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More WPSL playoff berths stitched up
by All White Kit
posted July 13, 2010 at 8:07pm

The action in WPSL’s East Conference concluded this past weekend while there is still much to play for in the Midwest and Pacific Conferences. Two particular races in the Pacific will literally come down to the last day of the regular season. Here’s ...more

13 questions for tonight’s USWNT/Sweden friendly
by All White Kit
posted July 13, 2010 at 2:51pm

The United States Women’s National Team is back in action tonight for their fourth friendly of 2010. They will face Sweden, ranked fourth in the world, in the first of a two-game series at Creighton University’s Morrison Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska. ...more

U.S. WNT ready to face Sweden in first match of two-game series
by Pretty Tough
posted July 13, 2010 at 12:37pm

The USA renews what has been an excellent rivalry with Sweden during two summer matches on July 13 at Creighton University’s Morrison Stadium (ESPN2 at 8 p.m. CT) and on July 17 at Rentschler Field in East Hartford (Fox Soccer Channel at 7:30 p.m. ET...more

The Unseen World
by Draft Day Suit
posted July 12, 2010 at 5:21pm

The following post is by our lovely and talented friend, Suebob. Suebob usually writes over at Red Stapler which is a hilarious blog and also coincidentally where I found this post. – Sarah * * * Please bear with me. This post is kind of about World C...more

5 things learned in WPS Week 13
by All White Kit
posted July 12, 2010 at 5:08pm

5.) Things Are Only Getting Worse In Atlanta Who’s to say if the three goals Atlanta conceded in under five minutes to the Boston Breakers would have been prevented if Hope, Kia and Tina were there. Perhaps it was a given that Atlanta’s lone positive...more

Joy for FCGP, Boston while the misery continues for Washington, Atlanta
by All White Kit
posted July 12, 2010 at 11:59am

While members of the United States Women’s National Team may have been absent from WPS Week 13, the goals certainly weren’t. The victors of the night FC Gold Pride and the Boston each tallied a triplet of goals while respective losers Washington and ...more

World Cup places ornamental women at medal/trophy ceremony
by Women Undefined
posted July 11, 2010 at 10:19pm

I should be studying, but I can't focus. I watched the World Cup final today and as I'm sure everyone is very aware , Spain has taken the world title. Cool. I noticed that during the medal/trophy ceremony there stood behind the row of national dignitarie...more

Brilliant Orange: “Dutch Space is Different”
by Soccer Science
posted July 11, 2010 at 6:02pm

I couldn’t sleep at all last night, so instead of tossing and turning in anticipation of the 2010 World Cup Final today in South Africa between the Brilliant Orange Netherlands and Bloody Red Spanish, I picked up one of my favorite reads, “Brilliant...more

World, meet Ella Masar. Again.
by All White Kit
posted July 11, 2010 at 3:13pm

(Photo by Tracy Smith/isiphotos.net) Both the Chicago Red Stars’ Ella Masar and Uruguay’s Diego Forlan scored circus goals today. One difference: Ella’s actually counted for something. Her goal helped lift the Red Stars over Sky Blue FC...more

Six reasons why I love the Utah Women’s Soccer “Show Your Scarf” campaign
by Soccer Science
posted July 11, 2010 at 1:18pm

Get your Utah Women’s Soccer Scarf and Season Ticket today! I didn’t go to the University of Utah, but in support of their new “Show Your Scarf” campaign, I’m going to buy a season ticket. Crazy, I know… My alma mater is actually a Mounta...more

Notables For the Day Before the World Cup Ends
by All White Kit
posted July 10, 2010 at 11:27pm

And after tomorrow it’s 351 days before the Women’s World Cup begins. Yippee. WPS rosters have been freaking GUTTED this week by the upcoming US/Sweden friendly on Tuesday night. Check out who’s out: Atlanta Beat: Kia McNeill (suspension)...more

WPSL Playoff Picture Breakdown
by All White Kit
posted July 10, 2010 at 1:32pm

This weekend marks the penultimate week of WPSL action. The WPSL Final Four occurs from July 31-August 1 in Dallas and many teams are still jockeying for a spot in the postseason. Remember, the WPSL has 10 divisions spread across 5 conferences and onl...more

