November 2011 Blog Posts (40)

Five NUWFC Squad members joined Lord Sebastian Coe at The Sports Direct Arena (St James Park) to mark tickets going on sale for the 2012 Olympic football

Amy Perch, Steph Shaw, Alice Teasdale, Megan Pyper and Courtney Lock together with First Team Manager Michael Havelock, First Team Coach Warren Teasdale and NUWFC Chairman Phil Eadon joined Lord Coe to hear more about the 2012 Olympics and how a famous North East venue will take part in this major event.

Lord Coe confirmed…

Spain – Superliga

Real Sociedad 1 - 0 Lagunak

Sporting de Huelva 4 - 3 Collerense

Atletico Madrid 1 - 1 Transportes Alcaine

Reocín 3 - 5 San Gabriel

Espanyol 4 - 0 Rayo Vallecano

Athletic Club 3 - 1 Levante

Valencia 3 - 1 FVPR El Olivo

L'Estartit 0 - 3…

Wednesday 30th November

France - Feminine Division 1

Saint-Etienne V PSG (14:00)

Italy - Serie A

Lazio V Sassari Torres (13:30)

Italy – Coppa Italia

Chiasiellis V…

In recent weeks, as we're all aware, several steps backwards have been taken in respect towards the growth of Women's Professional Soccer inside the United States. As a hopeful, die-hard fan, like many others I have taken to the keyboard and addressed my concerns to the United States Soccer Federation. Below is a copy of that message:

To Whom It May Concern:

Rest assured that I have spent countless nights telling myself not to write to the United States…

Click here to view a quick thought on why I, Coach D, live for this beautiful game.

...it's the only constant I have...

-D-

Switzerland – Nationalliga A

Schwyz 0 - 2 St. Gallen

Goals From:

Desiree Stabler 3’ (St. Gallen)

Manuela Beerli 51’ (St. Gallen)

Kriens 2 - 0 Basel

Goals From:

Nadja Hegglin 3’ (Kriens)

Lara Keller 60’ (Kriens)

Grasshopper 0 - 1 Schlieren

Goals From:…

Saturday football 26th November

Australia Westfield W-League

Adelaide United V Sydney (04:00)

Brisbane Roar V Melbourne Victory (05:00)

Newcastle Jets V Perth Glory (OFF) 

Italy - Serie A

(13:30 Kick Off)

Milan V…

AFC Woman Player of the Year

Winner: Aya Miyama (Japan)

"Winning this award is a big surprise for me and I would like to thank all those were involved with me during this wonderful year of football," Miyama said after the joint men and women's AFC…

FFC Frankfurt are the latest club to express interest in the 5 times consecutive World Player of the year, Marta.

Only last week, we reported that Swedish side Göteborg were interested in bringing the Brazilian player to the Damallsvenskan.

FFC manager…

Jorge Barcellos takes the role of Brazil women's national team head coach ahead of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

The coach has big ambitions for the Brazilian women's national football team, to bring home the gold medal at the London 2012 Olympic tournament next summer.

Barcellos' first test will be the…

Canada 2 - 1 Sweden

Goals From:

jessica Landstrom 42’ (Sweden)

Chelsea Buckland 73’ (Canada)

Christine Sinclair 90+1’ (Canada)

Goal…

Photo: Getty Images Europe

An exciting international friendly takes place tonight, Canada v Sweden at the Grand Canyon University,…

Tuesday 22th November

International Friendly Match

Canada V Sweden 

Wednesday 23th November

UEFA Women's Championship Sweden 2013…

France 5 – 0 Mexico

Goals From:

Louisa Necib 6’ (France)

Marie-Laure Delie 7’ 36’ (France)

Elodie Thomis 41’ (France)

Wendie Renard 70’ (France)

Video Highlights:…

The U.S. Women’s National Team came from behind to earn a 1-1 tie with Sweden in front of a record crowd of 18,482 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. The largest crowd to ever watch a Women’s National Team game in Arizona saw the USA dominate Sweden in possession and shots but the thrilling encounter ended 1 - 1 Sofia Jakobbson put Sweden in the lead  with a goal in the 28th minute. Tobin Heath scored in the 81’ of the second half to put the USA…

Switzerland – Nationalliga A

Yverdon 1 - 1 Kriens

Goals From:

Lara Keller 29’ (Kriens)

Valerie Gillioz 50’ (Yverdon)

Schwyz 0 - 4 Grasshopper

Goals From:

Carmen Pulver 8’ 52’ (Grasshopper)

Bettina Brulhart 82’ (Grasshopper)

Feyza Perktas 85’…

Toon Ladies take to the Road again and again and again……..

So just how far will you go to take part in something you really enjoy……2,713.1 miles ? and that is only the away league games. Add to that Cup competitions, home games and training twice a week and the total mileage is in excess of 4,000 miles a season and that’s just the first team ! Add to that the Reserve team and Newcastle United Women’s FC players will travel around 8,000 miles a season - give or take a mile or…

Nadeshiko Japan trio Homare Sawa, Aya Miyama and Ayumi Kaihori have been nominated as the final three for the AFC Women’s Player of the Year, Asian football’s governing body announced Wednesday.

Sawa, won the honors as the MVP and the top scorer of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in the summer, while Kaihori and Miyama of…

CONCACAF announced Thursday that its Under-20 Women's Championship will be played in Panama from March 1-11, while its Under-17 Women's Championship will take place in Guatemala from May 2-13.

The eight-team U-20 tournament will be played at Panama City's Estadio Rommel Fernandez, site of the 2011 Copa Centroamericana and many Champions League matches, and the Estadio Agustín "Muquita" Sánchez in La Chorrera, home to numerous CONCACAF Champions…

Quarter-finals (14/15 and 21/22 March)

1: FC Malmö (SWE) v 1. FFC Frankfurt (GER)

2: Olympique Lyonnais (FRA, holders) v Brøndby IF (DEN)

3: 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam (GER) v FC Rossiyanka (RUS)

4: Arsenal LFC (ENG) v Göteborg FC (SWE)

Semi-finals (14/15 and 21/22 April)

1: Lyon or…