FIFA Womens Soccer

World Cup Soccer Stats Erase The Sport’s Most Dominant Players: Women

RESPOSTED from http://jezebel.com/   World Cup Soccer Stats Erase The Sport’s Most Dominant Players: Women   Valerie Alexander 7/07/14 3:40pm   There are few sporting events I get as excited about as the World Cup. I played soccer in high school, in the NCAA, and for five years post-college, including two glorious years in the Golden Gate Women’s League, Premier Division. What the U.S. Men’s National Team has accomplished is extraordinary, with a second consecutive appearance in the knock-out round and incredible teamwork and fortitude against four formidable opponents. Only one thing mars my enjoyment of watching the World Cup,… Read more →

REPOSTED: Outlaws set to storm Canada

REPOSTED from FIFA.com Outlaws set to storm Canada Independent supporters group American Outlaws have become synonymous with a growing level of football fandom in the United States, and after helping to push the game even further into the American mainstream during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™, they’re focused on having a large presence at this summer’s FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada. Given the country’s special relationship with its women’s national team, it could signal another step forward not only for American soccer but also for the sport. “We should have a real presence in the stadiums, which we’re… Read more →

Kyle: Little things go a long way

REPOSTED from FIFA.com website. Click here for original post. Nearly four years ago at the FIFA Women’s World Cup Germany 2011™, Kaylyn Kyle was the fourth youngest player on Canada’s squad, despite having made her debut for the Canucks’ senior side in 2008. Since September 2011, only a few months after Canada failed to progress out of the group stage in Germany, when John Herdman was brought in to replace Italian coach Carolina Morace, Kyle has been at the heart of the Canadian team that has seen their fair share of successes, including a gold medal finish at the 2011… Read more →

CURATED: Wickenheiser: Canada will impress the world

Curated and reposted from FIFA.com Click here to go to original article. “It’ll be a rocking atmosphere. People have really embraced our team. Their performance in London showed that they’re on the world’s stage and they’ve won the hearts of the Canadians. Canada will also embrace the other countries that come over.” Read more →

CNN: Nadine Angerer: The ‘nobody’ who became belle of the Ballon d’Or

REPOST FROM CNN. Click here to go to original post. CNN’s Human to Hero series celebrates inspiration and achievement in sport. By Matthew Knight, CNN Updated 1827 GMT (0227 HKT) January 14, 2015 (CNN)She waited patiently for 10 years for a chance to perform on the highest stage and when it finally arrived Nadine Angerer did not fluff her lines. Thrust into the spotlight at the 2007 Women’s World Cup, the perennial reserve goalkeeper put in a virtuoso performance, going unbeaten for a world record 540 minutes during Germany’s victorious campaign that year. In keeping a clean sheet for all… Read more →

Christine Sinclair notches game winner as Canada claims BaoAn Cup

REPOST http://www.timbers.com/thornsfc/2015/01/sinclair-notches-game-winner-canada-claims-baoan-cup Thorns FC’s Christine Sinclair tallied the game-winning goal, the 149th of her international career, in the 80th minute of a 2-1 win over Mexico, helping Canda claim the BaoAn Cup title early Tuesday morning. Canada scored minutes into the second half to take a 1-0 lead. Mexico would equalize in the 79th minute, but Canada quickly took back the lead as Sinclair found the back of the net just a minute later. The goal was Sinclair’s second in her last three international matches, while the Canadian captain has now registered a point in three consecutive matches. The win… Read more →

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 Calendar

Dear friend of sport, I’ve created this easy (and free) calendar for the Women’s World Cup. This google calendar allows you (and me) to know exactly when and where the Women’s World Cup of Soccer matches are playing in June and July across the different time zones in Canada. Google calendar users Users of google calendar, to ADD IT to your own calendar, click here: “FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015” GOOGLE calendar. We suggest you double check to see your settings are pointing to your correct time zone. When in the calendar (not your mail), click on ‘settings’ (top right)… Read more →

Artificial Turf – opinion

REPRINTED FROM ESPNW OH MY GOD, I CAN’T BELIEVE I NEED TO WRITE THIS COLUMN By Kate Fagan | Dec 31, 2014 On Sunday, the New Zealand Herald printed a story by sports columnist Chris Rattue beneath the headline, “Girls, you can’t fight genetics.” The “girls” about whom Rattue was writing: international soccer stars, including Abby Wambach (she’s 34 years old), Nadine Angerer (she’s 36), Homare Sawa (36), Marta (28), Alex Morgan (25) and Sydney Leroux (24). Need we go on? Rattue doesn’t actually mention any of the above female athletes by name, but rather lumps them together as “dissatisfied… Read more →