Women's professional soccer—the concept—returned to America on Sunday with the smashing debut
of Women's Professional Soccer—the league. A crowd of 14,832, more than double the league's
high-end goal for average attendance, helped make for a festive atmosphere at The Home Depot Center
where the host Los Angeles Sol posted a 2-0 victory over the Washington [.
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[La Jolla, California - March 16th, 2009] On the campus of UC San Diego the Southside SC Ireland
defeated the West Coast FC entry in the U14 Girls division of the prestigious Nomads Coaches
Showcase Tournament. We will update this story as we get more details from the team.
Quarterfinals 3:30 pm QF1 MN Thunder Elite Blue 0-1 Southside [.
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Commissioner Garber announces further Pacific Northwest expansion. NEW YORK Major League Soccer has
reached an agreement with The Paulson Family that will bring an MLS team to Portland in 2011, MLS
Commissioner Don Garber announced Friday. The announcement of Portland as the League's 18th club
comes just two days after Vancouver was announced as the [.
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Why is soccer referred to as the beautiful game? I am not sure why Pele coined the slogan, however,
I have my own ideas. First is the simplicity, second is the inclusiveness, and lastly is the
ability to be creative and express ones self. The game in its pure form is very simple; a ball, two
[...]
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PORTLAND City Council has approved financing $60 million to bring a Major League Soccer franchise
to Portland, but hasn't resolved how to raise a quarter of the money. The $60 million would go to
renovating PGE Park to meet MLS specifications, and building a new ballpark for the Portland
Beavers, the city's Triple-A baseball team.
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Spring is almost here and another Oregon State Cup is just around the corner. State Cup is a time
of excitement and stress. Player's look forward to the challenge of performing at their best and
help their team be as successful as possible. This is an opportunity to be crowned the best in the
State [.
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[Source: L.A. Times] Lakers star, who is also a huge soccer fan, travels by helicopter to watch
Marta be introduced by the L.A. Sol. It won't show up in the NBA statistics, but that was some
steal Kobe Bryant made Thursday. On an afternoon when Brazil's Marta, the top women's soccer player
on the planet, was being [.
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Soccer is a players game. Decisions are made in an instant usually while jogging, running or
sprinting. The player has to take responsibility and then react to the decision that
was just made. Generally speaking, the reaction is just as important as the
original decision. Reaction and anticipation are two important components in the game.
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We'll be attending Josh's game on Thursday night. We are hoping the girls will get to meet him
before the game. Keep you fingers crossed.
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Real Salt Lake recently released a "Royal Gift Pack" for the holiday season, it's actually a top
notch deal, if you haven't already purchased it or got a season ticket then you should take a look.
The royal gift pack is a 10 ticket package, it includes 2 x tickets for the visit of Real [...]
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34 year old Nigerian Jay Jay (so good they named him twice) Okocha has signed with Championship
side Hull City! This comes after persistant rumors of a move to the MLS, most notably with Real
Salt Lake as a possible destination.
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Who is more qualified than a footie manager to give parenting advice? Having 20-25 son's at your
disposal should do the trick!
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