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Chris’ 2011 WPS Draft Grades
by All White Kit
posted January 20, 2011 at 2:49am

Atlanta Beat 7. Kylie Wright, M, UCLA 14. Meghan Lenczyk, F, Virginia Grade: Chupacabra. I have no clue any more about the Beat. I’m running out of rationalizations as to the Beat’s “plan” going forward for 2011 and beyond, mainly because th...more

2011 WPS Draft Results
by Pretty Tough
posted January 15, 2011 at 2:45pm

Women’s Professional Soccer held it’s 3rd Draft at the NSCAA Convention on January 14th in Baltimore, MD. 900 players entered the draft with hopes of getting selected by any team. The only problem is that this Draft was much shorter with only 4 rounds...more

Irish Soccer Player Emma Byrne
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted January 14, 2011 at 10:01am

Emma Byrne pic credit Nike UKThis is a little bit of a cheat post. I interviewed soccer player Emma Byrne a few weeks back, and entered the story into a writing competition. Before you pop over there and read the story, you should know that Byrne is Irish...more

23 players named to WNT roster for Four Nations tourney in China
by Pretty Tough
posted January 14, 2011 at 12:32am

(via U.S. Soccer) CHICAGO (Jan. 13, 2011) – U.S. Women’s National Team head coach Pia Sundhage has named 23 players to the roster for the 2011 Four Nations Tournament taking place in Chongqing, China, where the USA will face Sweden, Canada and the...more

AWK’s 2011 WPS Draft Preview
by All White Kit
posted January 14, 2011 at 12:23am

The 2011 WPS season kicks off Friday, Jan. 13th – in a sense, at least – as the league will usher in a new class of 24 players. Below Chris has given the lowdown on the best players available and where they might land. Here’s a general outlook o...more

2011 WPS Mock Draft – in which Philly has roughly a million picks and everyone wonders where all the wide players went
by All White Kit
posted January 14, 2011 at 12:16am

Alex Morgan and Some of Her 2008 U20 World Cup Winning Teammates Figure To Be Among The High Draft Picks in Friday's WPS Draft I actually had this one done a day or two earlier…and then Jeff Kassouf had to blow my mind with today’s post that Phil...more

2011 WPS Draft – Revised Big Board
by All White Kit
posted January 14, 2011 at 12:08am

Feathers MAY! BE! RUFFLED! Your questions MAY! NOT! BE! ANSWERED! Here’s the very last revision of the Big Board before tomorrow’s draft. Mock Draft to follow soon after. 1 – Alex Morgan – F – Cal 2 – Lauren Fowlkes – D/M – Notre Dam...more

Soccer notables for January 11th, 2011
by All White Kit
posted January 11, 2011 at 6:43pm

New day, new year. What better time to do a Notables post. For those who missed it yesterday, Marta claimed her fifth consecutive FIFA World Player of the Year award in Zurich, Switzerland. She won the award by quite some distance with 32 percent...more

Marta wins fifth consecutive FIFA women’s world player of the year
by Pretty Tough
posted January 10, 2011 at 4:36pm

The amazing Marta won her fifth consecutive FIFA player of the year award Monday, ahead of Germany’s Fatmire Bajramaj and Birgit Prinz. The FIFA Ballon d’Or Gala, which took place in Zurich, raised the curtain on the new decade in style. Attracting...more

Lilly retirement feels right; Former teammate Hucles shares
by Fair Game News
posted January 10, 2011 at 1:45pm

By Laura Pappano Somehow, when Kristine Lilly announced her retirement from soccer last week, it felt real — and appropriate, both a rarity these days among professional athletes trying to figure out if it’s time to retire (or not). Why is that? Pe...more

Chris’ 2011 WPS Draft Big Board v1.0
by All White Kit
posted January 9, 2011 at 12:07pm

It’s draft week. Which means you can expect a whole lot of coverage from AWK as we prepare to roll full steam into the 2011 season. That begins now with extensive coverage of the 2011 WPS Draft from the NSCAA Convention in Baltimore on Friday with l...more

It’s picture day at the NSCAA Academy in Florida!
by Soccer Science
posted January 8, 2011 at 5:09pm

Today is picture day at the NSCAA Academy in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. and I’m like a kid in a candy store running around taking photos. Below I’ve posted the National, Advanced National, Premier and Goalkeeper Diploma Candidates. We also got a photo wi...more

April Heinrichs, Bob Gansler, and fingerspitzengefühl!
by Soccer Science
posted January 7, 2011 at 9:56am

Above, NSCAA coaches watch a high school boy’s team for our Match Analysis session on Tuesday night. The times are a-changin’ Even though we’ve been crazy busy at the NSCAA Premier Diploma course in Ft. Lauderdale, it’s important to note that...more

Kristine Lilly retires: a look back on her legendary career
by Pretty Tough
posted January 6, 2011 at 10:15am

Kudos to U.S. soccer legend Kristine LIlly for calling it a day while she’s still got game. After 352 appearances for the national team, one of the most beloved figures in the history of women’s soccer anounced she is retiring. The 5-foot-4-inch midf...more

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