Soccer Blogs Posts Tagged Pro Soccer

Bay area women’s soccer team is golden

2008-11-20T17:36:14+00:00

November 20, 2008 - The San Francisco Bay area's entry in the new Women's Professional Soccer league will be named FC Gold Pride. The franchise unveiled its name Wednesday along with its gold-and-black color scheme and a logo featuring a growling lioness in mid-stride. Their tagline? Welcome to the jungle.

Australian women go pro

2008-11-11T16:05:09+00:00

While the US' Women's Pro Soccer league has enjoyed a relatively high-profile launch, Australia has quietly been laying the groundwork for a professional national women's league of their own. The W-league will commence playing in October, with eight teams including the female sides of seven established A-League clubs plus brand new entity Canberra United.

New women’s pro soccer team to be called LA Sol

2008-10-24T19:36:24+00:00

October 24, 2008 - SoCal's latest professional sports team, which will start play in April as part of Women's Professional Soccer, will be known as the Los Angeles Sol (that's sun for non-spanish speakers). The team's name and logo will officially be announced at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California on Saturday.

Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 Kick FIFA 2009 From UK Top Game Charts

2008-10-24T16:15:02+00:00

SoccerFiesta.net - Just days after its release, Konami Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 Games reported kick EA Sports FIFA 09 from the top of UK Games Charts. FIFA 09 drop a 54 percent drop in sales for FIFA and slid into the number two of the charts.

Marta Marta Marta

2008-09-29T23:22:21+00:00

September 29, 2008 - I am giddy with excitement. Last week, Marta was assigned to the as-yet unnamed L.A. Women's Professional Soccer team when the new league, which begins play next April, held its draft of the world's top foreign players. It always irked me that L.A. didn't have a team during the last incarnation of [.

Because Jesus Has Already Taken the Penalty, You Can be Saved & Other Friday Football Funnies

2008-09-26T21:33:23+00:00

After the realities of the last week - politicians seeking to bail out their banking buddies or (even worse) the Galaxy doing an excellent impression of a PDL team (no disrespect intended to that league) - I figured those of us with brains shaped like this (thanks to reader KLF for the link) could do with a laugh.

A Friendly Rivalry

2008-09-25T13:14:52+00:00

When Sheffield Wednesday and Burnley FC have visited Cary over the last couple of years, our supporters club has hosted their traveling fans for some social events before and after those matches. Fans from both clubs expressed genuine amazement at how friendly we were towards visiting supporters.

Women’s Pro Soccer Is Back! (Almost!)

2008-09-17T00:33:02+00:00

Women's pro soccer is back. Well not quite yet. At least it will be in Spring 2009. Hopefully, some people will notice this time. WUSA folded in 2003 after only three seasons. The league went all-in after the 1999 World Cup, tried to grow too soon and eventually busted. The losses were huge (of the $100 million variety).

Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) announces player allocations of U.S. National Team

2008-09-16T21:57:51+00:00

Boston Head Coach Tony DiCicco (far left) and WPS Part Owner and two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash (far right) pose with the Breakers three allocated players: Heather Mitts, Angela Hucles and Kristine Lilly. (Women's Professional Soccer) September 16, 2008 - Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) announced the allocations of the U.

WPS Allocations

2008-09-16T19:37:00+00:00

It's been far too long since I've written about the women's game, so here's some fodder for that anticipated water cooler discussion.

I expected the returns of Angela Hucles and Kristine Lilly to Boston. No surprise there. With another recognizable name like Heather Mitts on board, the Breakers have positioned themselves well with their selections.

Women’s Soccer: What’s Next?

2008-09-14T01:08:14+00:00

September 13, 2008 - The Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) draft takes place next so let's catch up with what's happening with the new league. If you've been living in a cave, the WPS will be the highest level of women's professional soccer in North America. The league consists of seven teams across the country with markets for the 2009 season including [.

When Work is Your Passion

2008-09-09T00:07:00+00:00

My Red Stars co-worker Pat McNamara posted a great blog today about his life in soccer. i worked with Pat at the Chicago Fire and am very fortunate that he accepted the Red Stars Director of Corporate Partnerships position recently. He is one of the best sellers of the professional soccer experience i have ever known.

Top 50 Champions League goals of all time

2008-09-08T00:35:00+00:00

I went to Footytube.com, which according to Soccerlinks.com is the #1 Soccer related website on the internet. I think its based upon the volume of traffic that your website receives. To give you a frame of reference Pro Soccer Weekly is somewhere in the 160s. We had made it up to the 120s at one point, but I we slipped back a bit when I wasn't posting every single day.

The month so far: CONCACAF, USL, WPS, 90-yard goals

2008-08-28T16:53:00+00:00

Things I would've blogged over the past three weeks had I not been racing all over China:

- Cleveland rules USL's Second Division.

- The USL teams are outperforming MLS teams so far in the CONCACAF Champions League, about which I'll have more later. The biggest shocker: Puerto Rico taking a road draw at Costa Rican power Alajuelense.

The "other" number 12 in New England

2008-08-27T18:55:00+00:00

I am not a patient man. At all.

I suppose it's a combination of being 1) a man, 2) Portuguese, 3) Irish, and 4)stubborn. I liked Dark Knight until that part where Harvey Dent becomes Two-Face. It should have ended right there. Cue the credits, check out the sequel in two years. Instead, it dragged on another hour, and by the time all those people were trapped on the ferries, I just wished both of 'em blew up simultaneously and ended it right there.

