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Seattle Sounders Women Sign USWNT Forward Alex Morgan

posted by Pretty Tough Tue, Feb 28 at 11:31am

Wow. Wow. Wow. Alex Morgan is in the headlines, again! (via release) Seattle Sounders Women have signed US Women’s National Team forward Alex Morgan pending official USSF/CSA approval, the team announced today. “Alex is a world class player...more
W League: Sounders Women sign Hope Solo & Sydney Leroux

posted by Pretty Tough Wed, Feb 15 at 2:08am

This is great news for soccer fans in the Seattle area… RENTON , Wash. – The Sounders Women have signed goalkeeper Hope Solo and forward Sydney Leroux, the team announced today. Solo, 30, is the starting goalkeeper for the United States Wom...more
AWK Notables: Breakers & Flash join WPSL, Sky Blue FC to go to Japan, standing room only in Frisco

posted by All White Kit Fri, Feb 10 at 11:13am

Today’s developments (yay, more good news than bad!): WPS may not be around this summer, but the Boston Breakers and Western New York Flash are sticking around. The two former WPS clubs will take part in the WPSL (Women’s Professional Soccer ...more
On the WPS: States of Suspension

posted by From A Left Wing Thu, Feb 9 at 10:53am

Readers should already know that the WPS suspended the league for this upcoming season. (Some reports on the decision: Sports Illustrated/Associated Press; All White Kit; The Guardian.) To say that the league has struggled would be an understatement. It's...more
First Impressions Of A Post-WPS World: Truth Telling

posted by All White Kit Wed, Feb 1 at 10:58am

If you’re reading this sentence, chances are you’re one of the hundreds (or thousands) of readers who helped crash Pitchside Report this evening. If you’re reading this sentence and aren’t sure what the previous one refers to, clic...more
First Impressions Of A Post-WPS World: History Lessons

posted by All White Kit Wed, Feb 1 at 2:00am

  You see a glimpse of it far off in the distance; something barreling towards you. You think the coast has begun to clear, but you still brace for impact. And then it hits. The initial foresight hasn’t diminished the force of the blow.  ...more
The Next Frontier For Women’s Sports

posted by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars Tue, Jan 31 at 5:33pm

Tweet The announcement Monday that the Women’s Professional Soccer league was suspending operations for the 2012 season didn’t surprise many in the American and women’s soccer community, for both the financial and legal issues that have...more
WPS: Missing A Golden Opportunity

posted by Sarah Hallett Tue, Jan 31 at 5:29pm

The cancellation of the 2012 WPS season will leave a void for new fans....more
WPS suspension: Is this WUSA redux?

posted by Fair Game News Tue, Jan 31 at 5:19pm

By Laura Pappano On the heels of a compelling World Cup and on the eve of the 2012 Olympics, Women’s Professional Soccer announced today that they are suspending the 2012 season – with plans (maybe hopes?) to return to play in 2013. The ne...more
WPS suspends 2012 season

posted by After Atalanta Mon, Jan 30 at 7:31pm

I'm actually ok with this news. One, it's better than folding altogether. Two, it's an Olympic year so the big names, the women who would bring many fans to the stadiums wouldn't be around anyway. I think it would have been an emotionally and financially ...more

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