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WPS folding too bad, but still have other women's soccer leagues
by yostk321
posted May 19, 2012 at 5:36pm

Yes, the folding of the Women's Pro Soccer (WPS) really stinks.  However, there are two and a half semi-pro women's soccer leagues in the U.S. and one of them also has teams in Canada.  There are the USL W-League, which has some teams in Canada,...more

WPSL Elite Opens: It’s Not WPS, But It’s Something
by All White Kit
posted May 16, 2012 at 1:14pm

  The teams line up before the opening WPSL Elite contest. EAST LONGMEADOW, Mass. – Even for someone who was but a passive WPS observer for most of its history, I couldn’t help but be a bit nostalgic as I pulled into East Longmeadow H...more

Cool finishes and hot starts: Soccer winners from the weekend
by All White Kit
posted May 16, 2012 at 2:48am

  Gotta love the giant killers: Sarah Hagen inspired Bayern Munich past Frankfurt en route to a historic DFB-Pokal Cup win Bayern Munich managed to revel in DFB-Pokal glory this weekend, but the victors weren’t the usual suspects. While th...more

Experience 3, Youth 0 – but don’t count Youth out just yet
by All White Kit
posted May 11, 2012 at 8:52pm

  Leslie Osborne and the victorious Breakers warm up before the match The main question hanging over the new WPSL-Elite league was a simple one: Is a league with teams consisting of downscaled WPS teams and upscaled WPSL teams really going to be ...more

Santa Clara soccer transcends daily pressures and making BAWSI girls the priority.
by BAWSI Ashley
posted March 27, 2012 at 11:31am

As young kids, we all have the "rock star" aspirations and dreams of making it in something we love. When we are young kids these aspirations are lofty and anything is possible, but ultimately we all want to be happy, feel loved and prove ourselves to be ...more

Soccer Star Alex Morgan Featured in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition
by Pretty Tough
posted February 10, 2012 at 5:27pm

If you’ re any sort of women’s soccer fan, you know Alex Morgan. The 22-year-old wunderkind, known as the “super sub” during the Women’s World Cup last summer and in the recent Olympic qualifying matches, got a start in the ...more

AWK Notables: Breakers & Flash join WPSL, Sky Blue FC to go to Japan, standing room only in Frisco
by All White Kit
posted February 10, 2012 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
by From A Left Wing
posted February 9, 2012 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
by All White Kit
posted February 1, 2012 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
by All White Kit
posted February 1, 2012 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
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted January 31, 2012 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
by Sarah Hallett
posted January 31, 2012 at 5:29pm

The cancellation of the 2012 WPS season will leave a void for new fans....more

WPS suspension: Is this WUSA redux?
by Fair Game News
posted January 31, 2012 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
by After Atalanta
posted January 30, 2012 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

Official: 2012 Women’s Professional Soccer Season Put On Ice
by All White Kit
posted January 30, 2012 at 2:38pm

  By now you’ve likely heard the news. The official statement from WPS:   SAN FRANCISCO, CA (January 30, 2012) – Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) announced today that its Board of Governors has voted to suspend t...more

AWK’s CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Coverage Plans and WPS/Borislow News
by All White Kit
posted January 19, 2012 at 11:00am

  CONCACAF Olympic qualifying is just days away and AWK has got you covered. We’ll have a man on the ground throughout the duration of the tournament. Gavin Day has done freelance work for The Canadian Press, CONCACAF, Major League Socce...more

Audio: Reactions to the 2012 WPS Draft
by All White Kit
posted January 17, 2012 at 4:51pm

  I know, I know, twenty points off for tardiness. Chalk it up to a few technical glitches.  To round off our 2012 WPS Draft coverage, here’s a collection of quotes in both audio and visual form from the four WPS coac...more

2012 WPS Draft Grades – Philly and Atlanta Take Top Marks
by All White Kit
posted January 15, 2012 at 5:14pm

  Atlanta Beat 1 – Sydney Leroux – F – UCLA 10 – Katy Frierson – M – Auburn 23 – Kate Deines – M/D – Washington The Beat came into the draft with a couple of clear needs, to pick up a forwa...more

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