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What’s the difference between parity and mediocrity, and other sprawling thoughts on what really makes a champion
by All White Kit
posted May 5, 2010 at 12:15pm

A cursory glance over WPS’ current league standings reveals just how competitive this league is. Just five points separate 1st and 7th place. Every team is stocked with both homegrown and international talent. Any team ca...more

Tiffany Weimer: Starting to fit in
by Tiffany Weimer
posted May 3, 2010 at 12:25pm

Did anyone else see this? CLICK HERE Thank you? Trip to St. Louis If New Jersey is the armpit of America then that makes Missouri, well something less appealing than an armpit.  I’m sure you can come up with a body part on your ow...more

5 Things Learned From WPS Week 4
by All White Kit
posted May 3, 2010 at 12:15pm

5.) Sky Blue FC: It’s Complicated Part II SBFC are 3/4s of a great team without ‘tasha Kai in the starting line-up. Bardsley just might be the best goalkeeper employed in WPS right now, Daphne Koster and Brittany Taylor are making a lot progres...more

Sky Blue FC, FC Gold Pride Reaction/Player Ratings
by All White Kit
posted May 2, 2010 at 1:40pm

It was one of those matches that was a tail of two halves. FC Gold Pride looked far superior in the first 45, while Sky Blue FC did enough to mute FCGP’s stellar offense in the second half. Gold Pride came out ready to play Sky Blue off their pitch...more

WPS gives us the publicity campaign we've been looking for!
by From A Left Wing
posted May 2, 2010 at 1:35pm

This campaign is the first I've seen for the WPS that looks like it was designed by people who play and/or watch the sport. These ads are actually quite traditional - when promoting men's sports. Women's soccer hasn't gotten this treatment (closest was...more

Women Coaching Top-Level Soccer: A Discussion with the 6 Female Coaches in WPS
by Soccer Science
posted April 30, 2010 at 4:57pm

On Wednesday, April 28th, I held a conference call with all 6 female coaches in Women’s Professional Soccer to talk about the development of women’s soccer coaches – in America and around the world. On the call, we had: * Emma Hayes, Chicago R...more

Who is a real fan? Try little girls with wash-off tattoos (and player stats at the ready)
by Fair Game News
posted April 27, 2010 at 6:04pm

By Lindsay Rico The game was over. Tied. But the excitement was just beginning. About 100 fans (and parents) leaned over steel barriers holding out soccer balls, jerseys, t-shirts—anything that would take ink —eager for the Boston Breakers and Phil...more

WPS Week 3
by Pretty Tough
posted April 27, 2010 at 10:01am

The 3rd week of WPS play kicked off with FC Gold Pride facing off with the Atlanta Beat. Philadelphia hosted the Washington Freedom, the Chicago Red Stars hosted Sky Blue FC, and the Boston Breakers made their way to St. Louis to play against the Athlet...more

"Now Substituting For The Gold Pride, No. 2, Kim Yokers"
by Women's Sports Blog
posted April 25, 2010 at 1:34pm

I turn to Envirogal and remark "Somewhere, the BC Fan is freaking. out." It was a long-running joke last year, our friend's "anyone but Yokers!" sub policy, long past the time when Yokers actually got decent out there.... Yesterday evening marked the f...more

Breakers/Independence Reaction, Player Ratings
by All White Kit
posted April 19, 2010 at 4:45pm

Full WPS Week Two round-up soon to come, don’t worry. The second half of the Breakers/Philadelphia match provided some legitimate entertainment, as both teams remembered that the point of soccer is to try to get the ball inside the net. There ...more

The Anorak: WPS Week 2 Attendance
by All White Kit
posted April 19, 2010 at 4:13pm

Attendance between Week 2 and Week 1 saw a slight 5% decrease. Boston and Chicago had pretty solid attendance figures with both teams surpassing their 2009 season average and median numbers in their debut home matches. FC Gold Pride recorded modest figu...more

5 Things Learned from WPS Week 2
by All White Kit
posted April 19, 2010 at 4:12pm

There may have only been two different scorelines in WPS this week but there a few surprises in store for us. 5.) The Rookies Will Be Just Fine The WPS Draft Class of 2010 was certainly highly-touted as some of its players already had senior...more

(Podcast) The State of Women's Professional Soccer
by mhueter
posted April 18, 2010 at 6:36pm

