

WPS News
I’ve got Olympics on my mind
By: Melissa |I spent a considerable amount of time today writing out my thoughts on the political aspects of the upcoming Games as well as the history of protests among Olympic athletes. Unfortunately, I did this in lieu of the stuff that actually pays me but, uh, expect to see those ramblings sometime soon. In [...]
Are we really just a nation of whiners?
By: Melissa |To say it’s been a hard couple of days for me is a bit of an understatement. I’ve heard precarious arguments from our President regarding this oil crisis. I’ve heard disturbing comments from our Federal Reserve Chairman regarding this oh-no-it’s-really-not-a recession, and I’ve heard one of our presumptive Presidential candidate’s top economic advisors [...]
Better luck next year?
By: Melissa |It’s not looking good for Jersey Sky Blue to make the W-League playoffs. The Washington Freedom just clinched berth #2, and The Long Island Rough Riders sit in third place with the same points, but less games played. And since I last wrote, FC Indiana clinched a spot and the title for their [...]
Not yet Abby
By: Melissa |Amy Rodriguez scored the game winner against Brazil today, wrapping up the score at 1-0. Perhaps the July 16 friendly is Abby’s chance to hit 100 and the chance for the rest of us to come up with a brilliant drinking game to celebrate. So while we all wait impatiently for Wednesday’s game, [...]
Mark Your Calendars
By: Melissa |Today, WPS announced the USWNT allocation draft will happen after the Olympics – in September – with a number of drafts and combines to follow:
WPS will begin securing domestic talent with the post-Olympics allocation of the U.S. Women’s National Team (WNT) and U.S. WNT Player Pool in mid-September, to be immediately followed with a draft [...]
Something that’s been on my mind…
By: Melissa |Ok, so this Designated Player thing. I have to admit I really like all those blogs and I’ve been subscribed to their rss feeds for a while now, but I don’t see the benefit to them “branding” themselves at all. I can’t shake the sense that the whole build up and unveiling is [...]
As much as one can hype a W-League game, a biggie is tonight
By: Melissa |That’s right folks, if there ever was a clash of the titans in this league, you’re getting it tonight when the Jersey Sky Blue take on defending league champions, the Washington Freedom. And it’s a battle for Sky Blue to gain a playoffs spot too boot. Here are the details from the USL [...]
So far so good
By: Melissa |I recently stumbled upon the site, Womens World Football and their list of the top 20 world club teams (which may or may not be completely up to date but I’m going to assume it’s accurate). And, hey, it turns out, the list is scattered with W-League teams. Here’s the list:
1 FFC Frankfurt, [...]
Cat Whitehill has a tear but two W-League expansion teams are on a tear
By: Melissa |It’s that dreaded ACL again. Whitehill tore it during Tuesday’s training and will now miss the Olympics. Stephanie Cox takes her place on the Peace Cup roster.
Also on Tuesday, Tampa’s Hampton Roads Piranhas were awarded the hosting rights for this year’s W-League semi-finals and finals set for July 31 and August 2. [...]
Seattle can keep their Henry rumors, we’ve got Marta up in hurr
By: Melissa |To the extent that we can create buzz and excitement during these early stages of the league, the WPS site released more news today regarding league allocations and the speculations that Marta will eventually play for us. Specifically, an allocation draft of the current USWNT roster could happen as early as July. In [...]







