All Blog Posts Tagged 'rapinoe' (11)

Just wrote a little blog entry about Tarpley winning player of the week, about Rapinoe's magical shoes and a player interview she did, plus a link to a WPS Fan Corner blog... about the LA Sol, St. Louis Athletica and the playoffs. Check it out: http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/chicago-red-stars-confidential/2009/07/lindsay-tarpley-named-wps-player.html Continue

I just want to start off by saying that last night might have been some of the best soccer I have seen in real life….I’m not saying that every game isn’t the best soccer ever but sometimes you watch some of the best soccer on tv and you wish you were there because your like “damn, that’s some good gnikcuf soccer”…..well, last night I was there and I saw it all! Let me tell you a little bit of what I saw last night. First off, let’s give these Red Stars a round of applause for a stellar performa… Continue

It will be a battle of the backups this Saturday at Toyota Park as the Chicago Red Stars (2-2-2, 8 points) take on St. Louis Athletica (1-2-2, 5 points) at 7 p.m. Both teams are losing several of their key players to international duty, with the United States playing Canada in Toronto Monday night. “This match provides a great opportunity for some of the players who are new to our program to prove they are worth a starting place,” said Red Stars head coach Emma Hayes. “I think our team will sho… Continue

The Chicago Red Stars fell to Bay Area FC Gold Pride 1-0 last Saturday night at Toyota Park. This was the second loss at home for the Red Stars and the first road win for the Gold Pride. “I think the first half our attacking play was exciting. It’s the best we’ve been all season. No… Continue

Sky Blue FC dominated the Chicago Red Stars 2-0 on Mothers Day at Toyota Park. However, the final score does not accurately reflect the tempo or level of play of the game. To put it bluntly, it was ugly. Things went from bad to worse eight minutes in when Collette McCallum (… Continue

The Chicago Red Stars office is buzzing with activity today. That's because we've got a busy May filled with home games. And, a chance to host a game without rain! We start on Sunday with Sky Blue FC. We had a battle with them a couple of weeks ago which ended in one of the most entertaining 0-0 ties I have ever seen. That was the day of the bicycle kick that got the crowd out of their seats and on their feet… Continue

Ella Masar, a Chicago Red Stars forward from Urbana, IL. was allocated as the Red Stars second pick in the WPS General Draft. To read more about Ella's experiences during season with the Red Stars, visit: http://www.blogs.liscsoccer.com/masar "Since last week I wrote a novel, I will make sure to make this one short and sweet!! I know phew right ;) I also am not going to do a GMA this week, just going to summarize up my thoughts on the… Continue

Well, it's been way too long since I have blogged. Today seems like as good a day as any. I am back in Chicago after a long, busy, exciting and successful week in St Louis at the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. The week was filled with many activities for the league and many opportunities. We met so many people who are interested in WPS and so many who told me they would be buying… Continue

Nikki Krzsyik, a midfielder/defender from Clifton, NJ was drafted by the Chicago Red Stars as the 13th pick overall in the 2009 WPS Draft. Read her blog below and become her friend at: http://fancorner.womensprosoccer.com/profile/NikkiKrzysik

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Megan Rapinoe, a midfielder from Redding, CA was drafted as the number one pick by the Chicago Red Stars in the 2009 WPS draft.

January 16, 2009 "Da da da da duh da da duh da, daa daa daa da duh duh… For those of you who do not have a seven-year-old nephew obsessed with… Continue

January 16, 2009 Da da da da duh da da duh da, daa daa daa da duh duh… For those of you who do not have a seven-year-old nephew obsessed with everything Star Wars, the da da’s are the opening soundtrack to the movies; signifying som… Continue