Martin O'Neill is losing it

2008-08-23T04:04:00+00:00

If Ashley Young is worth £30 million then I'm worth £50 million and I'll through in the rights to Pro Soccer Weekly. Martin O'Neill is crazy if he thinks he can get that much a fringe player on the England team that can't even make it to the Euro 2008 tournament and is drawing 2-2 with a weakened Czech Republic team.

Atlanta joins WPS

2008-08-17T17:49:00+00:00

Women's Pro Soccer announced last week that Atlanta became the ninth city to receive a franchise. They will join the league as an expansion team along with Philadelphia in 2010. The new team

Atlanta joins WPS

2008-08-17T17:49:00+00:00

Women's Pro Soccer announced last week that Atlanta became the ninth city to receive a franchise. They will join the league as an expansion team along with Philadelphia in 2010. The new team

Who the Hell Does Davy Arnaud Think He Is?

2008-08-11T15:29:00+00:00

Did you see Davy Arnaud's goal over Chivas USA this weekend? The Wizards midfielder out of West Texas A&M University --sorry but I had to put in a shout out for Randall County, where my parents live-- put one in that was equal parts And 1 Mixtape & trained seal performance. If this whole "I'm a pro soccer player thing" doesn't work out he can always join the circus.

Beijing Now. WPS Next. Women’s Pro Soccer Video.

2008-08-04T21:18:52+00:00

This is a video clip of several of the USWNT players voicing the message of "Beijing Now. WPS Next." SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Beijing Now. WPS Next. Women's Pro Soccer Video.", url: "http://www.amandavandervort.com/blog/2008/08/beijing-now-wps-next-womens-pro-soccer-video/" });

EXPANSION: St Louis Looks ABroad for Big Money Investor

2008-08-03T18:52:00+00:00

It looks like Jeff Cooper and St. Louis United are headed to the birthplace of football to scare up some £££'s for the St Louis expansion bid.

According to this article:

Jeff Cooper's effort to bring Major League Soccer to St. Louis took him this week to London, where he met with several interested parties who are involved in pro soccer in the UK.

Chicago Red Stars (Women’s Pro Soccer) Staff Gearing Up For the Olympics

2008-08-01T03:11:53+00:00

One of our summer interns, Adrienne, drove home to New Mexico on Tuesday morning to finish her Master's Degree in Sports Medicine. We had a going away dinner on Monday night to thank her for all her hard work. We're really going to miss both her spirit and her work ethic here in [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Chicago Red Stars (Women's Pro Soccer) Staff Gearing Up For the Olympics", url: "http://www.

Whole Hog -- The Birth of Toronto FC

2008-07-31T23:20:00+00:00

When in February 2003, the Canadian Soccer Association broke the MLS taboo and admitted they wanted into the American pro-soccer league, few would have imagined 20 000 young fans chanting and singing at every match in four years' time. The headline, tucked in the back pages of the Globe and Mail sports section, probably drew little attention.

So is Jurgen Klinsmann the next Santiago Bernabéu?

2008-07-31T14:13:00+00:00

I was reading this article on ESPN's website and it got me to thinking, how does Bayern Munich expect to measure success during Jurgen Klinsmann's time as manager. Are they expecting to go on a run of Champions League victories? What exactly is the measure of success? They won the Champions League Cup back in 2001.

New Podcaster For Sim Soccer

2008-07-22T06:23:32+00:00

My friends at SoccerPro.com want me to let you know that they have just launched their Goalmouth Scramble podcast. Its a podcast devoted to the new fantasy soccer game. Create your team and watch em play in the cyberworld. The podcast will be hosted by retired pro soccer player Curtis Stelzer and will be [.

New Podcaster For Sim Soccer

2008-07-22T06:23:32+00:00

San Francisco Business Times: Bay Area Could Score Women’s Pro Soccer

2008-07-21T15:54:09+00:00

Kucirek, co-founder of online real estate brokerage ZipRealty Inc., hopes to operate a Bay Area franchise of the Women's Professional Soccer league scheduled to begin play in spring 2009.SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "San Francisco Business Times: Bay Area Could Score Women's Pro Soccer", url: "http://www.

Naked Revolution

2008-07-19T00:14:52+00:00

Sounds like the New England Revolution had a strange flight to Southern California today for Sunday's SuperLiga game against Chivas USA:

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- An American Airlines flight from Boston to Los Angeles was diverted to Oklahoma City on Friday after a passenger stripped, put his clothes back on and then tried to open an emergency exit door before being subdued by members of a pro soccer team andothers, the FBI said.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Sepp Blatter go way too far

2008-07-11T03:17:00+00:00

Cristiano Ronaldo has every right to file a transfer request and let it be known that he would like to leave Manchester United for Real Madrid. However, for him and Sepp Blatter to associate his situation with slavery is insulting at best and highly offensive. They have absolutely no right to be using that comparison, considering the history of slavery throughout the world and the negative connotation that it brings about.

Michael Laudrup

2008-07-06T23:26:00+00:00

I've promised to try my best to remain objective and not let any personal bias show through on this website as I want to try and provide the best coverage that I personally can of Pro Soccer, with an extra emphasis on American Pro Soccer since I feel that coverage in the mainstream media is sorely lacking.