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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

WPS All-Star Player Interviews on Saturday to Be Webcast

WPS will be featuring an online interview broadcast live from The Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park on Saturday, Aug. 29 at 2:15pm ET / 1:15pm CT, with a twist: fans will de… Continue

Added by WPS on August 25, 2009 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Help get the vote out for MARTA to be considered Sportswoman of the Year

Vote here: http://womenssportsfoundation.org/News-And-Events/Awards/Sportswoman-of-the-Year-Award/Vote.aspx?type=team Each year Womens Sports Foundation gives you a chance to help recognize those superhuman efforts that distinguish two champion athletes (one individual, one team) as your Sportswoman of the Year. It’s up to you to vote and decide who should be… Continue

Added by WPS on August 5, 2009 at 7:13pm — 1 Comment

Recap of WPS coverage of 1999 Women's World Cup

Ten years ago today, the U.S. women's national team grabbed the hearts of Americans as they defeated China in the Women's World Cup.

Over the past month various WPS players relived their experiences and memories of the U.S. victory. Here is a recap of the stories:

Remembering '99: Tiffeny Milbrett

The aut

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Added by WPS on July 10, 2009 at 2:45pm — No Comments

Bleacher Report is looking for WPS writers!

Popular pro sports blogging website, Bleacher Report (bleacherreport.com) is looking for writers in several WPS cities for their WPS section -- including contributors who can attend games for the Saint Louis Athletica (St. Louis), FC Gold Pride (Bay Area) and Washington Freedom (Boyds, Maryland). Those interested should be comfortable with soccer and good writers with previous writing or blogging experience. Contact toddcivin1@aim.com if you are intere… Continue

Added by WPS on April 27, 2009 at 5:26pm — No Comments

Videos - WPS Goals: Weeks 1-3 and Extraordinary Kai

WPS Goals: Weeks 1-3

All the goals scored in Women's Professional Soccer during weeks 1-3 including FC Gold Pride's Tiffeny Milbrett's game-winner in the 89th minute versus the Boston Breakers and Marta's first two goals for the Los Angeles Sol. Look for more goals when the Chicago Red Stars face Sky Blue FC on Sunday on Fox Soccer Channel (6pm ET / 3pm PT).

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Added by WPS on April 23, 2009 at 12:28pm — No Comments

Highlights from FC Gold Pride's 2-1 win over the Boston Breakers

Highlights from FC Gold Pride's 2-1 win over the Boston Breakers

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Added by WPS on April 16, 2009 at 11:42am — No Comments

Preseason Scrimmages

Preseason Scrimmages

Washington Freedom vs. North Carolina 3-2 One week after losing to Sky Blue FC 1-0, the Freedom finally got the offense going with a 3-2 win over the defending NCAA champion North Carolina Tar Heels at Legion Stadium in Wilmington, N.C. Oddly enough, UNC had just beaten Sky Blue FC 2-1 a couple days ago.… Continue

Added by WPS on March 24, 2009 at 10:19am — No Comments

March 2 - Preseason Wrap-Up

Blogs from Preseason

The Anatomy of a Preseason - Sky Blue FC Blog Despite pouring rain, and the need to head indoors, a high-profile (but exceeding modest I'm told) host awaited the team, and its inaugural session. Heading to Prolific Sports Center in Greensboro, the door was unlocked for our special guests by none other than the Center's owner, Ricky Proehl.… Continue

Added by WPS on March 2, 2009 at 3:40pm — No Comments

PUMA and WPS Kit Unveiling at New York Fashion Week!

Images of the team kits will be available - right here at the Fan Corner - immediately after the event.

Marta, Leslie Osborne and Amy Rodriguez, (plus 11 more players!!!) will reveal new home and away uniforms.
Event hosted by media personality and two-time Olympic Gold Medalist, Summer Sanders.
Original soccer-inspired designs by Fashion Designer Christian Siriano to be Revealed.

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Added by WPS on February 18, 2009 at 1:30pm — 6 Comments

Local Tryouts Are Under Way Now!

Here's a list of the teams' local tryout information. FC Gold Pride (Bay Area) February 7th and 8th - Information Boston Breakers February 9th and 10th - Information Chicago Red Stars February 12th - Information Los Angeles Sol February 14th-15th -… Continue

Added by WPS on February 9, 2009 at 11:41am — No Comments

WPS Announces Playoff Schedule!

Ladies and Gentleman the WPS playoff dates have been announced. The Schedule is as follows:

Take these days off of work, schedule a vacation or whatever it takes to have a seat at the game that will make history, dur… Continue

Added by WPS on January 29, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

"Refresh" - Player Blog by Jen Buczkowski

Read more about Jen Buczkowki and all the Sky Blue FC draft selections at http://www.skybluefc.com There are some pretty weird world records that have been set. I’m betting this past Friday (draft day) another could have been if someone really tried: “The most amount of people to hit the refresh button for the same site at the same time.” I was starting to get worried my refresh button might break down from over… Continue

Added by WPS on January 20, 2009 at 10:30am — 2 Comments

A Surreal Draft Day, Player Blog by Megan Rapinoe

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

Added by WPS on January 19, 2009 at 5:30pm — 3 Comments

My Draft Day: A Heart-Racing Experience, Player Blog by Nikki Krzysik

January 19, 2009 The 2009 WPS Draft was one of the most exciting and exhilarating experiences of my life. I could not have envisioned the room to be set up anymore perfect then it was. I was impressed and amazed by the amount of fans that came out and supported the draft.… Continue

Added by WPS on January 19, 2009 at 5:30pm — 4 Comments

2009 WPS Draft Results

2009 WPS Draft Results January 16, 2009 Round 1 1) Amy Rodriguez (Boston Breakers) 2) Megan Rapinoe (Chicago Red Stars) 3) Christina DiMartino (FC Gold Pride) 4) Yael Averbuch (Sky Blue FC) 5) Brittany Bock (Los Angeles Sol) 6) Kerri Hanks (Saint Louis Athletica) 7) Allie Long (Wash… Continue

Added by WPS on January 16, 2009 at 5:30pm — No Comments

WPS and PUMA Unveil Official WPS Match Ball

Women’s Professional Soccer Commissioner Tonya Antonucci unveiled the new PUMA® Official WPS Match Ball at the PUMA booth Thursday during the NSCAA Convention in St. Louis. The ball comes from the popular “PUMA King” line of performance products that boasts ove… Continue

Added by WPS on January 15, 2009 at 7:58pm — No Comments

Mocking up the 2009 WPS Draft

Wednesday, January 14, 2009 By: Stacy Wahlberg | Special to womensprosoccer.com In advance of Friday’s 2009 WPS Draft, we asked Stacy Wahlberg, who writes for beulahsports.com, how she believes the selections will unfold. Here was her response. Follow the… Continue

Added by WPS on January 14, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Catch WPS on Fox Soccer Channel Thursday, Jan 15!

Thursday night at 8-10pm ET (5-7pm PT) on FSC

Catch live interviews from the NSCAA Convention… Continue

Added by WPS on January 14, 2009 at 7:30pm — No Comments

It's Official, Marta is coming to WPS!!

What a week for Women's Professional Soccer. With the WPS General Draft set to end the week, news of Marta officially signing with Los Angeles SOL is a great way to begin this already exciting… Continue

Added by WPS on January 12, 2009 at 4:30pm — 4 Comments