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General 2010 NCAA Women’s Soccer Preview, Ep. 4
by All White Kit
posted August 17, 2010 at 3:18pm

Will Alex Morgan Go Out A Winner? Spare a thought for Alex Morgan. She’s already grabbed a U-20 World Cup winner’s medal while claiming the Bronze Shoe and Silver Ball at the same tournament. She’s a full USA international before she’s gradua...more

Could the loss of Leslie Osborne stymie Boston’s streak?
by All White Kit
posted August 17, 2010 at 11:43am

What’s been the biggest killjoy in WPS this season? Collarbones. Advice in advance to WPS players currently in the midst of some sort of career renaissance: watch your neck bones, ladies. The Clavicle Curse cruelly claimed the season of one Karen Bar...more

Frauenbundesliga Week One Review
by All White Kit
posted August 16, 2010 at 5:15pm

Carmen Wales recaps the first Sunday of the 2010-2011 Frauenbundesliga season. 34 goals was the number to remember from the first game day of Germany’s Frauenbundesliga. Nearly all the so-called favorites won their games. 1. FFC Potsdam sta...more

General 2010 NCAA Women’s Soccer Preview Ep. 3
by All White Kit
posted August 16, 2010 at 12:00pm

Welcome to a new week, y’all. Chris Henderson has pledged to help you get through it as he continues his preview of the 2010 women’s college soccer season. Dark horses and tasty matches are on display in this one. Give Me Ten Non-Conference Match...more

Frauenbundesliga Preview: 1. FFC Frankfurt
by All White Kit
posted August 14, 2010 at 12:20pm

Who are they: Nevermind the absolutely ridiculous logo, FFC Frankfurt has been the single most dominant team in the Frauenbundesliga era. Since the league’s inception 13 years ago, FFC Frankfurt has collected eight league titles and seven DFB-Pokal ...more

Frauenbundesliga Preview: FC Bayern Munich
by All White Kit
posted August 13, 2010 at 5:12pm

Who are they: Now come the heavy-hitters and no one’s bigger than Bayern Munich in the world of German football. But much like other women’s teams, the women’s section has roots in the 1970s and it was very successful back in the day. The club ...more

General 2010 NCAA Women’s Soccer Preview Ep. 2
by All White Kit
posted August 13, 2010 at 2:52pm

Chris Henderson continues his comprehensive preview of the college season and lists his prognosis for a few contendors in 2010. Is This The Year Boston College and Virginia Make Good on Their Promise? The real question is, if not this year, then...more

Playing sports vs. watching sports: The battle female athletes still need to overcome
by heather77
posted August 13, 2010 at 11:32am

My husband and I made a trip up to Santa Barbara this past weekend; the town that we both spent our college soccer careers in and always look forward to coming back and visiting. It’s a guaranteed good time when I get back together with my old teammat...more

2010 CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup Dates and Location Set
by All White Kit
posted August 12, 2010 at 8:22pm

CONCACAF released the fixtures and location of the 2010 Women’s Gold Cup today. After months of speculation, it was confirmed that Cancun, Mexico will indeed be the host site for the event. The tournament will be played October 28-November 8. Both ...more

NSCAA poll of the soccer pre-season: Well *That* Can't Be Right
by Women's Sports Blog
posted August 12, 2010 at 7:23pm

I have no doubt that a program like North Carolina can easily replace its seniors and go on to contend for a title, but a lot of these top schools had significant losses without the assurance that they will simply pick up where they left off. This is an...more

General 2010 NCAA Women’s Soccer Preview Ep. 1
by All White Kit
posted August 12, 2010 at 1:20pm

Done with the crash course and on to higher learning, Chris Henderson serves up part one of his 2010 NCAA Women’s Soccer preview begining with the heavy-hitters first. Who Are The Title Favorites? 2010 figures to be one of the more open yea...more

Another Great Feature of Project Pink
by All White Kit
posted August 11, 2010 at 8:29pm

For all the Twitter-ers out there, you’re probably quite familiar with the #projectpink hash tag that signifies $1 donated to the fight against breast cancer. The Project Pink partnership between PUMA and WPS also supports specific breast cance...more

College Soccer Crash Course: The Word Association Edition
by All White Kit
posted August 11, 2010 at 7:53pm

Boston College & Virginia- Also known together as the perennial next big thing. Home of scores of highly touted recruits, including the clan DiMartino of BC, but little in the trophy cabinet. Usually able to navigate the early rounds of the NCAA Tourn...more

WPS Week 17
by Pretty Tough
posted August 11, 2010 at 12:56pm

One playoff spot has been determined after week 17 of Women’s Professional Soccer. That spot, of course, belongs to FC Gold Pride, who has been at the top of the table all season long. They currently stand in first place ahead of Philadelphia with an ...more

German DFB-Pokal Cup Results
by All White Kit
posted August 11, 2010 at 12:32pm

Germany’s DFB-Pokal Cup is the footballing equivalent of England’s FA Cup or the United States’ U.S. Open Cup where in which every team throughout every flight is entered into a national competition that runs parallel to the league seasons. Carmen W...more

So You Say You Need A Holding Midfielder?
by All White Kit
posted August 10, 2010 at 10:33pm

“I don’t know if I’ll ever wear the [United States] jersey again,” Osborne said of the kit in which she’s earned 61 caps for her country. “But I know going through sitting out an Olympics … and going through the 10 months of rehab and play...more

Gabarra retained at Washington, Emma Hayes hired, Clyde Watson resigns
by All White Kit
posted August 10, 2010 at 4:44pm

In a statement released by the Washington Freedom organization today, it was announced that head coach Jim Gabarra will stay on as Freedom head coach through the remainder of the 2010 season. The Washington Freedom sustained a 10-game winless streak tha...more

Frauenbundesliga: SC 07 Bad Neuenahr
by All White Kit
posted August 10, 2010 at 1:28pm

Who are they: Bad Neuenahr is among the few smaller teams that have never gotten relegated from the Frauenbundesliga since the league was nationalized in 1997. The team’s men side was established in 1904 but its women’s team is much more recogniz...more

Dear USWNT Doctors:
by All White Kit
posted August 10, 2010 at 12:01pm

ESPN’s Jacqueline Purdy reports that despite playing four months of professional soccer and despite receiving the green light from various WPS-approved neurologists, valued USWNT left-sided player Lori Chalupny still has not been cleared to play by ...more

'Obama We Are Sorry' - possibly best World Cup memory from Ghana
by From A Left Wing
posted August 10, 2010 at 10:39am

Flashback: This video captures the euphoria in the streets of Ghana just after the Black Stars knocked the US out of the World Cup. Great music in the background - the two most prominent are football-inspired: Richy Pitch's awesome "Football Jama", and ...more

Boston Breakers, Atlanta Beat offer shared responsibility while Solo offers silence
by All White Kit
posted August 9, 2010 at 8:49pm

Both the Boston Breakers and Atlanta Beat issued a joined statement today addressing the events that occured midweek during a game at Harvard Stadium in which Hope Solo claimed via Twitter that some members of a Breakers’ supporters group hurled crude ...more

Spoils Shared Between Breakers, Independence In Entertaining Draw
by All White Kit
posted August 9, 2010 at 6:45pm

(Robyn McNeil/isiphotos.com) Although the first three goals perhaps shouldn’t have happened, Kelly Smith fully deserved her 52′ equalizer. The preceding three goals were all long-range efforts of serious quality but they mostly came down to goa...more

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