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In-Game Blog: Washington at FC Gold Pride
Live blog of tonight's FSC match of the week: Washington at FC Gold Pride.
Post-Game Interviews: Boston 3, Washington 1
Post-game interviews with Kelly Smith, Kristine Lilly, Angela Hucles, Briana Scurry, Lori Lindsey, and Jim Gabarra following Boston's 3-1 win over Washington on Saturday.
Post-Game Interviews: Washington 1, Chicago 1
Post-game interviews from Abby Wambach, Jim Gabarra, Allie Long, and Lindsey Tarpley following the 1-1 tie between the Freedom and Red Stars on Saturday evening.
In-Game Blog: Washington at Los Angeles; Second Half
Yes, it's time for that blogging cliche: the game diary. Due to Internet issues, I was only able to see the second half of the game. I'm hoping to get my mitts on the first half in the next 24 hours.
Five Thoughts: Sky Blue 1, Washington 0
I had the pleasure to take in today's Freedom-Sky Blue exhibition on a rainy afternoon at the Maryland SoccerPlex. Here are five of my thoughts on the game.
Around the World in...One Day?
With training camps beginning for many teams this week, it's a good time to take a look at how international signings are progressing.
Five spots are earmarked for foreign players.
It's Fashion Week in New York City, and, for the first time in my life, I'm paying attention.
Why? Because tonight will be our first look at the home and away kits for the seven WPS teams. Images will be posted below the jump as soon as I see them. Let's hope that they're not as hideous as the MLS unveiling in 1996.
Sol Sign Three; Chicago, FC Gold Pride Announce Non-Roster Invitees
The Los Angeles Sol have signed Camile Abily, Han Duan, and Johanna Frisk (pictured), joining Marta and Aya Miyama to fill out LA's five international slots. Also, the Chicago Red Stars and FC Gold Pride have released their list of players culled from their tryouts that will attend training camp.
Sol release here.
League, USWNT Agree on Negotiation Terms
WPS has come to terms with the United States Women's National Team on the format for player contracts, Sports Business Journal reports today.
League release here.
Sky Blue FC announced that they have official deals with a half-dozen players: three international players and three domestic players.
Team release here.
BBC Sport reports that Kelly Smith has signed a four-year deal to leave Arsenal FC and join the Boston Breakers.
Article here.
The full league schedule is out. Full schedule here.
League release here.
My thoughts, as well as a breakdown of the national broadcast schedule on FSC, below the jump.
Wednesday Morning News and Notes
FC Gold Pride signed Formiga to a one-year deal with two one-year player options.
Boston inked England international Alex Scott yesterday. Scott is Boston's second foreign signing, joining Canadian Christine Latham.
The league schedule will be announced tomorrow, Steven Goff reports. Goff also reports that D.C. United and the Freedom will play at least one doubleheader at RFK Stadium.
Also, the LA Times reports that Japanese star Aya Miyama's signing will be announced today by the team.
The Chicago Red Stars doubled their international players ledger today, inking Swedish standouts Frida Ostberg and Caroline Jonsson.
While many teams in the league have only signed one or even zero internationals officially, Chicago now has four of their five: Ostberg, Jonsson, Karen Carney, and Heather Garriock.
Matilda Mid Waltzing to Windy City
The Chicago Red Stars have officially signed Australian international Heather Garriock the team announced today.
She's the second Red Star international to sign, joining England international Karen Carney.
Blog Renovations
I've put the blog inside a new folder. Everything should have moved (except the comments, sorry); if you find anything amiss, let me know! Thank you so much for reading so far...the feedback has been wonderful!
Playoffs? Playoffs? You Kidding Me? Playoffs?
The league officially announced their format and dates for the 2009 postseason.
And I'm a big fan of the unique setup.
Around the League: Goalkeepers
Women's Professional Soccer fans will be blessed to watch some of the world's best goalkeepers ply their trade this summer.
Let's go around the league to see how each team shapes up between the posts.
The Chicago Red Stars have officially signed rising English star Karen Carney, the team announced today.
The 21-year old forward, who makes the move from Arsenal Ladies F.C., has already been capped 41 times by her country and has scored six goals.
Austrian Club Confirms Rosana Move
SV Neulengbach officials have confirmed that Brazil international Rosana will leave the Austrian champions to sign with Sky Blue FC.
Also, it looks like England internationals Kelly Smith and Alex Scott may have tipped their hand on their WPS intentions.
Now that the draft is behind us and the individual team tryouts are still ahead of us, time to take a look at the best of the players who attended the pair of league combines and weren't selected.
Seven Drafts in Seven Days: Washington
Seven Drafts in Seven Days wraps up in Washington, where plenty of familiar faces will be suiting up for the Freedom this summer.
Sky Blue Sign General Draft Picks
According to the headline of the January 23rd edition of the Sky Blue FC Insider e-newsletter, the club has signed General Draft picks Cori Alexander, Keeley Dowling, and Jenny Anderson-Hammond.
There is no actual article in the newsletter about these signings, so expect a release from the team soon. We'll have the full details here as soon as they are released.
Sawa Coming to D.C.; Chapman Allocated to Boston
Japanese captain Homare Sawa has decided to come to Washington, the AP reports today.
Sky Blue FC went the hometown route in the first round...how did the rest of the draft go for the Garden Staters?
Brazil international Renata Costa has signed with a club in Sweden, becoming the fourth player drafted by St. Louis Athletica to sign elsewhere or retire.
Saint Louis Athletica's superb roster-building continued with a strong draft last Friday.
It's the Los Angeles Sol's day in the draft sun as we move past the halfway point of our draft recap.
Our third of seven profiles heads out west to take a look at an impressive draft day for FC Gold Pride.
Next up: the Chicago Red Stars. Will the addition of Megan Rapinoe put the Windy City at the top of the WPS pile in '09?
We start our alphabetical journey around the league, conveniently, with the team that held the first overall pick: the Boston Breakers.
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