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FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, Day 2
by All White Kit
posted July 15, 2010 at 5:35pm

Group C: England 1, Nigeria 1 The young Super Eagles fought back to earn a share of the spoils in Augsburg today. Mo Marley’s English side had to deal with Nigeria’s tough defending but they found a way through as Kerys Harrop scored a header off of ...more

The Art of Erasure: From one World Cup to another (USA Ghana)
by From A Left Wing
posted July 15, 2010 at 5:29pm

A few weeks ago, I dared to complain about Nike's "Thank You" video. It is a lovely idea. It features young players thanking the US National Men's Team for "paving the way" - but it excluded girls. Girls support the team, too, and are inspired by their ex...more

U-23 USWNT wins Four Nations Tournament, U-17 USWNT takes U-16 Nordic Cup
by All White Kit
posted July 15, 2010 at 5:05pm

Apologies for the delayed reaction on these two stories. The U-17′s took the 2010 U-16 Nordic Cup last Saturday as they beat Germany 2-0 in the Championship game. This was the first time the team has competed at this tournament at the U-16 age leve...more

Leroux comes through with equalizer against Ghana at U-20 WWC
by All White Kit
posted July 14, 2010 at 8:47pm

The U-20 United States Women’s National Team opened up their U-20 Women’s World Cup campaign with a 1-1 draw against Ghana today. Elizabeth Cudjoe put the Ghanians ahead after just 7 minutes before the United States equalized in the 70′.�...more

Ghanian U-20s Draw U.S.
by Women's Sports Blog
posted July 14, 2010 at 8:34pm

I was only privy to the last few minutes, but Ghana was more energetic than the U.S., which seemed a bit lost in that last bit of the match after getting a late equalizer. Also, although I'm way late to this particular commentary, is it a sign that UN...more

Post World Cup: A celebration of the beautiful game — or just men who play it?
by Fair Game News
posted July 14, 2010 at 5:11pm

By Rachael Goldenberg I had the thrilling opportunity to watch the World Cup Final at the Soweto Fan Park in South Africa on Monday. Yes, the vuvuzela howls are deafening, but I still cheered alongside 10,000 South Africans as Spain kicked in the winning...more

USWNT Draw 1-1 with Sweden; Cheaply give away second half
by All White Kit
posted July 14, 2010 at 12:28pm

There’s a double entendre in that headline…see it? SEE IT?! The United States Women’s National Team earned their first draw since March 2009 tonight against Sweden before a paced house in Omaha, Nebraska. But things aren’t as they seem: that dr...more

2010 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, Day 1
by All White Kit
posted July 13, 2010 at 10:34pm

Today marks the commencement of the third edition of the U-20 Women’s World Cup in Germany. I’ll be rolling out daily updates of the tournament throughout its duration (except maybe for next week which will be weird. Will explain later.). All th...more

Will work for food; German octopus predicts World Cup winners
by Draft Day Suit
posted July 13, 2010 at 10:26pm

I had watched the soccer matches religiously up until the semi- finals, but then all hell broke loose when I awoke one morning last week with my throat on fire. Soon after my whole head clogged up and all I wanted to do was sleep. I went into a brief Ny...more

13 questions for tonight’s USWNT/Sweden friendly
by All White Kit
posted July 13, 2010 at 2:51pm

The United States Women’s National Team is back in action tonight for their fourth friendly of 2010. They will face Sweden, ranked fourth in the world, in the first of a two-game series at Creighton University’s Morrison Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska. ...more

U.S. WNT ready to face Sweden in first match of two-game series
by Pretty Tough
posted July 13, 2010 at 12:37pm

The USA renews what has been an excellent rivalry with Sweden during two summer matches on July 13 at Creighton University’s Morrison Stadium (ESPN2 at 8 p.m. CT) and on July 17 at Rentschler Field in East Hartford (Fox Soccer Channel at 7:30 p.m. ET...more

The Unseen World
by Draft Day Suit
posted July 12, 2010 at 5:21pm

The following post is by our lovely and talented friend, Suebob. Suebob usually writes over at Red Stapler which is a hilarious blog and also coincidentally where I found this post. – Sarah * * * Please bear with me. This post is kind of about World C...more

World Cup places ornamental women at medal/trophy ceremony
by Women Undefined
posted July 11, 2010 at 10:19pm

I should be studying, but I can't focus. I watched the World Cup final today and as I'm sure everyone is very aware , Spain has taken the world title. Cool. I noticed that during the medal/trophy ceremony there stood behind the row of national dignitarie...more

