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Stephanie Labbe suffers knee injury vs Kristianstad
by Bench Warmer
posted May 3, 2011 at 9:50am

Pitea IF faced former head coach Elizabeth Gunnarsdottir and the Kristianstad DFF on Sunday May, 1st.Unfortunately for PIF, in the 25th minute, Stephanie Labbe injured her knee in a collision with a Kristianstad player. Unsure how serious the injury is. L...more

WNY Flash win home opener
by Bench Warmer
posted May 2, 2011 at 5:30pm

WNY snag a 3-0 win over Atlanta with goals by Christine Sinclair and Alex MorganThe Flash dominated play right from the start with attacks coming left and right by Marta, Sinclair and Caroline Seger, while The Beat struggled to find a rhythm.23 minutes in...more

Four Weeks In and WPS Attendance Already Cause for Concern?
by All White Kit
posted May 2, 2011 at 10:40am

All six WPS teams were in action on Sunday for the first time this season, although it appears each game was rather sparsely populated. This weekend’s slate of matches produced an average attendance of just 1,987; a league worst by quite some measu...more

Wrap up of April Canadian Soccer News #CANwnt
by Bench Warmer
posted May 2, 2011 at 10:32am

They lost their second game of the year: April 2nd, Canada faced Sweden in a closed friendly. They lost 1-0 form a 9 minute goal by Rohlin. Rome camp continues: Camp began March 23rd through April 20thThe women were on a 10 day break - some went to vi...more

Six questions ahead of WPS week four
by All White Kit
posted May 2, 2011 at 12:42am

magicJack? magicJack! Pt. III a.) Will Hope Solo get the start? Solo could be poised to make her first appearance of the 2011 WPS season this afternoon. Jillian Loyden reportedly had a terrific performance against Boston last weekend, and helped her...more

20 questions with Boston Breakers' Alex Scott
by All White Kit
posted May 1, 2011 at 1:09pm

Boston Breakers right-back and England international Alex Scott was kind enough to take part in this week’s edition of 20 Questions. Enjoy! Alex Scott; premier right-back, Breakers staple, and former teacher. What’s not to love? AWK: How do y...more

WPS Team News – Week Four
by All White Kit
posted April 30, 2011 at 12:08pm

MagicJack (1-0-0, 3 pts.) vs Philadelphia Independence (0-0-1, 1 pt.) – Sunday, 4 PM EST It’s very much as you were for MagicJack after their victory over Boston in the season opener in Boca Raton last weekend. Despite a strong performance from Ji...more

Chicago Red Stars mark return, join WPSL for 2011
by All White Kit
posted April 26, 2011 at 2:38am

The Chicago Red Stars officially announced the team will compete in the Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) for the 2011 season. The club was among the seven founding franchises in WPS. In December 2010, the organization announced it would be takin...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

Five things that happened in WPS week 3
by All White Kit
posted April 26, 2011 at 1:58am

magicJack made full use of the narrow field. magicJack supposedly took advantage of the narrowness of the Florida Atlantic University Soccer Field. According to reports, head coach Mike Lyons tailored his formation to employ three defenders. The three...more

Ep. 6 of AWK’s Always Untitled Podcast – A Tale of Two Halves
by All White Kit
posted April 25, 2011 at 10:01pm

We’re baaaaack! After a one week hiatus AWK’s Always Untitled Podcast returns! We struggle to stay awake through the first half of Atlanta-WNY and get pretty excited about the second. Plus, a magicJack sighting and some love for Lori Chalupny (an...more

Atlanta and Western New York draw in WPS week
by Bench Warmer
posted April 25, 2011 at 1:09pm

A classic tale of two halves.After surprisingly earning three points against Sky Blue last week, Atlanta squared off against the Flash who themselves got a W in week 2.Just two minutes in, Christine Sinclair scored her second goal of the season. Brttany B...more

A recap of WPS Week 3
by Pretty Tough
posted April 25, 2011 at 12:38pm

Week 3 of Women’s Professional Soccer is in the books with 2 matches played over the weekend of April 23-24. The Boston Breakers traveled to Florida to take on magicJack which won 1-0 on Saturday. The WNY Flash traveled down to Atlanta to take on the Be...more

Myth No More? magicJack 1, Boston Breakers 0
by All White Kit
posted April 24, 2011 at 2:44am

It seems the uncertainty that has clouded magicJack for so many months has finally cleared as the team claimed a 1-0 victory against the Boston Breakers at Florida Atlantic University. In the 26th minute, Abby Wambach connected with Ella Masar and th...more

Women’s Football (Soccer) over 135 Years Ago
by LostCentury
posted April 24, 2011 at 2:15am

Press reports from 1869-1876 across the country mention women playing football. “American football” had not been invented yet, so “football” meant a soccer-like game. The image was published two months before the first men’s college football game in 1869....more

Five questions ahead of WPS Week 3
by All White Kit
posted April 24, 2011 at 1:34am

Will the Boston Breakers’ attack show more bite? The Breakers front four looked disjointed against the Western New York Flash last weekend. Lauren Cheney and Kelly Smith each had limited time on the ball, and Kelley O’Hara couldn’t place her shot...more

20 questions with Tiffany Weimer and Jenna Pel
by All White Kit
posted April 23, 2011 at 2:46pm

Leave it to Tiffany Weimer to mix things up. The Editor of Our Game Magazine/current Vancouver Whitecap player and ambassador/women’s soccer media mogul suggested we try tweaking the 20 Questions format slightly with something fun and different. We ...more

Soccer notables for April 22nd, 2011
by All White Kit
posted April 23, 2011 at 1:16pm

Jeff Rusnak writes about the enigma that is magicJack ahead of the team’s season opener in the Orlando Sun-Sentinel. Dan Lauletta previews this weekend’s WPS action on The Equalizer. Atlanta Beat owner and G.M. Fitz Johnson candidl...more

WPS team news as week three unfolds
by All White Kit
posted April 22, 2011 at 9:52pm

A reminder that Philadelphia and Sky Blue are idle this week and USWNT duty could cause havoc on team selection this week. MagicJack (0-0-0, 0 pts.) vs Boston Breakers (1-1-0, 3 pts.) – Saturday, 7 PM EST A week after their prospective debut was was...more

Lianne Sanderson’s Blog – The 2011 Season Is Off and Running
by All White Kit
posted April 21, 2011 at 2:10pm

Hello all and a very warm welcome back again, thank you for all your feedback regarding my blogs, podcasts and interviews. It means a lot so thank you once again. The last time I wrote to you was five days before our home opener against Sky blue FC an...more

The World Cup and international domestic league schedules
by All White Kit
posted April 20, 2011 at 5:33pm

Here are the schedules of the various domestic leagues belonging to each Women’s World Cup qualified country. Many leagues have adjusted their fixture dates for the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Most of the schedules are divided into two legs�...more

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