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Morace to remain head coach of the Canadian women's national team through London Olympics
by Bench Warmer
posted June 9, 2011 at 6:32pm

Earlier today it was announced Carolina Morace will stay with national team through the 2012 London Olympics. “Carolina Morace has agreed to remain in her role as head coach of Canada’s Women’s National Team through to the 2012 London Olympic Games...more

Why FIFA should let the Iranian women play
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted June 9, 2011 at 1:03pm

Tweet You don’t have to get all worked up like David Zirin does (and this he does about most anything related to culture and sports) to see how FIFA is missing a magnificent opportunity to be a global agent for positive change. For a change. The inter...more

More on FIFA's Decision to Ban Iran's Women's Soccer Team
by Women in Sport International
posted June 9, 2011 at 1:54am

The blog and news wires are really going crazy about FIFA's decision to ban Iran's Women's soccer team for wearing the Hijab. I am going to try and keep a list of the interesting stories I come across on this post for easy access. This is by no means a co...more

Iran's women footballers banned from Olympics because of Islamic strip
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted June 8, 2011 at 8:11pm

ReutersThe Iranian women's football team were banned from playing, moments before an Olympic qualifier against Jordan, because of their strip. Photograph: Ali Jarekji/ReutersIran's dream of competing in the London 2012 Olympic women's footballtournament ...more

Women's Soccer: Unpopular, or Just Ignored?
by Women in Sport International
posted June 8, 2011 at 7:09pm

By JoJo RennieAfter reading a recent article, by Simon Kupor (The Financial Times:2011), of perceived notions of masculinity in football it got me thinking about how this affects female footballers. The main thread of the article highlighted how society v...more

Olympic Dreams Crushed: Iranian Women's Soccer Team Violates the "Rules of the Game" by Wearing the Hijab
by Women in Sport International
posted June 8, 2011 at 12:39pm

In the same week that Hillary Clinton announced her women's soccer initiative, aimed at increasing the access to soccer for girls worldwide, news broke out that the Iranian women's soccer team was disqualified from their Olympic qualifying match against J...more

Canada pull off late goal win against Hungary
by Bench Warmer
posted June 8, 2011 at 12:12pm

In front of 150 spectators in Telki, Budapest, Canada faced Hungary in one of their final preparation matches before the Women's World Cup. The first half was evenly matched. In the second half, however, Canada took command of the game. It wasn't until ...more

TV Schedule for the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup
by All White Kit
posted June 8, 2011 at 1:39am

The following is ESPN’s U.S. television schedule for the event. All times are listed in Eastern Time. And here is AWK’s updated women’s soccer schedule for the month of May. GROUP STAGE Sunday, June 26 – Germany vs. Canada – Berlin �...more

FIFA makes things worse: Iran's women's team, FIFA & the Olympics
by From A Left Wing
posted June 8, 2011 at 1:25am

Few media outlets take the time to consider the particular way that FIFA makes things worse for women. A few months ago, I reported on the slowly unfolding consequences of the decision of one xenophobic referee working in a youth tournament in Quebec (FIF...more

USWNT 1, Mexico 0: Fortunately, It’s Just the Result That Counts
by All White Kit
posted June 6, 2011 at 12:23am

The United States Women’s National Team defeated Mexico thanks to a last-gasp stoppage time screamer by substitute Lauren Cheney. Mexico shocked the U.S. back in November, but the resolve and technical skill that propelled Leo Cuellar’s team to th...more

U.S. State Department Set to Launch Women’s World Cup Initiative with Global Aim in Mind
by All White Kit
posted June 5, 2011 at 1:27pm

On June 6, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will launch the Women’s World Cup Initiative: Empowering Women and Girls Through Sports. The event will take place at approximately 9:30 a.m. ET at the Department of State and will be streamed liv...more

The Hangover: Soccer in the City of Angels, an Introduction
by From A Left Wing
posted May 30, 2011 at 11:11am

On Saturday, we indulge in the pleasures of the beautiful game. On Sunday, we wake up with a global headache.A collective romance with fair play grounds the entertainment value of sporting events. We love the idea of a level playing field, stories in whic...more

Canada women's soccer defeats Holland
by Bench Warmer
posted May 29, 2011 at 2:24pm

