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W-League, WPSL, UEFA WWC Qualifying, WPS Updates
posted on July 31, 2010 at 4:20pm
W-League
The Buffalo Flash defeated the Atlanta Silverbacks 3-1 to advance to the W-League Championship. W-League regular season goal leader Kelly Parker and USL assist leader Veronica Bouquete had big games. Jenny Hammond opened scoring in the 23′. At...more
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Germany and Nigeria set for 2010 U-20 Women’s World Cup Final
posted on July 30, 2010 at 10:43am
No vids, sorry. I’ll reserve commment on these semifinal matches until I’m able to watch them but the score line tells you everything, doesn’t it.
Here’s what you need to know about Germany: They’re brilliant. Might as well get the engrav...more
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Another note on the Leroux/Morgan thing
posted on July 29, 2010 at 8:14pm
Sorry to bang on about this topic but from here it’s gonna work like this: more sad bits about WPS = more happy bits about Leroux & Morgan saving revitalizing women’s soccer.
Anyways, remember back in 2008 when Alex Morgan scored that beautif...more
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Dolce & Gabbana play ball with Chelsea Football Club
posted on July 29, 2010 at 3:52pm
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prestigious Italian design team meets a prestigious English football team as Dolce & Gabbana and the Chelsea Football Club have joined forces for a fashion and sports
collaboration. The players of Chelsea will start Britain's Premiere League season...more
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Explosion in goals, indeed
posted on July 29, 2010 at 12:18pm
Things learned from WPS midweek matches:
WPS is becoming more predictable – but not in a bad way. Pick the streaky teams and expect there to be goals. Tons and tons of goals.
Atlanta is going to clip Chicago for sixth place momentarily.
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Soccer Surprises
posted on July 28, 2010 at 4:10pm
The past week has seen its share of the unexpected take place on the world's soccer fields. Like many other commentators, I thought the Boston Breakers' year was over alongside, perhaps, Tony DiCicco's career as a club coach. I certainly didn't antici...more
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The Topsy Turvy World of WPS
posted on July 26, 2010 at 2:25pm
I confess: I know nothing about WPS. Case in point: remember when I posted this, suggesting that the 2010 WPS playoffs had already been decided? At that point in early June FC Gold Pride were still plotting their theft of the regular season title. Amy ...more
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Who Is Sydney Leroux?
posted on July 26, 2010 at 9:58am
Well, who exactly is this young, athletically-gifted, eye-catching forward? Is she the future of the United States Women’s National Team? The next Mia Hamm, perhaps? Is she the future of women’s soccer as a whole?
Or is she merely style ov...more
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WPSL Playoffs Update
posted on July 25, 2010 at 5:52pm
Three teams will earn berths in the WPSL Final Four this weekend. The East Conference Final, Pacific Conference Final and Midwest/Sunshine Playoff will all be determined. The Big Sky Conference champion will be determined Thursday of this coming week.
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Are narrow-minded tactics doing a disservice to the USWNT?
posted on July 25, 2010 at 3:53pm
To elaborate on a point below, today’s loss to Nigeria gave the U.S. its earliest exit ever in a U-19/U-20 Women’s World Cup. Perhaps that’s an indictment on the relative lack of talent in the U-20 talent pool. Or maybe the U.S.’ mediocrity is a...more
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Nigeria vanquish USWNT in penalties to reach semifinals in U-20 WWC
posted on July 25, 2010 at 2:24pm
The USWNT’s collective reaction after Sydney Leroux lofted her penalty kick up and over the crossbar was telling. It was a scene of utter heartbreak and dismay. It’s always tough to deal with a loss accrued in a penalty shootout. That cruel and capric...more
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Tidbits from around sports and the web
posted on July 25, 2010 at 12:11pm
There's nothing like enforced quiescence to make one want to blog. Tidbits from around sports and the web:
*Goal scoring extravaganza! The Freedom's second-half woes continued with some incredibly bad luck to boot (Whitehill had to take over in goal)...more
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Forecasting the USWNT 2011 Women’s World Cup Squad
posted on July 23, 2010 at 8:46am
Fast forward to July 23, 2011. The United States Women’s National Team has made its way back to the States, World Cup in tow. It’s been six days since the team’s captain (any guesses of who that’ll be?) hoisted the trophy in Frankfurt. It’s the...more
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Notables for the day Kirstine Lilly turns er, one year older
posted on July 22, 2010 at 7:00pm
American Soccer Minute’s Scott Reynolds offers an update on WPS Week 15 action.
In celebration of The Lilly Legend, her hometown newspaper published this article about her career past, present and future.
It’s been announced that T...more
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2010 FIFA Women’s World Cup, Day 6
posted on July 22, 2010 at 10:11am
The final four quarterfinalists were determined today. A few very deserved teams were also forced to make a quick journey back home.
Group C: Japan 3, England 1
Both England and Japan knew that not even a clear victory would assure their spots in t...more
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U-20 Women’s World Cup Update, Day 5
posted on July 21, 2010 at 11:55am
The first entrants into the quarterfinals were revealed today in the fifth day of FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup action. One team hammered their opponents in typical fashion while another barely squeaked by on goal difference in its debut performance. T...more
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South Korea, Ghana could spoil U-20 USWNT’s title defense
posted on July 21, 2010 at 9:54am
If it wasn’t for Alexandra Popp and all those goals she’s scored for Germany, South Korea would be the most feared team in the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. Two matches, eight goals, two goals conceded, one Ji So Yun. And if fortune had favored t...more
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WPS Week 14
posted on July 20, 2010 at 2:18pm
Week 14 was a pretty predictable week. FC Gold Pride won (I think it’s getting old now). The Breakers, who have recently come alive, earned their third consecutive win. Finally, a lot of people, this writer included, thought Sky Blue was a team Atl...more
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Pauliina Miettinen sacked from Sky Blue FC
posted on July 19, 2010 at 6:07pm
WPS has had its second coaching casualty of the 2010 season as Sky Blue FC has announced that it has parted ways with manager Pauliina Miettinen. Assistant coach Anne Parnila will also leave the Piscataway team.
This was the Finnish native’s first s...more
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This weekend’s wild world women’s soccer wrap-up
posted on July 19, 2010 at 10:52am
Whoop whoop. So this weekend was particularly rife with women’s soccer games. Here’s what you may have missed, including a review of WWC action, WPS Week 14 stuff and an overview of the final weekend in both the W-League and WPSL.
U-20 Women’s...more
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