July 2011 Blog Posts (43)

Sky Blue FC, will be holding a World Cup Final viewing party before its game against the Western New York Flash on Sunday, July 17^th2011. This event is part of the Sky Blue’s Summer Soccer Celebration. It begins at 2:45 p.m. when fans can come to Yurcak Field in Piscataway, New Jersey, and watch the FIFA Women's World Cup Final Germany 2011, between the U.S.A and Japan on a big-screen TV in the car park.Sky Blue FC will then take on the Western New York Flash…

KMF 1 – 2 Kokkola F10

Goals From:

E-V. Dahlmars 25’ (Kokkola F10)

E. Vanhanen 88’ (KMF)

H. Ojanperä 90’ (Kokkola F10)

Ilves 1 – 1 TPS

Goals From:

T. Tikkanen 48’ (TPS)

A. Tossavainen 81’ (Ilves)

United Pietarsaari 0 – 3 PK-35

Goals…

After a talk with DFB president Dr Theo Zwanziger and the DFB general secretary Wolfgang Niersbach in headquarters, Silvia Neid has decided to fulfill her contract runs until 2016 and thus to train in the future, the German women's national team.



Silvia Neid said: "After the disappointing for me retiring from the World Cup, I needed a few days to think about. The keen interest of my team and the confidence that I Zwanziger, DFB President and Secretary General…

Maryam Majd, a photojournalist and women's rights activist, campaigns for female football fans to be allowed to watch matches in stadiums.

An Iranian photographer and activist for women’s soccer rights has disappeared as the Islamic republic battles world soccer body FIFA for its own interpretation of the rights of women in the beautiful game.



Maryam Majd, 25, is believed to have been detained by Iranian security officials as she was boarding a flight…

Several England players have hit back at Hope Powell after their coach accused some of them of "cowardice" ahead of the Women's World Cup quarter-final penalty shootout.

Coach Powell, 44, said she had to ask three times for volunteers to take the crucial spot-kicks against France.

But midfielder Jill Scott, supported by two team-mates, Tweeted: "You win as a team, you lose as a team".

England eventually lost 4-3 in the shootout…

Zimbabwe 1 – 0 South Africa

Goal From:

Rufaro Machingura 83 ‘(Zimbabwe)

Rufaro Machingura scored her eighth goal of the tournament as Zimbabwe defeated South Africa 1-0 to lift the 2011 COSAFA Women’s Championship after an entertaining final at the Rufaro Stadium in Harare on Saturday.

South African had won all three previous COSAFA Women’s Championships played, and were…

TPS 0 – 6 HJK

Goals From:

S Kruus 55’ (HJK)

M Tolvanen 63’ 75’ (HJK)

E Syrjala 66’ (HJK)

H Lindstrom 85’ 89’ (HJK)

PK-35 6 – 0 KMF

Goals From:

C Uwak 27’ (PK-35)

J Lyytikamen 59’ (PK-35)

J Monkkonen 68’ (PK-35)

E Parikka 71’ 89’ (PK-35)

M Koivula 90+6’ (PK-35)

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Malawi women’s national football team scared South Africa’s Banyana Banyana in the semi-finals of Cosafa Women’s Football Championship at the Rufaro stadium in Harare, on Thursday, with an early goal but lost the lead in a 1-5 defeat to be dumped of the tournament.

The Malawi squad was returning to international football after five years in the wilderness and were surprise package in the semi-finals.

Tabitha Chawinga scored for Malawi in…

The Great Britain squad has been selected for the World University Games in Shenzhen, China.

The matches will take place over six match days between August 11th and 21st 2011.

The final on the 21^st of August 2011 at the Shenzhen Bao’an District Stadium.

Great Britain V Canada 11^th August

Great Britain V Chinese Taipei 13^th August

Great Britain V China 15^th…

2011 Tournament Results

Day 1 Thursday 11^th August

China 2 - 0 Chinese Taipei

Great…