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(L to R): Boomer Esiason, Dr. Mark Emmert, Hope Solo, Abby Wambach, Mark Teixeira and Craig
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The United States Women's National Soccer Team was honored as Sportswomen of the Year by
the March of Dimes New York Division at its 28th Annual Sports Luncheon on November 30, at the
Waldorf-Astoria in New York.
The final three men shortlist for FIFA Balon D'OR 2011 has been announced. The final list is no
surprise to anyone following serious footballing action - Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Xavi
Hernandez. Actually everyone know who is going to win - Lionel Messi. But still you need a three
man shortlist.
By CALEB SONNELAND
When the French Football Association announced its men's and women's Ballon d'Or finalists for
2011, the usual suspects were all accounted for — with one American in the mix.
The La Liga trio of Lionel Messi, Xavi and Cristiano Ronaldo are set to contend for the men's
award, while Marta, Homare Sawa and Abby Wambach will vie for the women's prize.
FIFA's final 3 man shortlist for the coveted World Player of the year award were announced
yesterday and usual suspects Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo made the Cut. Joining the pair is
Messi's Barcelona team mate Xavi.
Messi who has won the award on two previous occasions, is looking to make history by wining the
award for the third consecutive year at the award gala ceremony in Zurich's Kongresshaus on January
9th.
There are many cool things in the world, but I think it's safe to say that none are as cool as
this graph of the Philadelphia Union's pass attempts and accuracy that the Tumblr blog
Propagandarama put together from the stats PSP's Ed Farnsworth compiled. For those who like to
analyze trends in graphs, here is some more info.
Loyal Readers, It's that time of year again. Sparing you the cliches about how it seems like we
just handed these things out a few weeks ago, it is indeed time to cap a rollercoaster year for US
Soccer with our website's awards. First, a few notes about the hardware up for [...]
Having faced uncertainty about its future in recent weeks and months, WPS appears to have
avoided doomsday. At least for now.
WPS reportedly received conditional Division 1 sanctioning for 2012 from U.S. Soccer's board of
directors on Monday evening despite it only having five teams and the minimum for Division I status
typically being eight.
Abby Wambach is the first ever individual soccer player to win AP's Athlete of the
Year.Abby Wambach has just made history, as she became the first individual soccer player in the history
of the award (since it began in 1931) to win the Associated Press's Female Athlete of the Year.
Women's soccer
Abby Wambach is the AP's 2011 Female Athlete of the Year. Come on, WPS. Capitalize on this!
The USWNT will face Denmark, Norway and World Champions Japan in the 2012 Algarve Cup, which
runs Feb. 29-March 7 in Portugal.
THE Val Henderson has a great article up on ESPN-W about Joanna Lohman and Lianne Sanderson
traveling to India to start a clinic and mentoring program.
Photo by Thomas Eisenhuth/ISIphotos.com
Abby Wambach's penchant for coming up big in the FIFA Women's World Cup this past summer has
earned her more individual acclaim six months later.
Wambach was named the Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year Tuesday, becoming the first
soccer player -- male or female -- to win an individual year-end award from the AP.
For the first time ever the Associated Press has named a soccer player as their Athlete of the
year. U.S. Women's National Team player Abby Wambach was announced today as the winner of this
years award voted on by a panel of writers. The 31-year-old received 65 of the 214 votes cast,
while teammate Hope [.
For the first time ever the Associated Press has named a soccer player as their Athlete of the
year. U.S. Women's National Team player Abby Wambach was announced today as the winner of this
years award voted on by a panel of writers. The 31-year-old received 65 of the 214 votes cast,
while teammate Hope [.
Part I of the 2nd Annual Yanks Are Coming Best of US Soccer Awards featured 2011′s US Soccer
disappointments, frustrations, and best hairdo. The second portion of our awards focuses on the
promise of youth, goalkeepers, and the goals scored in what was a thrilling year in American
soccer. Again, a list of the finalists [.
