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A Conversation With Your Next Week Self (@TiffanyWeimer blog)
by Tiffany Weimer
posted February 18, 2013 at 8:43am

As I was sitting on the plane from Newark to Amsterdam, beginning my journey back to Hjørring for the second part of the season, so many thoughts went through my head. I was having what I like to call unorganized thoughts, or mixed emotions. For ...more

USWNT: Easy Win for U.S., 200th Cap for Wambach
by Sarah Hallett
posted February 13, 2013 at 10:14pm

The U.S. easily handled Scotland with a 3-1 win and Abby Wambach celebrated her 200th game with the national team....more

NWSL – Preseason Dossiers – Chicago Red Stars
by All White Kit
posted February 13, 2013 at 8:14am

  Projected 2013 Chicago Red Stars Lineup (Questionable Starters in Parentheses) 2013 Chicago Red Stars Preseason Wallchart v1.0 Free Agents Lori Chalupny – M/D Unwillingly internationally retired by the USSF after multiple concussions, ...more

Just for women sports 24/7 coming our way
by HeraeaMarketing
posted February 12, 2013 at 7:46pm

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NWSL – Preseason Dossiers – Boston Breakers
by All White Kit
posted February 11, 2013 at 8:03am

  Projected 2013 Boston Breakers Lineup (Questionable Starters in Parentheses) 2013 Boston Breakers Preseason Wallchart v1.0 Free Agents Kia McNeill – D McNeill always seemed like a natural fit for Boston given her background as a colleg...more

USWNT: Scotland No Match for U.S.
by Sarah Hallett
posted February 9, 2013 at 7:44pm

Christen Press scored twice for the U.S. in her debut for the national team, Americans with the easy 4-1 win....more

NWSL – How I Ranked The Forty-Five Supplemental Draft Players & How The Teams Did
by All White Kit
posted February 8, 2013 at 9:35am

  It’s now a poorly kept secret that not everyone chosen in today’s NWSL Supplemental Draft is actually going to suit up for their team. While the speculation is bound to continue all the way up to training camp, here’s how I woul...more

USWNT: First Training Camp of 2013
by Sarah Hallett
posted February 3, 2013 at 8:20pm

Tom Sermanni will lead his first training camp as the new head coach of the U.S. Women's national soccer team....more

Arab Women Springing.... into Football Stadiums for Gulf Cup of Nations
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted January 28, 2013 at 8:02am

BY: SHIREEN AHMEDBahrain recently hosted the 21st Gulf Cup of Nations. A grand tournament involving eight teams from the Middle East.The Emirati victors beat the talented Iraqi squad for a 2-1 win. They emerged glorious and jubilant. A nation of fans chee...more

NWSL – Where We Stand Entering Free Agency
by All White Kit
posted January 27, 2013 at 11:36am

  (Note: I’ve generally included free agent signings that have be widely reported as happening in this analysis, though nothing has been made official yet.) In lieu of draft grades or anything, I decided to take a bigger look at what each tea...more

NWSL seems to be learning from predecessors
by Fair Game News
posted January 19, 2013 at 11:33am

By Laura Pappano It’s draft day for the National Women’s Soccer League. Don’t bother turning on your TV or tuning into sports radio.  Don’t expect NFL-style high drama. Thanks to the rise of cheap media, though, you can catc...more

NWSL – Chris’ (Not So) Live 2013 Draft Analysis
by All White Kit
posted January 19, 2013 at 11:16am

    LIVE! From the AWK Fortress O’ Doom, it’s Chris’ NWSL Draft reaction and analysis as he inches his way up the league’s official Twitter feed and tries to resist the urge to look at spoilers! It’s the annual ...more

NWSL – 2013 Mock Draft v2.0
by All White Kit
posted January 18, 2013 at 9:33am

  There’s been unofficial twitter confirmation that Portland’s Kendall Johnson, who just completed her redshirt junior season for the club, has entered tomorrow’s NWSL Draft. Obviously, she’ll be a hot commodity and a likely...more

NWSL – Allocation Breakdown, Team Needs, & Potential Draft Targets
by All White Kit
posted January 16, 2013 at 8:41am

  Boston Breakers What They Got – Firepower. Though Heather O’Reilly is probably considered the anchor player for the Breakers, it’ll be Sydney Leroux that is likely to take upon much of the scoring burden this season. A super s...more

MWIS Writer Shireen Ahmed Selected for The Best of Football Writing in 2012
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted January 16, 2013 at 8:29am

Shireen Ahmed's article "Off-Record but on-Field: Veil, Burka, Babushka or Bedsheet?" is selected as one of the Most Compelling writings on football. Congrats Shireen!Who is Shireen Ahmed: Shireen Ahmed is a frontline worker in Social Servi...more

Middle East soccer associations campaign for women’s right to play
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted January 14, 2013 at 6:40pm

By James M. DorseyMiddle Eastern soccer associations have launched a campaign to put women’s soccer on par with men’s football in a region in which a woman’s right to play and pursue an athletic career remains controversial and at a time...more

NWSL Draft – 2013 Big Board v1.0 – Mewis, Nairn, Franch Top The Board
by All White Kit
posted January 14, 2013 at 8:30am

  Here it is, in all its excess, the 2013 NWSL Draft Big Board. Fair warning, this does NOT take into account who’s declared for the draft, so a good many of these players may not even have tossed their hat into the ring. Allocated players an...more

NWSL: Allocation Leaves Some Teams Wanting
by Sarah Hallett
posted January 12, 2013 at 8:34pm

The top players from the U.S., Canada and Mexico were allocated to the eight teams that will be a part of the National Women’s Soccer League....more

Washington Spirit Allocation – First Thoughts
by All White Kit
posted January 12, 2013 at 10:58am

  I sat down last night and scored the USWNT allocation based on players I wanted here in Washington (and players I didn’t want), with each player getting one (no, thanks), two (meh), three (cool), or four (awesome!) stars. The result for th...more

NCAA Soccer – 2012 AWK Award WINNERS
by All White Kit
posted January 11, 2013 at 9:18am

  First of all, thanks to everyone who sent back a ballot and who voted in the fan vote. Participation was up in both this season, which is a nice sign. AWK Coach of the Year – Anson Dorrance (North Carolina) AWK Rookie of the Year – Ca...more

NWSL – Let’s Play Mock Allocation
by All White Kit
posted January 10, 2013 at 3:54pm

  So I basically took ninety minutes to crank this out. I divided the U.S. allocations into three pools based on perceived value/talent and the Canada/Mexico allocations into two pools based on the same thing. What I got seems pretty reasonable, I...more

1,500 Turn Up For Soccer Night in Newtown
by Pretty Tough
posted January 8, 2013 at 8:30am

Through Soccer Night in Newtown, local families and children got a chance to meet with Major League Soccer and U.S. national team stars on Monday night.  Participants came out to play in small-sided games and spend an afternoon thinking about th...more

Wambach Awarded 2012 FIFA Women's World Player of the Year
by Sarah Hallett
posted January 8, 2013 at 12:43am

Abby Wambach won the prestigious Ballon d'Or in Switzerland marking only the third time an American has won the FIFA World Player of the Year award....more

NCAA Soccer – 2012 AWK Award Fan Vote
by All White Kit
posted January 7, 2013 at 5:21pm

Here are the links to the polls for the fan vote for the 2012 AWK Awards. These polls will close at noon EST on Thursday. AWK Coach of The Year AWK Rookie of The Year AWK Golden Glove AWK Defender of The Year AWK Midfielder of The Year AWK Forward...more

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