’s how I know I’m done playing.”
by Tiffany Weimer
posted December 31, 2011 at 10:39am

“…it’s a choice you make.” This is the end of a conversation I had with a young soccer player recently. She told me she wanted to play professional soccer when she was older. And I told her what it takes. Well, I told her one th...more

My 2011 On AWK: At Least We’ll Always Have Germany
by All White Kit
posted December 28, 2011 at 1:51pm

  Mere seconds after Abby Wambach’s dramatic equalizer in the World Cup quarterfinals back in July against Brazil, I got a text message: “Wambachhhhh” was all it said. What was significant was not the message itself, but...more

Soccer by Searchlight: looking for the future in the past
by From A Left Wing
posted December 26, 2011 at 12:00pm

It's a little known fact that the earliest night matches were women's games. Amazing how far we've moved in the wrong direction. In 1920 enough people were excited by the idea of watching women play that they packed the terraces. The media thought the m...more

The CanWNT Announces Olympic Qualifying Roster
by All White Kit
posted December 26, 2011 at 11:18am

  With approximately one month until the 2012 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifiers kicks off in Vancouver, B.C., the Canadian Women’s National Team announced their 20-player roster earlier this week. Head coach John Herdman retains a cor...more

Soccer Notables: USWNT vs NZL in Dallas, Kirin Challenge Cup, WPS transactions and more
by All White Kit
posted December 23, 2011 at 11:35am

  Texas-based fans of the USWNT received an early Christmas present on Wednesday. The USSF announced the team will face New Zealand in a friendly in Frisco, Dallas on Saturday, February 11. The match will occur between Olympic qualifying ...more

Soccer Notables for Black Friday 2011
by All White Kit
posted November 25, 2011 at 5:15pm

  This article in the New York Times ran yesterday and provides an overview of the current WPS/USSF situation and features recent quotes.   WPS this morning released a statement on the status of the sanctioning. It didn’t c...more

Soccer Notables for November 17th, 2011
by All White Kit
posted November 17, 2011 at 4:44pm

In a rare but welcomed move, U.S. Soccer has announced plans to stream Saturday’s friendly in Glendale, Arizona between the USWNT and Sweden. The match kicks off at 9 P.M. EST. Phoenix native Kenn Tomasch will team up with Kyndra de St. Aubin to ...more

Canada Brings Home Pan American Gold
by All White Kit
posted October 29, 2011 at 9:44am

Mexsport; CSA That title has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? The Canadian Women’s National Team captured the top prize at the XVI Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico by defeating Brazil in dramatic fashion. Following a come-from-behind 1-1 d...more