… And the Good Lord Taketh Away: USWNT Players on WPS Rosters
In order for Women’s Professional Soccer to succeed, the league needs strong performances from the U.S. Women’s National Team. If this summer’s Women’s World Cup generates some popularity, especially if the USWNT manages to win (or even get to the final), the hope is that the excitement and publicity will lead to increased interest for the women’s game year-round. For this reason, the WPS agreed to shut down its schedule between June 22 and July 6 (the first two weeks of the World Cup) and to permit any of its players on various national teams to take a leave of absence and return after the World Cup is over.
WPS Season Preview
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Climb aboard for The Offside’s 2011 Women’s Professional Soccer pre-season preview, as we sift through the sands of the league and try to separate the men from the boys. Figuratively, of course. With the dissolution of FC Gold Pride, last year’s champions, the WPS field is wide-open this year. Fans of every team feel like they have [...]
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Whither the Washington Freedom?
By: phil | 5 Comments
Women’s Professional Soccer opens its 2011 season in five weeks, with the rosters now set and the TV deal with Fox Soccer Channel in place. Although there were several important stories this offseason, the most interesting has to be the fate of the Washington Freedom. WPS officials have long referred to the Freedom as one of the [...]
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WPS Draft and Offseason Report
By: phil | 4 Comments
Up close and personal at the WPS DraftThe difference in scale between the USA’s biggest men’s and women’s leagues was more than evident when the WPS draft kicked off on Friday, January 14. The location was smaller, the presentation was more [...]
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NCAA Division II Women’s All American Teams
By: CJH | 7 Comments
The All America teams from the NCAA Women’s Division II in soccer have been announced, and are listed below. For three players, this is even more of an honor, because it marks their third All-American selection. Those players are Katie Whiting (Defender, College of St. Rose), Amanda Deck (Midfield, College of St. Rose) [...]
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USWNT comes to PPL Park
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Stingray and I are headed to PPL Park in Cheser, PA tomorrow night to see the U.S. Women’s National Team play a friendly against China. Needless to say, both of us are pretty excited…and will be keeping tabs on how our W.P.S. players fare against a Chinese team that is missing out on the Women’s [...]
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Is Tiffany Weimer Boston’s Best-Kept, Sarcastic Secret?
By: Angela | 2 Comments
Okay, so I try not to read too much of what the WPS sends me through e-mail, but I’m happy I had a weak moment and clicked on a link to Tiffany Weimer’s most recent blog post. Did I really care what she had to say? No, not really. But did I want to edit [...]
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Americans Love Convenience
By: Angela | 6 Comments
And in the name of convenience, here is a six-point bullet list summarizing Philadelphia Independence forward Amy Rodriguez’s scintillating interview with womensprosoccer.com: Amy is on a brand new team. Independence head coach Paul Riley is refreshing. Her job is to score goals. Amy plays without pressure. The Boston Breakers is her old team. Playing against the Boston Breakers will be different. Now [...]
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Get Well Really, Really Soon, Ramona Bachmann
By: Angela | 1 Comment
The first time I heard Ramona Bachmann’s name, someone referred to her as the “Swiss Marta.” I thought that maybe this was only because she played for Swedish top-team Umeå IK at the time, just like Marta, and is young, just like Marta, but still. Intrigued by the idea of a European player with such [...]
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Breakers Beat Abby’s Team 2-1, Share First Place
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Lauren Cheney scored the first goal of the season when the Breakers’ defeated the Washington Freedom on their own soil (or is it turf now ?) this past Saturday. Surprised, I was, in a sort of good way, to see Kelly Smith on the front line next to Cheney, but happy to see that she, [...]
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Team News
No More Red Stars, No More Red Stars Blog
Unfortunately, the Red Stars are no more. For coverage of the rest of the league, go to WPS Offside, and if you're interested in blogging about any of the current WPS teams, go to http://www.theoffside.com/bloggers and fill out an application.
Jan 01, 2011 | Read this article...
Write for Breakers Offside
As the Boston Breakers prepare for the WPS 2011 season, we need someone to cover them here at The Offside. If you're a fan or interested in getting into the team, or if you just think that Boston-area women's soccer deserves a bit more coverage, go to http://www.theoffside.com/bloggers and ...
Jan 01, 2011 | Read this article...
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...
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