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Show Your Support: Chicago Red Stars’ Local 134
by All White Kit
posted June 16, 2010 at 4:26pm

The Chicago Red Stars is noted as having one of the best-run organizations in WPS. And the team’s passionate fan support certainly does its part. Local 134 is the Chicago Red Stars’ supporters group. All White Kit talked to one of its co-founders Nico...more

Soccer: Remembering the women
by After Atalanta
posted June 16, 2010 at 4:25pm

I have not watched one second of the men's World Cup. And yet it seems to be the only thing I can blog about these days. (I do have a post coming about working out in skirts--so stay tuned for something non-soccer. Not that there's anything wrong with soc...more

Women and the World Cup
by One Sport Voice
posted June 16, 2010 at 4:15pm

The 2010 World Cup in upon us and with it a host of things to keep a critical eye upon. I’ve written before that women are rarely perceived to sports fans or knowledgeable about “real” (i.e., men’s professional) sports, even though both are true...more

WPS announces 2010 All-Star Reserves
by Pretty Tough
posted June 15, 2010 at 1:07pm

Women’s Professional Soccer announced 14 reserves for the 2010 WPS All-Star Game presented by U.S. Coast Guard Reserve, which kicks off at 8pm on June 30 at KSU Soccer Stadium in Kennesaw, Georgia. The reserves were selected by the WPS Commissioner a...more

The best worst team In WPS
by All White Kit
posted June 15, 2010 at 1:05pm

They were so close. Just a few more minutes and the Breakers would have taken their fourth draw in seven matches – far from spectacular, but not disastrous. Rookie Jordan Angeli had put the home side ahead in the first half. After a bevy of chances fo...more

The Anorak: Analyzing Week 9 WPS Attendance
by All White Kit
posted June 15, 2010 at 12:08pm

The average weekend attendance of 3,517 was the second lowest of the 2010 WPS season. Washington’s attendance dropped 13% from its last home game while Boston’s dropped 11%. Philadelphia had a slightly better showing than last weekend but the 2,616 fi...more

WPS Players and their 2010 World Cup doppelgangers, Pt. 2
by All White Kit
posted June 15, 2010 at 11:58am

These two players have bounced back from both injury and poor form to be amongst the best goalkeepers in their respective leagues. They are both citizens of arguably the two most football-obsessed countries in the world. From a technical standpoint, they...more

PS on soccer balls
by After Atalanta
posted June 14, 2010 at 6:56pm

So according to Adidas, the men's World Cup balls are being manufactured in southern China. There is a minimum wage guarantee of 103 pounds with many workers earning more than that--sometimes double. And as I reported (and as you can see in the video from...more

Study claims that Title IX has hurt men’s soccer . . . Really?
by Womenstake
posted June 14, 2010 at 4:25pm

by Neena Chaudhry, Senior CounselNational Women’s Law Center The College Sports Council (CSC) released a study last week claiming that Title IX has hurt men’s soccer. Sadly, the study is just another version of the same old attacks that the CSC an...more

Philadelphia Independence/FC Gold Pride Reaction, Player Ratings
by All White Kit
posted June 14, 2010 at 12:38pm

I guess proofreading is a good idea sometimes. The first half was the exact foil of last night’s Washington/CRS game — each team closed shop and possession was extremely hard to come by. The Indies packed the midfield with scrappy players to negate...more

From Sex Machine to Lion King: World Cup Music Politics
by From A Left Wing
posted June 13, 2010 at 7:50pm

The world is wondering what's up with the "Sex Machines" banner that appeared behind one of the goals at today's match between Serbia and Ghana (won by the latter, the youngest side in the World Cup).Perhaps it is a reference to Hamburg fan club FSV Sexma...more

Other World Cup stuff
by After Atalanta
posted June 13, 2010 at 7:34pm

As in other than scores or some kind of analysis of yesterday's England-USA match-up, which I have to admit, I did not watch. I harbor some resentment about the lack of excitement the Women's World Cup garners so I don't get too excited about the Men's Wo...more

WPS Players and their World Cup doppelgangers, Pt. 1
by All White Kit
posted June 13, 2010 at 4:25pm

