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20 Questions With Cat Whitehill
by All White Kit
posted March 26, 2011 at 12:23pm

Time to get our reverence on. This week, AWK welcomes long-time USWNT mainstay, faithful Tar Heel, and former Washington Freedom co-captain (and occassional goalkeeper) Cat Whitehill. This season, Cat will be tasked with helping lead a young Atlanta ...more

Canadians in the WPS
by Bench Warmer
posted March 24, 2011 at 6:18pm

When the 2011 WPS season is set to kick off this April, three Canadians will be in the midst of it all. And hey, what do you know, they've all signed with the same team. Makes our life a lot easier in terms of following their success. W-League franch...more

An interview with WNY Flash Head Coach Aaran Lines
by All White Kit
posted March 24, 2011 at 2:48pm

The WNY Flash franchise and the team’s head coach Aaran Lines are both newcomers to WPS but they arrive in the league with heightened expectations. That’s what a stacked squad with the likes of Marta, Christine Sinclair and Alex Morgan will get ...more

Need a Pick-Me-Up? Check this video out: dog in the goal!
by All White Kit
posted March 24, 2011 at 10:31am

It was the final of the Alanya International Tournament of Champions in Turkey between Sky Blue FC and LdB Malmo when suddenly, well, the name of the video says it all. Apparently all it needed was someone to rub its belly. (Thanks, LB). ...more

To WPS By Way of Jamaica, Kentucky and Washington, D.C.
by All White Kit
posted March 22, 2011 at 9:50am

Omolyn Davis has earned a shot to play at the highest level. It’s no surprise that the 2011 WPS season will see many international players miss time due to the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup this summer. While the situation is f...more

Soccer Notables For March 20th, 2011
by All White Kit
posted March 21, 2011 at 11:02am

The USWNT will face Japan in a series of home friendlies this May. The first match will be played in Columbus, Ohio on May 14 and will be broadcast live on FSC at 6:30pm ET. The second match will be in Cary, North Carolina and will be at 7pm ET on ES...more

A WPS/2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup Wall Calendar
by All White Kit
posted March 16, 2011 at 12:53pm

AWK has really been up on the PDFs recently. This calendar will hopefully serve two purposes: a.) to provide a one-stop calendar of all WPS, USWNT training and Women’s World Cup dates and b.) to illustrate what the USWNT/WPS players will be up aga...more

Updated WPS Wallcharts (Now With Colors!)
by All White Kit
posted March 16, 2011 at 12:21am

WPS released updated team rosters today after first cuts were due yesterday. Although every team was under the twenty-eight player limit, there has still been a good deal of shuffling within team rosters. Below are updated wallcharts, with changes bei...more

20 questions with defender Carrie Dew
by All White Kit
posted March 11, 2011 at 11:09pm

Former FC Gold Pride defensive player Carrie Dew is one of Sky Blue FC’s newest arrivals. The 2009 WPS champions are about to fly to Turkey where the club will take part in a four team tournament. Dew was gracious enough to take part in AWK’s ...more

Soccer notables for March 11, 2011
by All White Kit
posted March 11, 2011 at 4:49pm

Unconfirmed rumor of the day: magicJack (formerly the Washington Freedom, magicTalk SC and magicJack SC/Washington Freedom) will play all of the team’s home games in Florida. If this is indeed the case, magicJack is essentially an expans...more

Lianne Sanderson’s Preseason Blog #2
by All White Kit
posted March 8, 2011 at 11:01pm

The Cheesesteaks’ no. 10 checks in with her second blog of 2011. Lianne discusses life ahead of preseason training and a certain unfortunate occurence in NYC. Welcome back to my blog. I know most of you have been unable to sleep at night due t...more

20 questions with goalkeeper Karen Bardsley
by All White Kit
posted March 4, 2011 at 9:45pm

Hi there! It looks like you’ve stumbled upon AWK’s newest weekly feature. Publishing more interviews is a top priority for us in 2011 – in addition to learning how to pronounce Lira Bajramaj’s name and using semicolons properly, that is. I’m...more

Breaking down each WPS preseason roster
by All White Kit
posted March 4, 2011 at 1:16am

This is a companion to Chris’ preseason wall charts post. The following is a breakdown of each preseason squad including the amount of returning players, free agents, draftees, WPS newcomers and former players. The last category includes players who...more

WPS Preseason Wallcharts
by All White Kit
posted March 2, 2011 at 9:51pm

If you haven’t been paying attention to the WPS this offseason, you might be a little more than confused by the mass movement between teams by players. You really might need a chart to figure out who’s who at this point with so many players moving ...more

Q & A: Sinead Farrelly, USWNT & Philadelphia Independence (WPS)
by Chris Wimmer
posted February 24, 2011 at 10:46am

Sinead Farrelly was drafted no. 2 in the 2011 WPS Draft and played at the University of Virginia...more

Lianne Sanderson checks in from the WPS offseason
by All White Kit
posted February 21, 2011 at 2:32pm

Fresh off a terrific rookie season with an Philadelphia Independence team that finished as 2010 WPS Finalists, the Cheesesteaks’ no. 10 is back in the States in preparation for the 2011 season. Lianne will provide an inside look in the life of a W...more

Working to Unmask the Identity of magicTalk/Jack/Washington Freedom SC
by All White Kit
posted February 17, 2011 at 9:58am

It’s funny how things happen sometimes. Exactly ten years, two months and seven days ago, the Women’s United Soccer Association held its inaugural draft in Boca Raton, Florida. Superb Chinese striker Sun Wen was drafted first overall by the Atlant...more

Welcome to WPS, Kat Galsim! (officially, that is)
by Soccer Science
posted February 17, 2011 at 9:48am

Above: In 2009, Kat (left) was the winner of Hope Solo Sister One Limited Edition sneakers. Check out the story. (Source: Nike Women) The Women’s Professional Soccer season is drawing near… Coaches are solidifying their rosters, General ...more

2011 WPS Preseason
by Pretty Tough
posted February 15, 2011 at 4:24pm

With preseason camp opening in about two weeks, each Women’s Professional Soccer team has released it’s preseason match schedule. Not all games will be open to fans. Visit your team’s website for more information on games. The Atlanta Beat will sta...more

Soccer News Roundup: US vs England, Algarve Cup, #CANwnt and more
by All White Kit
posted February 14, 2011 at 10:47am

To lead off, you may have noticed the new graphic over in the sidebar and wondered what it’s all about. AWK is proud to announce our partnership with ProActive Soccer Tours. ProActive is a leading travel provider and specializes in soccer tours. If y...more

The WPS Preseason and College Prospect Watching
by All White Kit
posted February 12, 2011 at 6:47pm

With roster turnover for the 2011 WPS season almost at an absurd level, the preseason will be more important than ever for clubs in building rosters and chemistry for a complicated and grinding season ahead. But the preseason serves more than one purpo...more

All White Kit's New Podcast: WPS and WNT talk
by All White Kit
posted February 7, 2011 at 10:09am

As Lauren twittered shortly after adding the final touches, we have either created a masterpiece or a disaster. The answer probably lies somewhere in between but that’s up to you to decide. We’re going to try to get a new episode up every week f...more

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