UNC won the College Cup… again
I believe this is now the 2ist win for North Carolina. Jessica McDonald scored the lone goal in the 3rd minute (picture above) and then it was a flurry of food poisoning, offsides calls, and an O’Hara double yellow that cost Stanford their perfect record for the season. Perhaps the biggest upset was the flurry of “patting ourselves on the back” & “we’re just happy to be here” quotes the ncaa twitter account posted all weekend long from the losing coaches. It’s times like these when I desperately wish for another Tony DiCiccio “we lost and I’m mad as hell” outburst. I’m glad there was a big ncaa women’s weekend. I’m glad folks like Whitney Engen can get all publicly excited about continuing their careers in WPS, but I think the Women’s Sports Blog says it best with their description of the game:
2009 soccer championship tying goal disallowed on offside, compounded by being forced to endure the obsequiousness sweepstakes that is media coverage of that creep Anson Dorrance and his insufferable, Yankees-like program. Cat Whitehill inexplicably kissed enough UCLA butt that I knew to keep the sound off when she was actually commentating on her own team.
This event came in at #2 of their “Seven Suicidal Sports Moments.” Cool, I’m glad I missed this game.
Next up, the WPS draft where a significant chunk of the College Cup final players will be drafted into various WPS teams and will hopefully NOT migrate into obscurity on the bench or substitution status while the European and Brazilian signings outperform our American so-called post-college stars. Bring it.
Katie Chapman to the Red Stars
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You have to admit, WPS seems to be doing something right since their first official offseason is bringing in a few more big-name internationals. Today, the Red Stars announced they signed England & Arsenal midfielder Katie Chapman. The good news for Chicagoans is that coach Emma has been [...]
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Jessica Landstrom joins Sky Blue FC
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Is it a new signing? Or is it a Gap ad?
Swedish striker Jessica Landstrom signed with Sky Blue FC for the 2010 season. She’s leaving Damallsvenskan winners Linköpings FC (according to her incredibly out of date Wikipedia page, she was Frida Ostberg’s replacement when Ostberg joined [...]
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If a tree makes a mistake in the woods…
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I apologize to every one of you, even the creepy guy on the right.
So surprise surprise England won their game against Turkey on Thursday but the qualification rounds resume in March meaning I misread the Guardian article or it contained misinformation. Whoops. Moving on…
Not containing [...]
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What is up with that?!?!? New GM and new name for Freedom W-League team
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(I apologize to any international readers of this here blog as I believe Hulu is only available inside the US) Hulu started streaming Satuday Night Live episodes so I’m all caught up on this season and now I really really want to rename our tier 2 W-League the “What up with that” league. [...]
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Coach’s Corner
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The above photo is how I imagine the recent WPS behind closed doors Expansion Draft went down
Umea IK received a teeny tiny blurb at uefa.com. Mika Sankala stepped down as head coach this week because the traveling took him away from his family (awww). No word on his [...]
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WPS may be a bit sleepy but the world of women’s footy soldiers on
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Not exactly sleepy. WPS is hiring which is pretty impressive considering THIS ECONOMY.
FIFA recently did a women’s football roundup which is worth a read. In short…
* Brazil’s Santos FC – featuring Marta and Cristiane – won the inaugural Copa Libertadores 9-0 over Paraguay’s Universidad Autonoma.
* FFC Frankfurt aren’t [...]
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NCAA College Cup Contestants Revealed
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The silhouette above is not Mia Hamm
My college experience was basically a four year drug binge of various quantities and varieties resulting in some sort of humanities degree that has nothing to do with my career. So I’m not exactly jumping up and down with excitement [...]
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Can’t wait for Elisabeth Lambert to enter the WPS draft
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Tripping, punching, ponytail pulling. And Julie Foudy letting us all know “isht happens.” p.s. for better coverage of this trending topic from hell, ignore the Foudy above and instead click on Fake Sigi’s rant. Peace out!
