Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.

So it's been rather quiet on the blog front excluding the whole Lambret incident, the only thing I'll say about that is it brought attention to women's soccer for the wrong reasons but attention none the less. I figured since I'm taking an incredibly hard history class why not put a spin on the subject on an area that I can actually focus on. That brings me to the womens national team. This is just some stuff that I found interesting about the previous years of the team.

Our first game in 1985… Continue

Ok as those of you who follow Cat Whitehill's twitter may already know she posted a link to watch the USWNT vs. Germany game. I have know idea if it works, but I really hope it does. I'm just as shocked and upset as the rest of us that #1 vs. #2 is not being broadcast on television. Oh and here's the link to get there: http://bit.ly/Vcpwg (if that one doesn't work I posted the actual website link) http://2on… Continue

Most professional athletes didn't start out with a formal coach, trainer, physical therapist or an agent. How they usually begin their journey is quite simply how any kid would. Playing with the ball until it got too dark to see out. Skipping dinner to just play for another hour, sacrificing boring homework for something that they were and still are passionate about. When you're a kid you see the life you want and think that nothing is going to get in your way. Of all the little kids out there o… Continue

On March 29, 2009 the last sport to cross my mind was basketball and how much I was going to miss spending every day with my teammates. I had no idea that a league such as this even existed. I had watched some videos about Natasha Kai after the olympics, it turns out that one of those was when she was getting interviewed about what she thought the WPS would be like. The title, logo and a soon-to-be WPS star were staring back through the screen and I didn't realize what it all was about. We all h… Continue

As good as we all know deep down how good Marta is, even if we don't want to admit it, her team with the exception of Umea IK, has always come in second.
2007: WWC- we all remember that Brazil may have beaten USA, but failed to do the same with Germany.
2008: Beijing Summer Olympics- redemtion for USA, again second place for Marta and Brazil.
The most recent:
2009: WPS Championship- SBFC 1 vs. LA SOL 0, here we see Marta again only one game away from being crowned champions and yet again it it's… Continue