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Germany's Playboy Players & the "Butch Cliché"
by From A Left Wing
posted June 24, 2011 at 10:09am

As many readers of this blog will know, some German women who play competitive football posed for Playboy. These are not members of the national team, but they are women who play high level football in the country. March Presentation of 2011 WWC kitTitus ...more

WISI Article of the Week: Why Women's Football in England is a Whole New Ball Game
by Women in Sport International
posted June 23, 2011 at 9:27am

Week of June 22, 2011: "Why Women's Football in England is a Whole New Ball Game" by Patrick Kingsley and Bim Adequnmi published in the Guardian on June 21, 2011. After taking a look through our most recent "Article of the Week" segments it quickly became...more

Call for Papers: Football (soccer) in the Middle East
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted June 18, 2011 at 10:28am

We invite scholarly essays, poetry, fiction, and art about the history and culture of football in the Middle East for a special issue of the journal Soccer and Society. This collection will also be incorporated as a book in Routledge’s Sport in the Glob...more

Women’s soccer, FIFA and an opportunity denied
by Byline to Finish Line
posted June 10, 2011 at 2:25pm

There’s a song by Ani DiFranco called “Not a Pretty Girl.” It’s one of my forgotten favorites, but as I caught up on world soccer news this week, my mind recalled one of its lines: I am not an angry girl. But it seems like I’ve got everyone foo...more

CSA reaches compensation agreement with Canadian women
by Bench Warmer
posted June 10, 2011 at 2:15pm

After a long hard fought battle with the CSA over compensation, the Canadian players have finally reached an agreement with the CSA. “The Canadian Soccer Association is pleased that we have reached a resolution and we look forward to supporting the Wom...more

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

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

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

Olympique Lyonnais Affirm Rising Star Status with First UEFA Women’s Champion’s League Victory
by All White Kit
posted May 27, 2011 at 11:05am

Olympique Lyonnais scored a goal in each half to secure victory in the 2011 UEFA Women’s Champions League final against defending champions Turbine Potsdam. Lyon’s offensive firepower proved to be too much for a Turbine Potsdam side looki...more

Arsenal Ladies footballers win again
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted May 23, 2011 at 10:34am

Arsenal Ladies won their 11th FA Cup title in the UK this weekend. Yes, that's right, 11 times since 1993 when the FA took over the compeition in its present form. They won out 3-0 over Bristol Academy, who were in their first ever final. Arsenal Ladies ...more

USWNT 2, Japan 0: Better, But Not Quite There Yet
by All White Kit
posted May 19, 2011 at 12:56pm

The USWNT defeated Japan 2-0 in Cary, North Carolina on Wednesday night. Amy Rodriguez scored her second goal in as many matches in the 28th minute before Heather O’Reilly doubled the lead in the 69th minute with a solo effort. In total, the U.S.’s ...more

Soccer: Canada defeats Switzerland
by Bench Warmer
posted May 19, 2011 at 12:15pm

After playing below their potential three days ago, Canada bounces back to get the win versus Switzerland today. The game started off poorly for Canada as Switzerland's Ana Maria Crnogorcevic puts her side up 1 nil eight minutes in. Just 19 minutes lat...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

Piteå drops its first game of the season
by Bench Warmer
posted April 26, 2011 at 2:05am

After starting off to a 1-0-1 record, Pitea lose to their first match of the season to 2009 Damallsvenskan Champions.On a sunny Saturday afternoon, Piteå squared off against Linköping for the second time this season. Piteå were pushed into their end ...more

Soccer star Stephanie Labbe with Pitea IF
by Bench Warmer
posted April 19, 2011 at 1:20pm

Leaving early from a month-long training camp in Rome with the national team, Stephanie Labbe headed to Sweden to play in her 3rd season with Pitea IF in the Damallsvenskan league. This past weekend, Steph started for Pitea in their home-opener. Pitea st...more

Turbine Potsdam and Lyon In UEFA Women’s Champions League Final Once More
by All White Kit
posted April 17, 2011 at 7:39pm

Olympique Lyonnais and Turbine Potsdam are set for a UEFA Women’s Champions League final rematch. Turbine Potsdam edged past Duisburg in the semifinals as Yuki Nagasota scored in the 40th minute to break the 2-2 deadlock from the first leg. Turb...more

Soccer notables for March 25th, 2011
by All White Kit
posted March 25, 2011 at 8:31pm

The semifinals of the UEFA Women’s Champions League has been set as Turbine Potsdam and Duisburg are set to reunite in the same stage as last year. Arsenal and Lyon will meet in the other match-up. Potsdam thwacked Juvisy 6-2, winning the match-up 9-...more

Need a Pick-Me-Up? Check this video out: dog in the goal!
by All White Kit
posted March 24, 2011 at 10:31am

It was the final of the Alanya International Tournament of Champions in Turkey between Sky Blue FC and LdB Malmo when suddenly, well, the name of the video says it all. Apparently all it needed was someone to rub its belly. (Thanks, LB). ...more

Canadian Women’s National Team Update
by All White Kit
posted March 21, 2011 at 11:17am

Canadian Soccer Association/FIFA Trophy Tour My apologies for such sporadic updates! Here’s a rundown of some CanWNT related news. Things happened World No. 6 FIFA released the latest Women’s World Rankings on March 18. Canada reached a historic...more

A Quick Rundown of UEFA Women’s Euro 2013 Qualifying
by All White Kit
posted March 16, 2011 at 12:45am

The qualifying draw for Women’s Euro 2013 was conducted today. Group winners and the best runner-up will qualify automatically for the final stage, with the remaining six teams playing in a home-and-away playoff in October 2012. Fixtures will begin ...more

Algarve Cup, Cyprus Cup Finals Set
by All White Kit
posted March 8, 2011 at 10:36pm

Both tournaments have had some major surprises on tap with thanks to the likes of Iceland, the Netherlands and Scotland. First off, the USWNT manhandled Finland, essentially securing victory after just 13 minutes. In the 8′, Shannon Boxx steered a...more

Day 1 at the Cyprus Cup
by Pretty Tough
posted March 3, 2011 at 1:52am

If you’re a soccer fan, you gotta love all the soccer going on right now. While the Algarve Cup is going on in Portugal, more soccer games are being played over in Cyprus. In Group A, Canada took a win over Scotland with a goal from Emily Zurrer, and E...more

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