Hah, and you thought it would start to get quiet around here because of that World Cup thing. Not a chance! (At least not until the Round of 16, that is). For the duration of the World Cup, there will a new feature about WPS players and the 2010 World ...more

What if the women's NTs played in place of the men?
by From A Left Wing
posted June 13, 2010 at 1:07pm

The above represents an experiment in which I imagine the 2010 World Cup as played by corresponding women's teams (click on image to magnify). Using their (suspect) FIFA rankings and what I know of the international women's game, I project the outcome.M...more

Washington Freedom, Chicago Red Stars Reaction/Ratings
by All White Kit
posted June 13, 2010 at 12:58pm

In what had to be one of the best games of the season so far, the Red Stars fought back from an early two goal deficit to earn a well-deserved point. There were a few outstanding individual performances (Casey Nogueira’s immediately pops in mind) but it...more

"It Isn't Easy Being Green"
by From A Left Wing
posted June 12, 2010 at 8:39pm

So tweeted a friend, riding a global wave of empathy for the England keeper, who made an elementary blunder in today's match against the US and, well, cost England the win. At least in the headlines.It is said that drama requires conflict. On the pitch, s...more

Off-Topic: A few things SportsCenter anchors better avoid when doing World Cup highlights
by All White Kit
posted June 12, 2010 at 2:08pm

While ESPN’s coverage of the 2010 World Cup has generally been commendable thus far (aside from the confusion courtesy of Martin Tyler and Efan Ekoku over what the offside rule and the existence of Alexi Lalas). But inevitably there will be some goofy...more

How a girl picks her 2010 World Cup brackets
by Soccer Science
posted June 11, 2010 at 4:54pm

Okay, I’m a game late to the party here, the opening match was this morning. But I figured I better jump on the bandwagon and put my predictions on the line… it just makes the tournament that much more fun! Here’s are the rosters, for reference:...more

South Africa/Mexico: A Game of Nerve
by From A Left Wing
posted June 11, 2010 at 4:43pm

There is not much for me to say about today's match: it has already been said, not even an hour after the match's conclusion. We even broke Twitter, twice the whole network seized up - too many of us telling each other all about it. It was a game of two h...more

Umbro World Cup Pop-Up Shop
by A Glam Slam
posted June 11, 2010 at 4:14pm

Today is the official start of the 2010 FIFA World Cup! And World Cup fever is taking over New York City. A few weeks ago, A Glam Slam shared Umbro's new World Champions collection and corresponding World Cup WAGs campaign. Now the brand has teamed up w...more

Notables For the Day Before the 2010 World Cup
by All White Kit
posted June 11, 2010 at 11:04am

I don’t think I’ve been this excited about anything since Toy Story 2 came out. USA USA USA. Aya Miyama has officially joined the Beat Boston has released Claire Zimmeck and waived Liz Bogus Philadelphia will be announcing a...more

The Anorak: Analyzing the 2010 WPS All-Stars Selection
by All White Kit
posted June 10, 2010 at 8:04pm

The Saint Louis Athletica had the most representation with 5 players. Including the ex-SLA players, Atlanta has the most representation with 5, Boston and FCGP have 4, Washington and Sky Blue FC have 3, Philadelphia has 2 and Chicago have 0. �...more

Title IX, World Cup, human rights, and the quote of the day
by Title IX Blog
posted June 10, 2010 at 7:13pm

The College Sports Council, which advocates for Title IX "reform," has used the start of the men's World Cup to issue a report on the alleged lack of growth of men's soccer at the collegiate level in the United States. This is not a new argument as I have...more

A look at the WPS All-Stars
by Women's Sports Blog
posted June 10, 2010 at 5:15pm

The league deserves major kudos for not just relying on fan voting, but weighing votes from players, coaches, media and fans equally. A perhaps predictable but interesting result was that the players themselves focused on contributors from defense and m...more

World Cup giveaway: Nike.com gift card :
by A Glam Slam
posted June 10, 2010 at 2:17pm

Many of the world's top footballers will take the field in recycled team kits in South Africa. Nike's national teams will be outfitted in uniforms that were produced from recycled bottles. The sportswear giant claimed that the new unis would give these te...more

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