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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

WISI Article (make that video) of the Week: Hillary Clinton Launches Girls Soccer Initiative
by Women in Sport International
posted June 8, 2011 at 11:56am

This week's article of the week is "Hillary Clinton Launches Girls Soccer Initiative" by Laura Gottesdiener that was published in the Huffington Post. The full article is available here. My favourite quote from the article comes from Hillary Clinton herse...more

Iranian women’s soccer team forfeits 2012 qualifier over head scarves
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted June 8, 2011 at 11:48am

By Brooks PECKPhoto: ReutersThe Iranian women's soccer team was in tears after being forced to forfeit a 2012 London Olympics qualifying match this past weekend because it showed up to play in hijabs. FIFA banned the Islamic head scarf in 2007, saying tha...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

Six Things That Happened in WPS Week Nine
by All White Kit
posted June 7, 2011 at 1:31am

Sky Blue FC extend their unbeaten streak to three Thanks to an 88th minute goal from Casey Nogueira, Sky Blue FC played the Western NY Flash to a 2-2 draw on Friday night in Rochester, N.Y. The result extends Sky Blue’s unbeaten streak to three games...more

The case of the runaway referee (Soccer in the City of Angels, Part III)
by From A Left Wing
posted June 6, 2011 at 1:28pm

Keith Hackett and Paul Trevillion, You Are the Ref (Lionel Messi, 2010)It was our league's first season and one of our first really competitive matches. A linesman walked off the field in the middle of play. He threw aside his yellow flag and muttered "Wo...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 other side of the story: Colonel By high school girls team removed from OFSAA
by Women in Sport International
posted June 4, 2011 at 8:42pm

Yesterday, I wrote a post discussing the court decision to grant an injunction to allow Louis Reil High School Girls' soccer team to participate in OFSAA, the Ontario high school championships. In that post I discussed how great it was that the team from ...more

WPS Team News – Week Nine
by All White Kit
posted June 3, 2011 at 8:19pm

Western New York Flash (6-0-1, 19 pts.) vs Sky Blue FC (2-3-1, 7 pts.) – Friday, 7:30 PM EST League leaders Western New York will hope to send off World Cup trio Christine Sinclair, Candace Chapman, and Caroline Seger with a win in the trio’s final...more

An Interview with Women’s Professional Soccer Players Union Executive Director Jennifer Hitchon, Pt. II
by All White Kit
posted June 3, 2011 at 3:51pm

In the second installment of our two-part interview, WPSPU Executive Director Jennifer Hitchon discusses the status of a collective bargaining agreement and the principal goals the union hopes to accomplish in the future. AWK: Can you share some...more

Ottawa girls soccer team going to OFSAA after all
by Women in Sport International
posted June 2, 2011 at 1:50pm

Martin Cleary is reporting in the Ottawa Citizen that the Louis Reil Rebelles girl's soccer team will be headed to OFSAA, the high school provincial championship tournament, after all.The team had originally been disqualified when their coach forgot to ad...more

An Interview with Women’s Professional Soccer Players Union Executive Director Jennifer Hitchon, Pt. I
by All White Kit
posted June 2, 2011 at 11:09am

On September 8, 2010 the Women’s Professional Soccer Players Union (WPSPU) was officially recognized and certified by WPS and all team owners. The formation of the WPSPU signified a positive step for WPS in terms of union-league negotiations relate...more

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