5 Questions For WPS Week 13.5
by All White Kit
posted July 9, 2010 at 7:13pm

5.) Will Ella Masar Shine Yet Again? We just might be witnessing the transformation of one Ella Masar here. The Red Stars forward scored her first WPS goal two weeks ago (it was two for the road, in fact) and scored her third in three games on Wednesday ...more

Philadelphia acknowledges it has an attendance problem, does something about It
by All White Kit
posted July 9, 2010 at 6:07pm

For all the great things that are going on with the Independence, it’s a shame that few Philadelphians seem to care. Philadelphia is coming off of last weekend’s game against Boston which took in a paltry gate of 2,093; the lowest of the 2010 sea...more

Looking for answers, in an evangelical World Cup brochure
by From A Left Wing
posted July 9, 2010 at 1:47pm

My favorite World Cup ephemera is this brochure, produced for a "Bible Correspondence Course" in Long Beach, CA. A friend of mine found it on his car windshield, a couple weeks before the tournament's start. I'm amazed by the ease with which the authors ...more

Show Your Support: The Washington Freedom’s Bravehearts
by All White Kit
posted July 9, 2010 at 1:34pm

In the third installment of All White Kit’s Show Your Support series, James Dougan introduces us to The Bravehearts, the Washington Freedom’s fanatical supporters group. James founded the Bravehearts with his friend and fellow DC United supporter J...more

Time to abolish ties in WPS
by Women's Sports Blog
posted July 8, 2010 at 4:01pm

If this summer's World Cup has taught us anything, it's that Americans continue to have little patience for the concept of an important sporting event ending in a draw, let alone a 0-0 draw. True soccer fans understand the value of a come-from-behind ti...more

The German soccer coach needs home training
by Draft Day Suit
posted July 8, 2010 at 3:19pm

Germany just lost to Spain in the semifinals of the World Cup. They’ve been the team to beat all tournament, systematically and methodically destroying defenses one by one. But that makes no difference now. They’re playing for third place. But this po...more

Things remain just the same after WPS midweek matches
by All White Kit
posted July 8, 2010 at 2:46pm

(HAO-face in all its glory. Photo by Howard Smith/isiphotos.net) Several rungs in the WPS standings ladder were ready to be scaled by all four teams competing tonight. But not a single team could capitalize as both SBFC/Washington and Chicago/...more

Sweden WNT roster named for USWNT friendlies
by All White Kit
posted July 7, 2010 at 8:48pm

Goalkeepers (2): Kristin Hammarstrom/March 29, 1982 Orebro 8 apps, 0 gls Hedvig Lindahl/April 29, 1983 Goteborg FC 58 apps, 0 gls Defenders (7): Sara Larsson/May 13, 1979 Philadelphia Independence 92 apps, 8 gls Lina Nilsson/June 17, 1987 ...more

Tour de France and World Cup soccer on TV...
by Christine
posted July 7, 2010 at 8:25pm

life couldnt be better! Well actually it could be, and it is! The weather has been fabulous, I've gotten to do some amazing rides and even took a little time out for playtime - fitting it in between the Tour and soccer of course.The last week definitely h...more

Shakira & Cavalli will close the World Cup in style
by A Glam Slam
posted July 7, 2010 at 6:05pm

The 2010 FIFA World Cup will have a very fashionable finish. Shakira will perform the World Cup anthem, "Waka-Waka," during the Closing Ceremony of the games on Sunday. And she'll do so in a special World Cup couture creation from Roberto Cavalli. Whi...more

Whitecaps near undefeated season; Pali feeling blue
by All White Kit
posted July 7, 2010 at 5:27pm

It appears as if there is a changing of the guard in the W-League’s Western Conference. Perennial champions Pali Blues were handed their fourth loss in five games on Monday to the expansion Santa Clarita Blue Heat. This also marks the seventh con...more

W-League Update
by All White Kit
posted July 7, 2010 at 1:14pm

Next week will be the penultimate weekend for the 2010 W-League season. Postseason berths are still up for grabs across the conferences. Here’s a look at the most recent standings: Great Lakes Division The Ottawa Fury suffered the first loss of th...more

WPS Week 12
by Pretty Tough
posted July 6, 2010 at 9:28pm

If there’s one thing I’ve learned this season is that you really can use “anything can happen” in WPS. The Boston Breakers got their first win since Week 1 (when they defeated the Washington Freedom in DC) against the Philadelphia Independence aft...more

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