Today, the leaders of the soccer conversation on WomenTalkSports.com got together to discuss the state of women’s soccer. On the call were: - Megan Hueter (me), WomenTalkSports cofounder- Amanda Vandervort, web coordinator for Women’s Pro Soccer and ...more

Encouraging Signs For Gold Pride
by Women's Sports Blog
posted April 18, 2010 at 4:04pm

Despite an almost complete lack of midfield possession for most of the game, Abily as a non-factor, and Sinclair scoring the second goal so far offside she was in the next county, there were many positives in FC Gold Pride's 3-1 win over Sky Blue yesterda...more

Soccer Notables for April 17, 2010
by All White Kit
posted April 18, 2010 at 12:31pm

Happy Saturday to everyone as we gladly welcome a full slate of WPS action starting about an hour ago. Here are today’s Notables: Due to a volcano and the nation of Iceland, the second leg of the UEFA Women’s Champions League semifinal round b...more

Kristine Lilly (oldest and fittest on team) talks age, physical play, and practicing smart
by Fair Game News
posted April 16, 2010 at 6:12pm

Boston Breakers Co-Captain Kristine Lilly with teammates after practice on the Harvard fields. By Lindsay Rico Soccer is — if you look at the rosters of Women’s Professional Soccer — a sport played by 20-somethings. When #13 Kristine Lilly takes...more

5 Questions for WPS Week Two
by All White Kit
posted April 16, 2010 at 10:04am

In lieu of posting predictions that will surely be wrong here are five questions that will hopefully be answered this weekend: 5.) Can Lauren Cheney Start A Streak? I guess it isn’t all that surprising, is it. A WNT player not named Abby ...more

Sharing three recent content-driven new media initiatives at WPS
by Soccer Science
posted April 16, 2010 at 10:03am

We’re one week into the WPS season, and It’s been a super-busy at the league office, as you can imagine. I thought I’d take a moment to put a pen to paper and discuss what’s been happening on the inside – well from the web department at leas...more

Why Katie Chapman Is Chicago’s Missing Link
by All White Kit
posted April 15, 2010 at 7:31pm

Nearly every person bold enough to make predictions for the 2010 WPS season forecasted that the Chicago Red Stars would finish towards the bottom of the table. (Guilty as charged, by...more

Color Commentary: “The Role Model Thing: Perspectives from the Women’s Game”
by All White Kit
posted April 15, 2010 at 9:56am

by Andrew Guest. Courtesy of PitchInvasion.net 2/22/10 The periodic debate about whether athletes should be role models (recently, think John Terry, Tiger Woods, or marketing Women’s Professional Soccer) offers much fodder for provocative discussio...more

WPS Irony
by Women's Sports Blog
posted April 14, 2010 at 6:38pm

At the draft, Independence coach Paul Riley castigated the league for lacking excitement in too many low-scoring games last season. Then his team promptly went out an laid an egg in its home opener. Soccer played with a preponderance of North American...more

The Anorak: Analyzing WPS Attendance, Week 1
by All White Kit
posted April 13, 2010 at 7:12pm

Apologies for the format, this is the best we can do I guess. Click fullscreen to view it, you know, fullscreen. Put simply, I’ve compared this weekend’s attendances against attendances for the first match of the ‘09 season for each home team. I�...more

WPS Match Reviews/Player Ratings
by All White Kit
posted April 12, 2010 at 7:10pm

So, those preseason rankings? Maybe Sky Blue isn’t going to be that dominant after all and maybe Chicago won’t be quite the unmitigated disaster that was previously expected. And Saint Louis? Still dependant on Aluko but if they can keep their parts p...more

The Red Card (WPS Round 1, April 12, 2010)
by All White Kit
posted April 12, 2010 at 4:07pm

The Red Card is a new feature on the site. It will be posted every Monday morning by our resident crumudgeon Kristi. The post will quickly highlight each WPS match of the weekend as well as name and shame some of the match’s most flagrant offenders....more

WPS: Adjustment Periods Are For Wimps
by Women's Sports Blog
posted April 11, 2010 at 2:23pm

Lauren "Darth" Cheney* scored the first goal of the WPS season just seven minutes into the match and Boston held on to defeat Washington 2-1. This marks the second year in a row that a rookie has garnered the league's first tally. Kelly Smith and Alli...more

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