http://wps.theoffside.com News from the Women's Professional Soccer league Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:09:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, lucky lucky you because the Boston Breakers have that video on their site right now. Admittedly nowhere near as great as Will Ferrell and MC Hammer on Regis and Kelly (<- seriously, click that link then afterwards enjoy part two). And I'm not just writing that cause ... http://wps.theoffside.com/marketing-foo/have-you-ever-thought-to-yourself-id-really-like-to-watch-heather-mitts-and-sue-weber-try-on-wedding-dresses-while-listening-to-delightful-sounds-from-the-fergie-solo-album.html Legendary US-based footballing broadcaster, Seamus Malin, will join a new broadcast team being assembled to cover 4 extra WPS matches this season, two Boston Breakers v Washington Freedom matches (June 24th & July 29th) and a home & home series between Chicago Red Stars & FC Gold Pride (June 7th ... http://wps.theoffside.com/chicago-red-stars/seamus-malin-to-join-comcasts-wps-coverage.html There's a nice recap of this past weekend's WPS action over at a site where you might like to grab the feed ... "WPS Update: All Winners" | USSoccerPlayers.com | June 1, 2009 Athletica 0:2 Sol FC Gold Price 1:3 Freedom Sky Blue FC 2:1 Breakers http://wps.theoffside.com/team-news/nice-recap.html After Week10 action in the WPS, the table tells a tale. Most prominent is the evenness of results. If you adjust the point totals for games in-hand -- Red Stars & Athletica have two each; Sky Blue, Breakers & Freedom each have one -- all the teams would be within ... http://wps.theoffside.com/team-news/week-10-standings.html Source Kandace Wilson leaves Sunday's FC Gold Pride game against LA Sol on crutches after a second half hip check from Marta caused Wilson to be transported to urgent care. After witnessing this sudden and - uh - forceful display of force from the league's golden child, many of us ... http://wps.theoffside.com/los-angeles-sol/picture-of-the-week-4.html On Saturday, Sky Blue FC released a statement informing us that Ian Sawyers has been indefinitely suspended. That's General Manager and Head Coach Ian Sawyers getting the axe and putting assistant Kelly Lindsey in the top spot for Friday's game against the Freedom. And how long she'll stay ... http://wps.theoffside.com/chicago-red-stars/sometimes-off-the-pitch-is-more-interesting-than-on.html You might want to look into fixing that. And good luck tomorrow. I'll be one of the four people in the stands attempting to create some sort of supporters section. Except, uh, I keep forgetting to buy a ticket. In other news... The Offside will be welcoming a ... http://wps.theoffside.com/fc-gold-pride/dear-brandi-chastain.html Grahame Jones' recent interview with Phil Anschutz Tim Leiweke may have many Bay Area soccer fans surprised by the brutal honesty coming from AEG, and to that - well, I can respect that. But it also brings to light the very real problem WPS will face when AEG sell ... http://wps.theoffside.com/los-angeles-sol/who-should-buy-the-la-sol.html Teams that perhaps looked a bit shaky at the start of the season are finally finding their mojo. And they're slowly making their way up the standings. Boston & LA remain the top two - but, well, not by much. And now that Bay Area team who ... http://wps.theoffside.com/chicago-red-stars/this-weekends-theme-dont-panic.html Marta is very, very good. She's the main star that is actually living up to her billing in the U.S. league - unlike a certain Englishman. - Andrea Canales, Goal.com I would like to take a few seconds here to give a shout-out whut whut thank goodness Andrea Canales is back ... http://wps.theoffside.com/washington-freedom/wps-will-stop-being-polite-and-start-getting-real.html