Brilliant Orange: “Dutch Space is Different”
by Soccer Science
posted July 11, 2010 at 6:02pm

I couldn’t sleep at all last night, so instead of tossing and turning in anticipation of the 2010 World Cup Final today in South Africa between the Brilliant Orange Netherlands and Bloody Red Spanish, I picked up one of my favorite reads, “Brilliant...more

Notables For the Day Before the World Cup Ends
by All White Kit
posted July 10, 2010 at 11:27pm

And after tomorrow it’s 351 days before the Women’s World Cup begins. Yippee. WPS rosters have been freaking GUTTED this week by the upcoming US/Sweden friendly on Tuesday night. Check out who’s out: Atlanta Beat: Kia McNeill (suspension)...more

Looking for answers, in an evangelical World Cup brochure
by From A Left Wing
posted July 9, 2010 at 1:47pm

My favorite World Cup ephemera is this brochure, produced for a "Bible Correspondence Course" in Long Beach, CA. A friend of mine found it on his car windshield, a couple weeks before the tournament's start. I'm amazed by the ease with which the authors ...more

The German soccer coach needs home training
by Draft Day Suit
posted July 8, 2010 at 3:19pm

Germany just lost to Spain in the semifinals of the World Cup. They’ve been the team to beat all tournament, systematically and methodically destroying defenses one by one. But that makes no difference now. They’re playing for third place. But this po...more

Sweden WNT roster named for USWNT friendlies
by All White Kit
posted July 7, 2010 at 8:48pm

Goalkeepers (2): Kristin Hammarstrom/March 29, 1982 Orebro 8 apps, 0 gls Hedvig Lindahl/April 29, 1983 Goteborg FC 58 apps, 0 gls Defenders (7): Sara Larsson/May 13, 1979 Philadelphia Independence 92 apps, 8 gls Lina Nilsson/June 17, 1987 ...more

Tour de France and World Cup soccer on TV...
by Christine
posted July 7, 2010 at 8:25pm

life couldnt be better! Well actually it could be, and it is! The weather has been fabulous, I've gotten to do some amazing rides and even took a little time out for playtime - fitting it in between the Tour and soccer of course.The last week definitely h...more

Shakira & Cavalli will close the World Cup in style
by A Glam Slam
posted July 7, 2010 at 6:05pm

The 2010 FIFA World Cup will have a very fashionable finish. Shakira will perform the World Cup anthem, "Waka-Waka," during the Closing Ceremony of the games on Sunday. And she'll do so in a special World Cup couture creation from Roberto Cavalli. Whi...more

Christine Sinclair: Canada’s Ace
by All White Kit
posted July 6, 2010 at 1:46pm

All White Kit’s Canadian guru Lissa profiles the player who initially got her interested in women’s soccer. Christine Sinclair is undoubtedly one of the most lethal strikers in the women’s game. The goals she notches at both the All-Star Game and du...more

Does Nike owe the USWNT?
by All White Kit
posted July 5, 2010 at 6:12pm

First, let me apologize for being a tad tardy to this topic. The American blogosphere moves quickly (particularly during a World Cup) and its celerity beat me on this one. Late last week, questions of sexism and male privilege were raised over this Nik...more

Halftime: No time to quit - South Africa, HIV and how the World Cup has hidden an epidemic.
by Women Undefined
posted July 5, 2010 at 6:07pm

Jamele Hill of ESPN writes one of the most poignent pieces on the HIV crisis in South Africa. With the World Cup as the backdrop and considering the continents economic and health crises , Hill shows how the world's biggest spectacle has worked to hide th...more

The World Throws Up: On how not to read soccer as symptom
by From A Left Wing
posted July 5, 2010 at 4:00pm

Chéri Samba, Le Monde Vomissant (The World Throws Up), 2004 If recent writing on the 2010 World Cup and (the idea of) Africa is leaving you feel bloated, you must read Supriya Nair's marvelous blog, Treason Stratagems & Spoils. In her July 3rd po...more

Notables:Germany showed the world why they’re going to win the World Cup
by All White Kit
posted July 4, 2010 at 1:34pm

The current World Cup that is. First up some roster reports: Monica Ocampo is unavailable with a knee injury for the Beat while Christine Sinclair is questionable with a hamstring issue. Sophia Mundy has also been put season-ending injury list. Nikk...more

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