Dallas, TX ??? The Dallas Charge are pleased to announce the signing of the team???s first head coach, Olympic gold medalist and current University of Texas assistant coach Jennifer McFalls. A native of Grand Prairie, Texas, McFalls went on to a Hall of Fame career at Texas A+ACY-amp+ADs-M, an Olympic gold … [Read more...]
Michelle Akers reveals her USWNT snub: “It is frustrating not to all be on the same team”
SoccerWire.com followed??up with Akers, and she provided an honest explanation of her attempts to get involved with the USWNT program and her opinions about the current state of the team. Akers began by explaining that she put her name in to be an assistant coach when former head coach??Pia … [Read more...]
Domestic violence charges against Hope Solo have been dropped
Solo's lawyer, Todd Maybrown, sought to have the charges dismissed on the grounds that the alleged victims refused to be interviewed about the case. At a hearing last week, the judge renewed an order for a deposition after Solo's nephew and half-sister failed to appear for … [Read more...]
Following her remarkable year, Jo Pavey speaks on combining motherhood with her hopes for 2016
Thanks??to a glittering 2014, which saw her take gold in the European 10,000m and bronze in the Commonwealth 5000m, Jo Pavey has become something of a household name. Add to that the fact that she has two young children and is into her fifth decade, and you realise what an amazing woman she … [Read more...]
FC Kansas City to call Swope Soccer Village “Home” in 2015
FC Kansas City announced on Tuesday that the National Women???s Soccer League champions will play their 2015 season at Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City, Missouri. ???Along with securing Coach Vlatko +AFs-Andonovski+AF0 to a long-term contract and continuing to strengthen our squad through some player … [Read more...]
Abby Wambach voted CONCACAF’s Female Player of the Year
CONCACAF announced that Western New York Flash forward Abby Wambach won after finishing second to U.S. teammate Alex Morgan in last year’s inaugural awards. … [Read more...]
Atlanta group gauging market for NWSL team, via @EqualizerSoccer
Inspired by his 12-year-old, soccer-playing daughter, Atlanta native Brantley got in touch with John Smithgall, the president of Atlanta-based real estate investment company Southfund Partners, about starting an NWSL team in Atlanta. … [Read more...]
National Pro Fastpitch adds Dallas Charge to the league for the 2015 season
Nashville, TN - January 8, 2015--National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) announced today the addition of a fifth affiliate team to compete in league action beginning with the 2015 season. The new team will be based in the Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), TX area and will be known as the Dallas Charge. The Charge joins … [Read more...]
Shalane Flanagan, Meb Keflezighi to Lead USA Elites at Boston Marathon
By David Monti (c) 2015 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved, used with permission. (07-Jan) -- Reigning Boston Marathon champion Meb Keflezighi and Olympic bronze medalist Shalane Flanagan will lead the home-country charge at the 119th Boston Marathon on Monday, April 20, race organizers … [Read more...]
ICYMI: Jamaican swimmer Alia Atkinson becomes first black woman to win world title
Alia Atkinson, who says she hopes to become a role model, makes history with triumph in world record time in the 100m breaststroke … [Read more...]