FIFA announced the 10 finalists for its 2009 Women's World Player of the Year Award last week and
half of them—Marta, Cristiane, Sonia Bompastor, Kelly Smith and Abby Wambach—played last season
in Women's Professional Soccer. In spite of her accolades, however, only one of these WPS players,
Cristiane, did not have her WPS option picked up for next season and still remains out of contract.
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Monday 21st December 2009 is a date to mark in your calendars. Once again the world's best
footballers both male and female will gather at the Zurich Kongresshaus for the 19th FIFA World
Player gala.
A total of 33 strong candidates make the list this year and the main focus will no doubt be in
the male category where Lionel Messi will face-off with Cristiano Ronaldo.
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I've got this weird mental block - I always have to remind myself whether it's CHRISTIE Rampone, or
CHRISTINE Rampone. (It's Christie.)
Embarrassing, right? I wonder how people like, say, FIFA deal with it. Turns out they have a very
simple way of making sure they don't make that mistake.
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But Torrance's Shannon Boxx is not among the 10 female players on the FIFA short list this
year.
Marta has won the award three times in succession.
Here's FIFA's list of the male and female nominees as announced today.
And here's the WPS press release heralding the accomplishments of the players nominated who play
in the league:
Sonia Bompastor FRA/Washington Freedom - Led the league in assists (6)
while tallying four goals and was selected as WPS Player of the Month for May.
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Fresh off her 101st career goal and a U.S. 1-0 win against Germany yesterday, it was announced
that Women's National Team and Washington Freedom forward Abby Wambach is the only American
nominated for the FIFA Women's World Player of the Year Award.
Freedom teammate and French National player Sonia Bompastor is also on the list of ten
nominees.
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Fresh off her 101st career goal and a U.S. 1-0 win against Germany yesterday, it was announced
that Women's National Team and Washington Freedom forward Abby Wambach is the only American
nominated for the FIFA Women's World Player of the Year Award.
Freedom teammate and French National player Sonia Bompastor is also on the list of ten
nominees.
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US Women's National Team and Washington Freedom forward Abby Wambach is the only American nominated
for the FIFA Women's World Player of the Year Award. Freedom teammate Sonia Bompastor is also on
the list of ten nominees. There are 23 nominees on the Men's side, with both lists reduced to five
in early December.
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There was plenty of huffing and puffing in Seattle Thursday - here former Galaxy striker Nate
Jaqua and Houston's Geoff Cameron challenge for the ball - but no-one blew anyone's house down in
the scoreless draw. (AP Photo) The first game of the MLS playoffs are over and neither Chivas USA
nor the Galaxy are any closer to knowing who the winner of their semifinal will face in the Western
Conference Championship.
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If you are a connoisseur of Twitter like me, then you've already stumbled upon the terms
"twiggers" and "twitches" numerous times and you've undoubtedly already figured out what they
really mean. So to pacify the Decency and Morals Subcommittee of World Cup Blog, I will be using
those terms (well, actually only one of those terms) liberally during this post in order to avoid
getting into twouble.
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The United States Women's National Team beat Germany 1-0 at Impuls Arena in Augsburg, Germany.
Washington Freedom forward Abby Wambach got the game's only goal in the 35th-minute, heading in a
cross from Yael Averbuch. Hope Solo picked up the shutout for the United States with one save.
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I like how the USWNT asst coach is using a translator and then Abby Wambach just asks, "Do yall
speak English?" and they all said "Yes!". Nice one Abby!
Seriously though this is very cool the ladies took the time to run a clinic. Looked like they
had fun too!
JM
If you are watching this video on the main page of the blog and the video is sticking out
into the categories on the right hand side I apologize.
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US Soccer has been a little slow to update news-starved fans on whereabouts of the USWNT. And
almost as if Abby Wambach knew a few tweeters were loudly voicing their complaints (in 140
characters or less), on Oct 20th she updated her twitter: leaving for germany tonight. i will
keep you more up to date while i'm there.
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For the last time, it's pronounced HUE-clees!
The Boston Breakers site just announced Angela Hucles is retiring from professional soccer. She
says:
I always wanted to involve myself in things I was passionate about and give 110 percent.
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Defender Brittany Bock, 22, received her first call-up to the U.S. Women's National Team today
in the wake of a 12-day camp at Home Depot Center and ahead of the Oct. 29 game against
Germany.
She was an integral part of the Sol's defense last season.
Also named to the roster were Torrance's Shannon Boxx of the Sol and USC product Amy
Rodriguez.
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kenn.com 18 September @ 02:24 PM EST
Crunching some numbers and shaking them until they give up some useless information about the
148 players who played in Women's Professional Soccer this season:
- Five players - Kristine Lilly (Boston Breakers), Aya Miyama
(Los Angeles Sol), Caroline Jonsson (Chicago Red Stars), Becky
Sauerbrunn and Homare Sawa (Washington Freedom) all played every minute
of every game.
