Helena Costa becomes 1st female head coach of a pro football (soccer) team in France
Is It Worth It: Her Choice
Last week, I published the first of part of this two-part series on the utility of women’s sports programs in college. In part I, I reached the conclusion that, for the institutions, the value in women’s sports, in the form of institutional morale, diversity and scholarship, … [Read more...]
Are the Doncaster Belles being punished for their history? Or for the history of women’s football?
Moira Lovell, "John and Precious" from Stand Your GroundDoncaster Rover Belles players and their coachThe unfairness of discrimination can be so lacerating, so outrageous that you hesitate to speak directly to the experience of it. Once you start, you are sucked into a tornado of totally justified … [Read more...]
Topical Gear Gives Female Athletes a Competitive Advantage on the Field in Preventing ACL Injuries
According to the Texas Sports Medicine Group between 250,000 and 300,000 ACL injuries occur annually and billions of dollars are spent in rehabilitation costs with females representing a majority of these numbers. Female athletes are at a competitive disadvantage on the soccer field because our … [Read more...]
Palestine Women’s Team in line for FIFA development boost
Football development in Palestine is set to take the spotlight with the official inauguration of four Goal projects, incorporating an overall FIFA investment of approximately USD $4,500,000, scheduled for next summer.In addition to Goal project 4, the completion of the Palestinian Football … [Read more...]
A Conversation With Your Next Week Self (@TiffanyWeimer blog)
As I was sitting on the plane from Newark to Amsterdam, beginning my journey back to Hjørring for the second part of the season, so many thoughts went through my head. I was having what I like to call unorganized thoughts, or mixed emotions. For the most part in my life, I know what I feel … [Read more...]
Arab Women Springing…. into Football Stadiums for Gulf Cup of Nations
BY: SHIREEN AHMEDBahrain recently hosted the 21st Gulf Cup of Nations. A grand tournament involving eight teams from the Middle East.The Emirati victors beat the talented Iraqi squad for a 2-1 win. They emerged glorious and jubilant. A nation of fans cheering wildly and supporting them.Among those … [Read more...]
MWIS Writer Shireen Ahmed Selected for The Best of Football Writing in 2012
Shireen Ahmed's article "Off-Record but on-Field: Veil, Burka, Babushka or Bedsheet?" is selected as one of the Most Compelling writings on football. Congrats Shireen!Who is Shireen Ahmed: Shireen Ahmed is a frontline worker in Social Services, writer and footballer living in Toronto. … [Read more...]
Middle East soccer associations campaign for women’s right to play
By James M. DorseyMiddle Eastern soccer associations have launched a campaign to put women’s soccer on par with men’s football in a region in which a woman’s right to play and pursue an athletic career remains controversial and at a time at which political Islam is on the rise.The … [Read more...]