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Gold Pride get Marta, Boxx to Saint Louis
FIFA World Player of the year Marta fell to FC Gold Pride with the third selection in the Los Angeles Sol dispersal draft, instantly making the Bay Area club favorites in the 2010 title chase–if they can sign the Brazilian. Shannon Boxx was selected first by the Saint Louis Athletica. The Philadelphia Independence snatched goalkeeper Karina LeBlanc with the second.
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ASN’s WPS Twitter feed»- #WPS was part of the kickoff ceremony to address childhood obesity as well http://ow.ly/15w24 40 mins ago
- #MLS Works to join forces with First Lady Michelle Obama to combat obesity http://ow.ly/15sD1 2 hrs ago
- Have you got your ASN t-shirt yet? Now sporting the logo of our #WPS coverage. Check it out: http://ow.ly/15j2V 13 hrs ago
- RT @Dallascup: The girls are back, Dallas Cup. US vs Brazil U17 girls national team for the Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. 13 hrs ago
- U-15 #USWNT head to Home Depot Center for a week of training (@USsoccer) http://ow.ly/15eBN 17 hrs ago
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WPS announces 2010 schedule dates»Women’s Professional Soccer has finalized the dates of its 2010 WPS Season schedule. This year, the league will expand from a 20-game regular season schedule played in 2009 to a 24-game schedule in which each of the eight WPS teams will feature 12 home games and play the other seven teams in the league three [...]
What a Difference Two Weeks Make for the Red Stars»Two weeks ago last Thursday, on the eve of the WPS draft, the Red Stars’ front office staff were running around like their hair was on fire in a desperate attempt to acquire a replacement for their starting goalkeeper, Caroline Jönsson. The resulting trade of team captain Lindsay Tarpley to St. Louis Athletica in [...]
Match Reports
Sky Blue shock Sol, capture inaugural WPS championship»
After a tumultuous season on and off the pitch, Sky Blue FC pulled off the mother of all upsets Saturday afternoon at the Home Depot Center. A strike off the foot of Heather O’Reilly coupled with some gritty defense and some timely breaks enabled the New York/New Jersey franchise to claim the inaugural Women’s Professional Soccer championship over the host Los Angeles Sol by a 1-0 score.
Red Stars outshine Sol in last home game of ‘09»
The Chicago Red Stars saved their best for last, winning their final home game of the 2009 season and avenging their worst ever loss against the Los Angeles Sol Sunday in front of a franchise record crowd. “It really wasn’t what we expected,” LA’s superstar forward Marta admitted afterwards. “We come to every game to win.”
