Quantcast

You are here: Sports : Soccer : Europe/Intl

EUROPE/INTL Articles and Blog Posts

Tiffany Weimer: Let It Shine
by Tiffany Weimer
posted May 19, 2012 at 5:57pm

Pretty much every day here in Denmark, I find myself learning something new. Today I learned that even though it’s May and it still feels like February, it’s normal to go to amusement parks. Yeah, that wouldn’t really happen back home....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

Tiffany Weimer: Lost in the Danish Nation Translation
by Tiffany Weimer
posted April 18, 2012 at 10:05am

April 17 – means awesome Spring weather, beautiful grass fields and … not in Denmark. We are still wearing pants, glove and hats at training. The surface is muddy and hard. And well, yeah, I’m jealous of people at home in CONNECTICUT&h...;more

Tiffany Weimer's Blog: Don’t think you’re better than us? EH?
by Tiffany Weimer
posted April 7, 2012 at 10:42am

Six pounds of coffee later… Thank you to everyone who sent packages. Pretty awesome. I think I’m good with coffee for the rest of the year now. So, if anyone needs other ideas, I mean, I guess I can make a list: Gummy bears Peanut Butter Fl...more

USWNT: Captures 3rd Place at Algarve Cup
by Sarah Hallett
posted March 7, 2012 at 2:14pm

The USWNT rebounded after a loss to Japan on Monday to take 3rd place at the Algarve Cup in Portugal....more

A Bad Day at the Estádio Algarve for USWNT
by All White Kit
posted March 6, 2012 at 10:54am

  Estádio Algarve: beautiful but deadly The Estádio Algarve dropped from my list of favorite places even before the US lost to Japan (again) there. Now, from a distance it looks beautiful – stunning, even. Over the side bleach...more

A Review and Preview of Current Tournament Action: Cyprus and Algarve
by All White Kit
posted March 6, 2012 at 10:52am

  A recurring midsummer night’s dream. More like a nightmare for the USWNT. Monday’s group stage match against Japan played out in eerily similar fashion to that of the World Cup final. The U.S. adapted a more direct style of play and h...more

Tiffany Weimer: Anozer New Country
by Tiffany Weimer
posted March 6, 2012 at 10:34am

I think it’s time I start writing some more. So here’s an introduction. I just finished my first week in Denmark. Hjorring to be exact. With the line through the “o” and all. It has been somewhat uneventful in terms of physical a...more

Cyprus Cup Preview: France’s Charm Offensive Returns
by All White Kit
posted February 29, 2012 at 10:47am

  By Sylvain Jamet   The France Women’s National Team finished fourth in the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Throughout the tournament, Les Bleues won acknowledgement for its vibrant, attractive, attacking football. As we have done w...more

Cyprus Cup Preview: England’s Twilight Year
by All White Kit
posted February 29, 2012 at 10:46am

  The 2012 Cyprus Cup kicks off today. Sylvain Jamet is a Frenchman living in England and has keen insight into both teams. Here he previews the two group rivals.   Few will forget England’s ill-fated penalty-kick shootout against Franc...more

Adventure In the Algarve: An Introduction
by All White Kit
posted February 28, 2012 at 2:21pm

  A familiar name from the WoSo blogosphere is currently on the ground in Portugal. He has graciously offered to send us his impressions of the 2012 Algarve Cup. So who is he exactly, and what kind of cosmic forces converged enabling this marvelous ...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

Sudan’s Islamic Fiqh Council bans formation of womens soccer team
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted January 27, 2012 at 1:11am

January 23, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Islamic Fiqh Council in Sudan issued a fatwa (religious order) saying that it is forbidden for the country to create a womens soccer team, deeming it an immoral act.The religious authority said that any request made...more

Memorable Result: USWNT/Dominican Republic Report and Quotes
by All White Kit
posted January 21, 2012 at 3:41pm

By Gavin Day The onslaught started just 38 seconds in and didn’t let up for the rest of the 90 minutes as the United States came out flying and flattened their ill-fated opponents. Abby Wambach got that first goal and one other as the U.S. began it...more

2012 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying: And So It Begins
by All White Kit
posted January 20, 2012 at 6:33pm

  Canada and Costa Rica each earned emphatic victories Thursday night as CONCACAF Olympic qualifying commenced in Vancouver. Christine Sinclair led Big Red past Haiti with four goals in a 6-0 trouncing, becoming the all-time leading goal-scorer in t...more

2011 Review: Names We Won’t Soon Forget, Part II
by All White Kit
posted January 2, 2012 at 1:09pm

And the list continues. It will be hard to forget Genoveva Anonma’s electrifying performances this summer. Equatorial Guinea may have been well out of its depth, but Anonma singlehandedly kept her side afloat in its three group games. The expl...more

Soccer by Searchlight: looking for the future in the past
by From A Left Wing
posted December 26, 2011 at 12:00pm

It's a little known fact that the earliest night matches were women's games. Amazing how far we've moved in the wrong direction. In 1920 enough people were excited by the idea of watching women play that they packed the terraces. The media thought the m...more

The CanWNT Announces Olympic Qualifying Roster
by All White Kit
posted December 26, 2011 at 11:18am

  With approximately one month until the 2012 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifiers kicks off in Vancouver, B.C., the Canadian Women’s National Team announced their 20-player roster earlier this week. Head coach John Herdman retains a cor...more

Soccer Notables: USWNT vs NZL in Dallas, Kirin Challenge Cup, WPS transactions and more
by All White Kit
posted December 23, 2011 at 11:35am

  Texas-based fans of the USWNT received an early Christmas present on Wednesday. The USSF announced the team will face New Zealand in a friendly in Frisco, Dallas on Saturday, February 11. The match will occur between Olympic qualifying ...more

Soccer Notables for Black Friday 2011
by All White Kit
posted November 25, 2011 at 5:15pm

  This article in the New York Times ran yesterday and provides an overview of the current WPS/USSF situation and features recent quotes.   WPS this morning released a statement on the status of the sanctioning. It didn’t c...more

Girls & Football South Africa: Creating Change and Making a Difference
by Sonia @ Girls & Football SA
posted November 22, 2011 at 11:21pm

Soccer as a tool for development and the importance of a 'girls only space'...more

European Soccer Update: Widening the Gap
by All White Kit
posted November 15, 2011 at 10:10am

The Markische Allgemeineaptly summed up Turbine Potsdam’s 2-0 win over Frankfurt in three words: Quick, simple, and effective. (Highlights) Turbine Potsdam essentially needed just 13 minutes to cap off the away victory before a capacity crowd of 5...more

Jump to page: 1 2 3 4 5 6