In Roma, Italy, the Canadian women continue to prepare for the Women's World Cup which kicks off in 28 days. In a closed international friendly, Canada took on Netherlands. Despite not having captain Christine Sinclair in the line-up due to club commitme...more

Brazilian Women's Soccer Guerreiras!
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted May 23, 2011 at 1:10pm

Did you know women's football was banned in Brazil by the military dictatorship until the early 80s? Neither did I. Seems a strange thing to ban until you think about the advantages playing sport brings to anyone, male or female. But that's all changing n...more

USA takes Japan series
by Pretty Tough
posted May 20, 2011 at 1:19am

The US Women’s National Team earned a won over Japan in the second leg of the two-game series. Amy Rodriguez and Heather O’Reilly scored the goals for the USA as they took Japan down 2-0 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, NC. The previous game was won b...more

Kelley O’Hara or Yael Averbuch, Yael Averbuch or Kelley O’Hara, or…?
by All White Kit
posted May 17, 2011 at 2:09pm

Lindsay Tarpley is set to miss the World Cup after tearing the ACL in her right knee in Saturday’s friendly match against Japan. Injuries at crucial times always seem cruel. Injuries to veterans who successfully rebounded from a series of similar inj...more

U.S. midfielder Lindsay Tarpley to miss 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup
by Pretty Tough
posted May 16, 2011 at 4:51pm

As the Women’s World Cup approaches, the goal is for everyone on the team to stay healthy. Unfortunately for the WNT, a key player went down in last night’s game against Japan: CHICAGO (May 15, 2011) — U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team midfielder...more

Canada draws vs Switzerland
by Bench Warmer
posted May 16, 2011 at 1:17pm

Sunday May 15th, Canada played in a closed international friendly against Switzerland in Roma, Italy.On paper, Canada would be the obvious favourite heading into this match. Canada kept the majority of the possession but the Swiss were prepared and were �...more

Hey Now, Things Aren’t All That Bad: USWNT 2, Japan 0
by All White Kit
posted May 15, 2011 at 1:30pm

It may not have been 90 minutes of spellbinding soccer from either side, but the United States’ 2-0 victory over Japan certainly had more highs than lows. For a team that has appeared more disjointed than not as of late, it’s a positive sign with l...more

Previewing the USWNT/Japan Columbus Friendly
by All White Kit
posted May 14, 2011 at 7:12pm

The U.S. will meet Japan in Columbus, Ohio this evening. The match will be televised on FSC at 6:30 p.m. ET. Five players in the USWNT’s roster did not take part in the WNY Flash’s 3-2 victory against the Boston Breakers last night. Read Jeff Kas...more

USWNT WWC Roster Stats and Other Thoughts
by All White Kit
posted May 10, 2011 at 8:58pm

12 of the squad’s 21 players (57%) are poised to make their World Cup debut. The range in age of players in this category is 21 to 32. The average age of the potential debutants is 25 years old. Like the squad for the 2007 FIFA Women’s Wo...more

Predicting the USWNT’s 21-Player Women’s World Cup Squad
by All White Kit
posted May 8, 2011 at 2:26pm

At 10 A.M. ET on Monday morning, the 21-player squad for the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup will be announced live on ESPN. It will mark the culmination of four years worth of semifinals meltdowns, candid outbursts, Olympic glory, retirements of legen...more

Sean Kingston’s ‘Ready or Not’ queued up as anthem for Women’s World Cup
by Pretty Tough
posted May 7, 2011 at 3:55pm

New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Jamaican-American singer Sean Kingston’s ‘Ready or Not’ is the official song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup to be held in Germany June 26-July 17. The track is a follow-up to last year’s World Cup anthem “Waka Waka”...more

Soccer Notables for May 5, 2011
by All White Kit
posted May 6, 2011 at 10:58am

Punishment could be in the cards for magicJack if the team continues to violate WPS’s league policy, i.e. refusing to grant media access, narrowing the size of the field, and not having an accessible website. Here’s the league’s statement in ful...more

Updated April WPS/International Calendar
by All White Kit
posted May 3, 2011 at 3:48pm

Fixtures and results from the month gone by below. April WPS/International Calendar Send to Facebook Tweet This Post ...more

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