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SAINT LOUIS ATHLETICA’S TWITTER CONTEST IS UNDERWAY

Saint Louis Athletica of Women’s Professional Soccer, WPS, announced today the start of the Athletica Twitter Contest. The winner of this contest will become Athletica’s official “Twitter Captain” for the 2010 season. Responsibilities of the “Twitter Captain” will include being the Athletica Game Day Twitter Captain on Saint Louis Athletica’s Twitter account, “TheJoanies.” Fans wishing to participate in the contest just need one tweet to enter between the dates of November 15, and ending on Nov… Continue

Added by Saint Louis Athletica on November 16, 2009 at 8:52pm — No Comments

Short lists for FIFA World Player awards revealed.

Official Page. Who will be honoured with the title of FIFA World Player and FIFA Women's World Player for 2009? FIFA has today announced the names of the players on the short lists (see below) and the final decision will be made by the captains and head coaches of the men's and women's national teams. At the beginning of December, FIFA will announce the n… Continue

Added by Shannon Nicole;; on October 30, 2009 at 9:30am — 9 Comments

64-team NCAA Division 1 Tournament Bracket set

The field of 64 teams for the D1 NCAA tourney has been set. Here's the story on the NCAA website: http://bit.ly/1ONi3o. And if you'd like to download the bracket (pdf), here ya go: http://bit.ly/3CsTAa 2010 WPS Draft Just Two Months Away (Women's Professional Soccer) http://www… Continue

Added by Amanda Vandervort on November 10, 2009 at 1:20pm — 10 Comments

Twitter followers explode over night!

Hey guys, Amanda here from the social media/website department at the League office. Just thought I'd check in, say hello and share some of the online resources we're working on here in the off-season for you. First, I wanted to make sure you know that we update our Delicious account every day - http://delicious.com/womensprosoccer. Delicious is an online/social bookmarking tool where users can access all the news articles publi… Continue

Added by Amanda Vandervort on October 27, 2009 at 12:00pm — 7 Comments

Chicago News

Julianne Sitch is coming home! To play! For Chicago! For those of you who dont know, Sitch is a very close friend of our family and we are all very excited to have her back in chicago! At the home opener look for the nuts caovered in face paint!!! Chicago games just got a bit crazier!… Continue

Added by Katie on October 23, 2009 at 2:00pm — 2 Comments

Tweet: Blowing the Whistle on Twitter--The NFL Has Stopped Using it During their Games Should Other Sports As Well?

In today’s social media networking world Twitter has become like an adult playground. We’ve all seen the Verizon commercial where the Dad is sitting on the patio tweeting “I’m sitting on the patio” while his son stands by, admonishing him. It’s taken over not only on the patio, but on the athletic field as well.

At the beginning of last month, the NFL took the axe to… Continue

Added by Grace Weitz on October 11, 2009 at 6:45am — 26 Comments

Freeeeeee Agency begins!!!

Wow - it has been a LONG time since I blogged, and it was high time to fix that. Maybe it's because when I blog, I write a novel instead.. Hmmm....sounds like that's MY problem. Anyhow - given the interest and questions we've received in response to the free agent's list being published today, I thought I'd talk a bit about player transactions at WPS. September has been a BUSY month - wow - with a LOT of player transaction activity. Two drafts for the expansion teams, option exercises happenin… Continue

Added by Mary Harvey on October 1, 2009 at 12:00am — 8 Comments

Thoughts on the 2009 WPS International Draft

Yesterday, the Philadelphia Independence and Atlanta Beat held their respective drafts for International players. Here's who they ended up obtaining, in order. Selection Player Position Country 1.) Philadelphia Caroline Seger M Sweden 2.) Atlanta Ramona Bachmann F Switzerland 3.) Philadelphia Charlotte Rohlin D Sweden 4.) Atlanta Johanna Rasmussen F Denmark 5.) Philadelphia Hólmfrídur Magnúsdóttir M Iceland 6.) Atlanta Mami Yamaguchi M Japan 7.) Philadelphia Fara Williams M England 8.) Atlanta… Continue

Added by JR Salazar on September 23, 2009 at 12:34pm — 9 Comments

WPS International Draft for Expansion Teams - Tue Sep 22

The WPS International Draft for expansion teams will occur Tuesday, Sept 22 at 3pm ET / 12pm PT. The Atlanta Beat and Philadelphia Independence may select the rights to up to five international players apiece. FAQs. WPS will be live tweeting the results on Twitter @womensprosoccer and will post a press release to the league website… Continue

Added by WPS on September 21, 2009 at 12:32pm — 1 Comment

Thoughts on the 2009 WPS Expansion Draft

Well, I can't believe I'm writing again. It seems I can never get enough of the fun that is Women's Professional Soccer. With the offseason in full swing, the new crews from A-Town and Philly build their teams, starting with the 2009 Expansion Draft. The House Rules... •Existing teams may protect up to 10 players (but must leave a minimum of 6 unprotected) •Expansion teams must each select one player from each existing team prior to selecting a second player from an existing team. This will al… Continue

Added by JR Salazar on September 16, 2009 at 7:27pm — No Comments

Transcendent moments to build on

Greetings from the league office as we wrap an historic 2009 season and look forward to 2010! The last few weeks, including an incredible Cinderella story and an amazing display of all-star talent, really put a bow on a successful inaugural season that met its goal of matching up the world’s best, week after week. Our fans, sponsors, and national and regional television partners truly helped set a solid foundation for years to come, even in the most challenging financial climate many of us have… Continue

Added by Commissioner Tonya Antonucci on September 14, 2009 at 6:23pm — 11 Comments

Meet Me in St. Louie-the WPS All-Star Game

Getting to see many of the world's best players on the field at the same time was quite a treat. A couple of years ago, it would have taken a vivid imagination to see Marta, Abby Wambach, Christine Sinclair, and Hope Solo on the same field, playing for the same team. On Sunday, all it took was a tick… Continue

Added by K C on September 2, 2009 at 9:00am — 11 Comments