All Blog Posts Tagged 'boston' (51)

Kristine Lilly interview: Women, Sports and... Violence?

In light of the recent incidents in women's/girls' soccer (New Mexico vs. BYU and two Rhode Island high school teams), Greater Boston invited Kristine Lilly onto the TV show to talk about women and sports, expectations and sportsmanship. The video is posted below, but here's the link too! http://bit.ly/6Rcmqu (See right rail, Women and Sports)

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Added by WPS on November 25, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Free Elizabeth Lambert...sinner/saint

Everyone keeps blah blah yapping about the beautiful game this the beautiful game that, what they fail to understand is the true nature of football. Football is the only sport that can explain the world. Go to your local Mexican adult league game and tell me thats a clean soccer game, even the so called beautiful brazil, look what Rivoldo did against turkey out in the open he cheated and took advantage brazil would not have won if it wasnt for Rivoldo using his method or even most recently what… Continue

Added by Pat on November 13, 2009 at 8:26am — 3 Comments

Angela Hucles Retiring

I can't believe Angela Hucles retired. I thought she was actually pretty good. She was one of the best on the Boston Breakers. I still can't believe she left before the USA's match against Germany. I'm sure the team will miss her, and I'm sure her fans will, too. Far well, Angela!!! Continue

Added by Ashton DeBoe on October 19, 2009 at 12:55am — 3 Comments

2009 WPS Power Rankings: Final Edition

What a year. What a season. What extraordinary history.

A few years after the Women's United Soccer Association folded, Women's Professional Soccer picked up the pieces.

Seven teams from seven different cities made a commitment to rekindle the dream to develop the women's game in a country with a tradition of producing some the of the best players in the world.

The journey to this championship started on a late March afternoon in Los Angeles, and the journey ended o

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Added by JR Salazar on August 24, 2009 at 12:36am — No Comments

To the fans that were interested in information about The History of the Women's Game Collection in Boston August 9th.

Hi Everyone, Thanks to everyone who stopped by to see a number of the historical women's soccer football items, from the 1800's to present day! There were some people who were very interested in women's football books to read. If you were one of them, I can send you the names o… Continue

Added by Christopher Unger on August 14, 2009 at 11:39am — 3 Comments

2009 WPS Power Rankings: Week 20

We have come to the end of the 2009 Women's Professional Soccer season, and we see Sky Blue FC clinch the final postseason berth. This year has been full of extraordinary everything: goals, saves, and skill all around. I am glad to have been a part of witnessing it, as you are.

As more history is made before our eyes this weekend, we take a look at the penultimate edition of the Power Rankings for this inaugural season.

1. ST. LOUIS ATHLETICA

Hope S

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Added by JR Salazar on August 11, 2009 at 8:00pm — 11 Comments

Los Angeles vs. Boston: Captain Shannon steers Sol to victory

The Los Angeles Sol can now claim the honor of being the first team in Women's Professional Soccer history to have beaten each of its opponents at least once.

Down 1-0 and the lack of form rearing its ugly head yet again, manager Abner Rogers went forward to bring in Camille Abily. Thanks to her presence, a Marta equalizer and a stoppage-time penalty by team captain Shannon Boxx was all the Sol needed to claim a 2-1 victory over the Boston Breakers at Harvard Stadium.

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Added by JR Salazar on August 9, 2009 at 7:53pm — 19 Comments

Los Angeles vs. Boston: A Play-By-Play (and Other Miscellany)

T-31 minutes to kickoff: It's been quite a year in this inagural Women's Professional Soccer season. But today, the regular season ends.

This match featuring the Los Angeles Sol and Boston Breakers is ther penultimate contest; the last one to cap off the season will pit Fc Gold Pride against this year's Super Semi hosts, St. Louis Athletica.

Los Angeles will look to grab their first win of the season against the Breakers. They have been in disappointing form late in the past

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Added by JR Salazar on August 9, 2009 at 6:30pm — 2 Comments

2009 WPS Power Rankings: Week 19

The Los Angeles Sol are indeed beatable. Just ask the Chicago Red Stars, who give their home fans something to be happy about with one week of games in the regular season remaining. St. Louis returns to the top spot in this week's rankings.

Let's go right ahead and dissect the list for wonderful Week 19, which will see the European players take the rest of the season off for Women's Euro 2009.

1. St. Louis Athletica

It was a super Saturday for Athle

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Added by JR Salazar on August 4, 2009 at 4:24pm — 1 Comment

Whats wrong with Natsha Kai?

Despite the unbelievable plays and excitement from the players in the league, I think fans have to realize that these players are human as well. They are not going to play every game to their potential. Sometimes there are forces outside of playing futbol plaguing the minds of these players. Just because you are a Pro athlete does not make you immune to being a human. Ive read some Natasha Kai bashing lately, Yeah so she held her head down in a game but does anyone not see what the whole sky blu… Continue

Added by Pat on July 30, 2009 at 4:47pm — No Comments

2009 WPS Power Rankings: Week 18

With the Los Angeles Sol clinching the WPS Regular Season championship, the race for the remaining three playoff spots sees Chicago and FC Gold Pride drop out.

So let's take a look at the rankings this week, while I cry in my birch beer after the USA men suffered their second-straight second-half pratfall in an international championship match.

