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Christine Sinclair: Canada’s Ace
by All White Kit
posted July 6, 2010 at 1:46pm

All White Kit’s Canadian guru Lissa profiles the player who initially got her interested in women’s soccer. Christine Sinclair is undoubtedly one of the most lethal strikers in the women’s game. The goals she notches at both the All-Star Game and du...more

5 things learned in WPS Week 13
by All White Kit
posted July 5, 2010 at 6:15pm

5.) Marta Is Pretty Much Unstoppable At the Moment Of the past three matches Marta has appeared on the score sheet in, they’ve been multi-goal games. Make that four if you count the All-Star Game. And it’s not just her. FC Gold Pride bounced back ...more

Does Nike owe the USWNT?
by All White Kit
posted July 5, 2010 at 6:12pm

First, let me apologize for being a tad tardy to this topic. The American blogosphere moves quickly (particularly during a World Cup) and its celerity beat me on this one. Late last week, questions of sexism and male privilege were raised over this Nik...more

Halftime: No time to quit - South Africa, HIV and how the World Cup has hidden an epidemic.
by Women Undefined
posted July 5, 2010 at 6:07pm

Jamele Hill of ESPN writes one of the most poignent pieces on the HIV crisis in South Africa. With the World Cup as the backdrop and considering the continents economic and health crises , Hill shows how the world's biggest spectacle has worked to hide th...more

The World Throws Up: On how not to read soccer as symptom
by From A Left Wing
posted July 5, 2010 at 4:00pm

Chéri Samba, Le Monde Vomissant (The World Throws Up), 2004 If recent writing on the 2010 World Cup and (the idea of) Africa is leaving you feel bloated, you must read Supriya Nair's marvelous blog, Treason Stratagems & Spoils. In her July 3rd po...more

An interview with Camille Abily
by All White Kit
posted July 5, 2010 at 3:57pm

The French midfielder discusses why she loves playing with FC Gold Pride, the difference between living in the Bay Area to Los Angeles and why France’s WNT’s World Cup will be different from the men’s. AWK: You sustained an ankle injury d...more

McLeod saves the day As Washington draws Chicago 0-0
by All White Kit
posted July 5, 2010 at 1:44pm

The Red Stars and Freedom tallied WPS’ fourth goalless draw under a sweltering Maryland sun this evening. Freedom goalkeeper Erin McLeod recorded 10 saves to preserve Washington’s point. (Side note: both teams have now been part of three of those f...more

Rodriguez vs. Cheney
by Women's Sports Blog
posted July 4, 2010 at 4:05pm

The best thing about this debate is that it's not, in fact, Rodriguez versus Cheney. They will play on the same U.S. national team for the foreseeable future and if they both turn out to be stars, all the better for American soccer. But when I praised...more

Afghan Girls Soccer
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted July 4, 2010 at 1:35pm

by Carol Erickson Under the Taliban rule in the mid 1990s, most Afghan children had no opportunity to play sports. So in the summer of 2004, after the fall of the Taliban, Awista Ayub, who had grown up in Afghanistan, brought eight Afghan girls to the Un...more

Notables:Germany showed the world why they’re going to win the World Cup
by All White Kit
posted July 4, 2010 at 1:34pm

The current World Cup that is. First up some roster reports: Monica Ocampo is unavailable with a knee injury for the Beat while Christine Sinclair is questionable with a hamstring issue. Sophia Mundy has also been put season-ending injury list. Nikk...more

Germany, playing for more than a win
by From A Left Wing
posted July 4, 2010 at 12:31am

Germany's coach Joachim Loew lights a candle in Enke's memory On the eve of the World Cup, players reminded the press that this tournament was different. This year, they were playing in the wake of traumatic loss, and would do their best to honor the me...more

Sky Blue FC meets the President…of the United States
by All White Kit
posted July 3, 2010 at 12:58pm

(Photo by Howard Smith/ISIPhotos.net) No snark from me for this one. This is actually pretty cool. Particularly this quote from the President about the team’s 2009 season: ““This team came together when it counted,” said President Obam...more

5 Questions for WPS this weekend
by All White Kit
posted July 2, 2010 at 7:17pm

5.) Will Kristin Luckenbill Magically Become A Good Goalkeeper In the Next 4 Days? SBFC has a bye this weekend (which they celebrated well by chilling with the Prez) but that shouldn’t taper over their gloomy predicament. FACT: You will not win a lot o...more

