January 2011 Blog Posts (30)

Former Saint Louis Athletica and Atlanta Beat keeper Hope Solo will soon be reunited with some of her teammates from the U.S. Women’s National Team, joining Abby Wambach, Christie Rampone, Lindsay Tarpley, and Shannon Boxx.To MagicTalk SC team formerly known as the Washington Freedom, according to sources close to the…

As goes with all things soccer and Missouri weather, wait five minutes and things'll change...sometimes drastically.

I write tonight as I stare down the barrel of another snowstorm looking to dump a foot of snow upon me, ruin my week, keep my wife from school, and shut down a good chunk of the United States. It's going to be a long week.

This is why the game exists, to keep my thoughts organanized, structured, and entertained. From the US's strange, unlikely…

Team Tigers got the better of Reem Investments 3-1, while the Dubai Ladies Club survived a Dubai:scare to beat Team Abu Dhabi 3-2 in the opening round matches of the newly-launched Abu Dhabi Ladies League, part of the Abu Dhabi Football League.

Aysha Al Otaiba scored two late goals to ensure a narrow…

Two goals in the second half has seen Sydney FC defeat the Newcastle Jets 2-1 and wrap up the Westfield W-League Premiership in the process.

The Sky Blues skipped to the lead at Wanderers Oval thanks to a runaway goal in the 56th minute by Kyah Simon, but the Jets clawed their way back…

Capital's Women Footballers in a League of Their Own

New ladies division set up by Abu Dhabi Football League could help UAE coach find new talent

Abu Dhabi, UAE, 27 January 2011: Abu Dhabi’s women footballers are warming up to take part in a new competition…

so this might be a bit cheeky, but rather than write it out again heres a link to my latest blog and photos......... please swing by and have a look, comments and opinions are always welcome.

http://janehaslamphotography.blogspot.com/

If you can't manage that here's the text, minus images 

I grew up in late 60's / early 70's Britain when football was king and my dreams were just like any…

BUFFALO, N.Y. (Jan. 25, 2011) -- The Western New York Flash announced that they have acquired the five-time FIFA World Player of the Year, Marta. The Flash has taken over the third year of Marta's contract from the now defunct FC Gold Pride.



Marta, who will be 25 this February, has already achieved more…

I hope a little bit of shameless self publicity is in order as I have recently become a published author with a new book on the shelves devoted to women's soccer. Here's a link to it's facebook page, please check it out

Womens soccer. A guide to coaching and training

The book itself was a labor of love and draws from a lifetime involvement of both…

Christine Sinclair has been named Most Valuable Player of the 2011 Yongchuan Cup Four-Nation Women's Tournament. Sinclair was selected the best player from the six-match, four-team tournament that ran 21-25 January in the Yongchuan District in Chongqing, China.



"We showed to China's people…

Sky Sports presenters Andy Gray and Richard Keys were at the centre of a sexis

m row last night after they questioned whether a female linesman knew the offside rule during a Premier League football match.



The commentators, who apparently believed their microphones were switched off, were recorded making disparaging remarks about Sian Massey, 25, before Liverpool’s Premiership clash with Wolves yesterday.



They also criticised Apprentice star and West Ham…

I must be slowly becoming an adult, because I can finally tell that Saturday's were truly meant as a day to catch up on everything you've missed in the past week.

Most importantly: the Four Nations Tournament currently being played out in China.

As stated earlier this week, the United States Women's National Team dropped their first match to the highly ranked global entity Sweden, 2-1. While it's quick, and rather easy I learned, to panic about this loss,…

I awoke from my slumber near 6:45 this morning to read more information about the USA/Sweden match in the Four Nations Tournament. I was awake for the first half of the match, relying solely on Twitter to provide me to updates as the game carried on (anyone know of some televised/internet watching links?).

Last July I watched in person Sweden and the US in Omaha, Nebraska. The game ended in a 2:2 tie with Sweden coming in the second half for the equalizer. The game…

England v Norway (Live Now)

Can England secure their first win in La Manga after drawing 2-2 this morning with Netherlands...

This is what happened the last few times England and Norway played:

15.01.2010 FRLW Norway  1-1 England 

23.04.2009 FRLW England  3-0 Norway 

14.02.2008 FRLW England  2-1…

England v Netherlands

The last time these two teams met was back in 2009.

06.09.2009 WEC England 2-1 AET Netherlands

Follow the latest updates below or on Twitter …

The first game from La Manga 2011 kicks off today at 15:00 (GMT)

Netherlands v Norway

The last time these two teams met was back in a June 2010 for a World Cup Qualifier, which ended in a 2-2 draw.

Latest results between Holland and Norway are:

19.06.2010 WWCQE Netherlands 2 - 2 Norway

24.10.2009…

This week sees the England, Netherlands and Norway national women’s football teams competing in a friendly tournament at La Manga…

VFL Wolfsburg beat Arsenal Ladies FC 6-1 in the Final of International Womens’s Cup 2011

In the final, Arsenal were the better team for 20 minutes. Then turned on the turbo Wolfsburg and finally won the 6-1. The fight gave enough Arsenal coach something to think about before the…

Greetings once again from the 'balmy' southern region of the state of Missouri. I've witnessed just two inches of snow, and 2 degree air temperature. I'm inside, warm, cozy, with a drink from my local Starbucks (yes, I'm an addict), and ready to crank out some random thoughts on this rather random Friday post about the most recent Women's Professional Soccer 2011 Draft that took place earlier today.

Allow to crank out the facts, with some lovely interviews conducted by…