1. LOS ANGELES SOL

Abner Rogers's Sol didn't clinch the WPS Regular Season trophy on Wednesday, but they g

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Added by JR Salazar on July 28, 2009 at 6:02pm — 1 Comment

Ballers part 1

Tina Dimartino...ANKLE BREAKER...BALLER Lori Chalupny...CAPTAIN AMERICA...BALLER Hope Solo...MARRY ME...BALLER ps Marry me Erin Mcleod...OH CANADA...BALLIN Kia McNeill...Has any one ever watched the movie FRIDAY, does she not remind you of Dboe, anyways....BALLER TINA Ellertson...slow down your moving to fast....BALLER Frida Ostberg...I am scared of you...BALLER ALEX SCOTT...WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE A CUP OF TEA...BALLER CAT WHITEHILL...THA BOOT!..BALLER CAMILLE ABILY...SILKY...BALLER BOXX...DONT… Continue

Added by Pat on July 28, 2009 at 10:19am — 1 Comment

ALL-STAR SELECTIONS, AHH OK SO FAR

I thought all-star selections should be people who did well this last season. Im a bit annoyed by some of the selections. It seems only the big named players, (even thou many of them did not do well at all this season) are the ones selected into the all-star game. I have a bone to pick with these players and their selection into the all star game. First and biggest bone to pick: Carli Lloyd, granted she is one of my favorite players (if you don't believe me read my previous blogs) but Carli w… Continue

Added by Pat on July 28, 2009 at 10:05am — 12 Comments

2009 WPS Power Rankings: Week 17

As the Los Angeles Sol prepares for its three-game road trip and its counterpart, the LA Galaxy, plays AC Milan to a 2-2 draw, the Boston Breakers retake the top spot in this week's WPS Power Rankings. Could the Sol make a run and finish second?

Let's take a look and find out.

1. Boston Breakers

Returning to the top spot this week is Tony DiCicco's Boston Breakers. A key pair of victories this week have paced Boston to second in the WPS standings

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Added by JR Salazar on July 21, 2009 at 7:00pm — 3 Comments

2009 WPS Power Rankings: Week 16

In this week's edition of the 2009 WPS Power Rankings, we come to the conclusion that any fortress can be breached, so long as you play like a tired, exhausted shell of yourself.

Just ask the team that dropped to second in our Power Rankings, the Los Angeles Sol.

Meanwhile, the hopes of the other teams below LA begin to flicker, so let's take a look.

1. ST. LOUIS ATHLETICA

Jorge Barcellos got the breakthrough victory he needed from his club

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Added by JR Salazar on July 14, 2009 at 7:21pm — 5 Comments

Hope Solo, are u freakin kidding me

First off who names a kid Hope Solo, what a bad@ss name. Thats like naming a kid Luke Skywalker or Xena warrior princess. Thats guaranteed my kid is gonna be a bad@ss Hope solo is hands down the best goalie in the WPS. She is the best female goalie in the world, top 5 goalies in the world guy or girl PERIOD. She is unreal. So far I think she is the leagues MVP. DEAR HOPE SOLO, If your reading this, WILL YOU MARRY ME hahaha Continue

Added by Pat on July 10, 2009 at 8:40pm — 15 Comments

2009 WPS Power Rankings: Week 15

In a league like the WPS, we hold these truths to be self-evident: that all footballers are created equal, that they are endowed by the footballing gods that be with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of postseason happiness.

As the Los Angeles Sol perch on the doorstep of winning the Women's Professional Soccer regular season championship, the teams below jostle for the other three playoff spots up for grabs.

Without fur

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Added by JR Salazar on July 7, 2009 at 8:30pm — 4 Comments

Ambulance at Sky Blue game?

First off, great game sky blue. should have had more goals. but if 1 take the win then 1 is great. after the game i noticed jenni branam being walked off the field by a trainer towards locker room. when leaving the stadium moments later i saw a ambulance driving away with lights on. did she hurt herself. i saw that she got hurt during warm-ups but got up and finished warmups and then played the whole game. i am gettin frustrated by sky blue and them not telling anyone about the injuries. kai d… Continue

Added by soccerbails on July 7, 2009 at 12:01pm — 16 Comments

2009 WPS Weekly Power Rankings: Week 14

Plenty of action this week in Women's Professional Soccer. By the way, a Happy Independence Day to you all. Even though this article is posted beforehand, I believe that coming prepared for what will happen in the future is key to surviving the cruel realities of the present.

Now, it's no surprise who is first this week.

I mean, do we even need to figure it out? All right, I have been drinking a little too much of that tonic the touters on Fox Soccer Channel call 5-Hour Ene

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Added by JR Salazar on June 30, 2009 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Chicago red stars PANIC BUTTON, well actually not quite yet?

Chicago is not as bad as everyone is making them come off. Watching the games, I wouldnt say theres a lack of coaching. They are getting there chance to win games, but the goals arent going into the net. Going forward they have every tool needed, and they are doing well. How many chances have been cleared off of the line or hit the post. Thats just bad luck granted its been happening for some games now so its demoralizing. That has nothing to do with a coach, a coach is supposed to give there te… Continue

Added by Pat on June 30, 2009 at 12:57pm — 1 Comment