An Interview with Lauren Cheney
by All White Kit
posted July 2, 2010 at 4:04pm

The rookie striker scored a powerful header for Abby’s XI on Wednesday night. Here she talks about what the goal meant and why the All-Star game was so special. She also touches on the Boston Breakers’ recent struggles and what it will take to turn it...more

Marta leads her team to 2010 WPS All-Star game victory
by Pretty Tough
posted July 2, 2010 at 2:09pm

After the All-Star Game teams were picked by the team captains and coaches on Monday, Abby’s Starting 11 in green and gray kits took on Marta’s starting 11 in white and blue and gave the 4,610 fans at KSU Soccer Stadium, home of the Atlanta Beat, plen...more

Nike tells girls watching the World Cup: You don't count.
by From A Left Wing
posted July 2, 2010 at 2:06pm

This "thank you" Nike Soccer video shows boys thanking the US Men's National Team "for playing like Americans." In casting ONLY boys, Nike once again makes clear that the girls and women who follow the sport in the US don't count. I am trying very hard no...more

20 memorable moments from the All-Star game
by All White Kit
posted July 1, 2010 at 6:19pm

20.) The Atlanta Beat Swag In the Hotel Shop. The hotel was nice enough to put some Beat merch out in its store. 19.) “It was the U.S. against the world and the world won” – Christine Sinclair after the United Nations’ emphatic win. 18.) Liqui...more

Individual talent outshines group work In the 2010 WPS All-Star game
by All White Kit
posted July 1, 2010 at 5:27pm

Judging by Hope Solo’s grin after conceding two back-to-back goals from Marta, the 2010 WPS All-Star Game was clearly about the show. The consensus objective amongst the players was to have fun, score goals and keep everyone fit and un-injured. (Perhap...more

The All-Star game will improve your vocabulary
by Women's Sports Blog
posted July 1, 2010 at 5:27pm

Mark told viewers that Marta had "tallied a brace" of goals in the early going. I always assumed that a brace was just a small bunch, but dictionary.com tells me it is indeed a pair, so I learned something. More things I learned: Don't play five...more

An Interview with Paul Riley
by All White Kit
posted July 1, 2010 at 1:16pm

Philadelphia Independence coach Paul Riley has guided his team all the way to second place in the standings. His efforts were rewarded with being named coach of Abby’s XI. Here he talks about his impressions of the team, what he thinks of A-Rod’s rece...more

5 questions for the All-Star Game
by All White Kit
posted June 30, 2010 at 9:15pm

5.) Will There Be Any More Injuries? This will remain blank because the answer needs to be a curt ‘no’. 4.) How Will Erin McLeod Fare? McLeod looked shaky in practice yesterday. Barnhart is also on the roster but she injured her ankle in traini...more

World Cup update or something
by Draft Day Suit
posted June 30, 2010 at 7:40pm

The first game I watched this year was when Ghana defeated the US team. It was the first soccer game I’d watched in years, and it made me remember why I don’t watch soccer. First, soccer is everyone’s game but ours, so it didn’t break my heart ...more

Bardsley’s tragic blow to a terrific season
by All White Kit
posted June 30, 2010 at 4:51pm

Sky Blue FC goalkeeper Karen Bardsley looked wonderful when she was in goal yesterday during Marta XI’s team practice. She commanded her area well despite playing behind new defenders and made several reflex saves on low crosses. She also came up wit...more

Boston Breakers waive Michelle Enyeart, Chioma Igwe and Tiffany Weimer
by All White Kit
posted June 29, 2010 at 8:32pm

The Boston Breakers have decided to waive Michelle Enyeart (who has been sidelined with a knee injury for the 2010 season), Chioma Igwe (who has started six games for the Breakers this season) and Tiffany Weimer. Weimer has arguably been one of the l...more

Behind-the-Scenes at the 2010 WPS All-Star Game
by Soccer Science
posted June 29, 2010 at 8:20pm

Here are some photos from the WPS All-Star Game week in Atlanta, Ga. on Monday June 28 and Tuesday, June 29. Tune in to the WPS All-Star Game on Fox Soccer Channel on Wednesday, June 30th, at 7:30pm ET to catch teams Abby XI and Marta XI in action! ...more

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