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New ad really sells this “Superleague”
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S1 Sport is a shin pad company and Casey Stoney plays for England and the Chelsea Ladies. Put the two together with gratuitous shots of boobs and ass plus a giant bubble bath and ta da! Bring on the new FA women’s Superleague! Dear England: so far so good! (video spotted over at Girls [...]
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Team News
Spoiler Alert! Pride Could Finish 6th
Wanna know why Kelly Lindsey resigned as coach of Sky Blue FC? Yeah, so do I.
But her reasoning doesn't much matter, unless of course SBFC continues its weird coaching carousel season by dropping out of the playoff picture after losing to FC Gold Pride this coming Wednesday. Who first ...
Aug 04, 2009 | Read this article...
FCGP's Only Remaining Hope: 'Playoff Spoiler'
Hey! Remember that whole "Must Win Sunday" thing? yeah ... that didn't work out too well.
After losing three "Must Win Sundays" in a row (hosting Athetica, traveling to Chicago, and hosting Boston) ... now it's time for FCGP to play spoiler!
First, let's dispense with the mathematics professors ...
Jul 21, 2009 | Read this article...
Welcome to the First 'Must Win Sunday'
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If the 1878 fans who bothered to show up for the Independence Day match featuring Boston at Sky Blue FC are any indication, no one is paying much attention to WPS over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, and they certainly aren't reading this article. But I persevere.
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OK, it's "Must ...
Jul 04, 2009 | Read this article...
Serious Case of Red Stars Envy
Hi. My name is David. And I am an FC Gold Pride fan ... with a massive case of Red Stars Envy.
I want my team to be the Chicago Red Stars. And, I'm not really talking about the team on the pitch. I am mostly happy with the players ...
Jun 08, 2009 | Read this article...
Defenders! Get your celebrations up!
(Photo: Andrew Katsampes | isiphotos.com)
Defenders score so infrequently that they should take a moment -- right now -- to work out in their minds what they will do when they score a goal, especially one of the quality of Alex Scott's in the Breakers' home tie against the Washington Freedom ...
Jun 03, 2009 | Read this article...
Team News, Injuries, Suspensions
Watching the Breakers v Sky Blue FC highlights from the weekend, you wouldn't be blamed for doing a double-take after seeing Alex Scott at left back ... and Heather Mitts at right back.
(Photo: Samuel Hiser | hiserfotograf)
Heather had sustained an injury to her left groin which prompted a return ...
Jun 03, 2009 | Read this article...
DiCicco sought to run at the Sol's Defense
(Photo: Samuel Hiser | hiserfotograf)
Breakers fans will want to follow the other side of Kelly Smith through her weekly column back home in The Daily Mail, where she comments on her England duties as well as WPS activities.
Fresh off the Breakers' home victory over the LA Sol (2 to 1 ...
Jun 02, 2009 | Read this article...
Introducing: Amy Rodriquez (8)
Brian O'Connell interviewed Amy at Breakers Media Day (March 8, 2009)
Amy, a forward, helped USC to the 2007 NCAA Division I championship and assisted Carli Lloyd's overtime gold-medal game-winning goal against Brazil in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games.
The question for Tony DiCicco: Why isn't Amy starting? (Here she ...
May 23, 2009 | Read this article...
Japan Wimps Out; Canada, USA to Get Each Other Sick
Apparently, the people in charge of the Japanese Soccer program don't read this here soccerblog.
Because even though Eriko Arakawa has been playing soccer in the United States for a few months -- all without catching the swine flu -- the Asian powerhouse has canceled appearances scheduled for next ...
May 12, 2009 | Read this article...
Now Where Did I Put My 'Panic Button' ...?
There's an old joke that California -- unlike the rest of the nation -- has two seasons: the Rainy Season and the Fire Season.
For the FCGP, the Golden State's weather rained out last week's attendance for the match-up with Sky Blue FC... seriously, it was raining versus the ...
May 11, 2009 | Read this article...
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