[WPS] Women’s Professional Soccer has signed financial services company Citi as its second founding partner. Citi joins Puma, a founding partner duringthe WPS inaugural season. “Given our global reach, Citi is thrilled to contribute to the growth of the world’s most popular game here in the United States,” said MarkIngall, Citi Managing Director, Global Strategic […]
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WPS progress despite Sol loss
In a way, the Women’s Professional Soccer league has taken a few steps forward and one back, writes Jack Bell. In the offseason, last season’sregular-season champion, the Los Angeles Sol, folded after the Anschutz Entertainment Group, which ran the club, surrendered its rights to the team when it was unable to find a new owner. […]
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Lilly returns to national team
[U.S. WOMEN] Kristine Lilly, the most capped player in the history of international soccer (men or women) with 342 gamesplayed, has been called up for the U.S. women’s national team for the first time in 16 months. She is one of 24 players Pia Sundhage called in to attend atraining camp prior to two matches […]
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Antonucci: Positive signs for Year 2
[WPS] Preseason begins Monday aroundWomen’s Professional Soccer a month ahead of its Year 2 kickoff. An impressive list of offseason signings confirmed WPS is the top women’s league in the world. Off the field, it’s been two stepsforward and one step back, as the league has added teams in Atlanta and Philadelphia, but the Los […]
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Chastain: 'I'm still good enough to be out there'
When FC Gold Pride opens training camp on Monday, Brandi Chastain won’t be there. Chastain, one of the great names in women’s soccer, was recently releasedby WPS’s Bay Area club. “I was devastated when they told me,” said the 41-year-old Chastain. “I’m mad now. They want to give the younger players the chance. I can […]
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Solo job earns U.S. women shutout win
[ALGARVE CUP] The USA got two goals in two minutes during the second half but needed goalkeeper Hope Solo to save apenalty kick in both halves to earn a 2-0 victory over Iceland in its opening match at the 2010 Algarve Cup in Portugal. The Americans failed to convert their dominance into goals untilthe 60th […]
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Americans open against Iceland
[ALGARVE CUP] The USA, featuring one of its youngest rosters ever, opens play against Iceland at the Algarve Cup in Portugal on Wednesday. The Americans havereached the final of the world’s top women’s invitational tournament the last seven years and won five times. The other two times they lost on penalty kicks in the final. […]
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Lindsey named associate coach
[CALIFORNIA WOMEN] Kelly Lindsey, who was briefly the coach of 2009 WPS champion Sky Blue FC and coached the Universityof California for one game last season, has been named the Golden Bears’ associate coach. Coach Neil McGuire‘s absence from the game against SantaClara resulted in Kelly Lindsay, an assistant volunteer coach who had been with […]
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2010 WPS schedule
[DATEBOOK] Women’s Professional Soccer opens its second season Saturday. All eight teams will be in action this weekend, including defending Sky Blue FC, whichwill face Chicago in the first Sunday television game on the Fox Soccer Channel. WPS will take a break on the weekend of May 22 for national team commitments and 2011 FIFA […]