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The best of the best in Women's Pro Soccer will compete against Umea IK in Sunday's WPS
All-Star Game.
Umeå is the top team in Damallsvenskan (Swedish premier division) and has won seven Swedish
championships in the last four seasons (2005-2008). In 2007 and 2008 Umeå finished runner-up in
the UEFA Women's Cup with Marta on its roster for the five years before she joined the WPS.
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Final shots for the day:
*Sol defenders Brittany Bock and Stephanie Cox and midfielder Shannon Boxx were among 26 players
called into Pia Sundhage's 12-day USWNT camp that begins Sept. 21 at Home Depot Center. Bock gets
her second call-up of the year after also making the U.S. roster for the May 25 game against Canada
in Toronto she was forced to miss after suffering a heel injury in training the day before.
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The Aztexan 19 August @ 06:37 AM EST
Photo: WPS Fan CornerThis hasn't been the best season for my MLS and USL-1 club teams: FC Dallas
and the Austin Aztex have both struggled mightily, and short of a miracle or two, will both wind up
at or near the bottom of their respective tables.
St. Louis Athletica, however, are a different story.
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By CHRISTA MANN
It's playoff season in Women's Pro Soccer, and only four of seven teams made the post-season
cut.
The top rated L.A. Sol and second place St. Louis Athletica earned a bye in the First round and
home field advantage in their eventual postseason match-ups.
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The Washington Freedom took third-place in the regular season with their win over Sky Blue FC on
Saturday, giving them hosting rights to the opening round playoff game. They'll be playing Sky Blue
after Los Angeles knocked out Boston. New Jersey 1 - Washington 3 With the playoffs on the line,
the Washington Freedom took a first-half lead through Abby Wambach in the 20th minute.
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Santa Clara, Calif. -- FC Gold Pride and Washington Freedom have met three times in the
inaugural year of Women's Professional Soccer, twice at their home field – Buck Shaw Stadium at
Santa Clara University.
Even though Gold Pride is the lowest scoring team in WPS, when the Freedom opposes them on their
turf, they play like an offensive juggernaut.
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An early red card for Boston and another coaching change in New Jersey brought a colorful
beginning to Week 18 in Women's Pro Soccer. Â These two random incidents caused a bit of commotion
heading into these final weeks of the regular season, but the red card was by far more
controversial.
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An early red card for Boston and another coaching change in New Jersey brought a colorful
beginning to Week 18 in Women's Pro Soccer. Â These two random incidents caused a bit of commotion
heading into these final weeks of the regular season, but the red card was by far more
controversial.
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FIRE KINNEAR NOW.
I told you this was going to be a blowout Everton victory, and I was right. American soccer has
proven once again that it does not belong on the world stage. But that's not news - how long has it
been since the United States national team hasn't beaten a highly-ranked opponent?
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The Washington Freedom improved their playoff chances at home on Wednesday night, moving into
third-place with two games left on their schedule. Washington finally took advantage of a 5th
minute Boston red-card and got the only goal of the game when Abby Wambach scored in the 73rd
minute. Boston remains in the playoff hunt, currently fourth and trailing Washington by a point.
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Congratulations to Abby Wambach for scoring 100 goals with the U.S. Women's National Team!Â
This is an amazing accomplishment that only a handful of players ever achieve.
Enjoy some of her goals, she is lethal around the net!
JM
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U.S. WNT 28 July @ 04:28 PM EST
To commemorate Abby Wambach's historic 100th career goal, the talented folks at ussoccer.com's
all_access video put together this Abby goals compilation, including her 1ooth, scored on July 19
in her hometown of Rochester, N.Y., in the 1-0 victory over Canada. The video, minus the 100th goal
(we're not that quick) was played in the stadium moments after the end of the match.
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Chicago eliminated from WPS playoff picture, falls in closing minutes
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. - The Chicago Red Stars have been prone to allowing late, game changing goals
throughout their inaugural Women's Professional Soccer season. It happened once again Sunday
afternoon as the Washington Freedom won, 3-2, in front of 5,226 spectators at Toyota Park.
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U.S. WNT 22 July @ 11:20 PM EST
How's this for an amazing scenario: The USA will play a two-game series against Canada, and in the
first match a player will score her 100th career goal and in the second a player will score her
first? And the two players who were a part of that 100th goal, will also play a part in the first
goal. And both goals will come late in games and be game-winners?
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U.S. WNT 22 July @ 01:28 PM EST
With an 8 p.m. ET kickoff tonight (Live on Fox Soccer Channel and Fox Sports en Espanol), the U.S.
players have about 10 hours to kill before leaving for the match. That's a long time to wait for a
soccer player anxious to play a game. What do the U.S. players do all day? Not surprisingly, most
just chill.
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For those of you who don't subscribe to the US Women's National Team Blog, you should check it out
as there are some entertaining posts this week.
Whereas the Fake Sigi blog is driven by pure evil and a thirst for the blood of the living, the
USWNT blog is a collection of goofy photos and random behind the scenes video.
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