Pia Sundhage will leave no stones unturned, people! Today, the preliminary roster for the USWNT training camp that will determine the (from what I understand) two different sets of eighteen players for two separate friendlies against China in October... was announced today. And, as various WPS teams get kicked out of the playoffs, Pia will then nab a few from those squads as well.

*Chicago Fire defender Gonzalo Segares, who blatantly smacked Galaxy defender Leonardo in Saturday's game, received an additional fine and one-game suspension today by the Major League Soccer Disciplinary Committee.

Segares was sent off, but the committee "determined that due to the reckless nature of the action that endangered the safety of his opponent, additional sanctions should be levied.

Union

Goal.com's head-to-head preview of Saturday's match against Chivas USA has the Philly guy predicting a 2–0 Union win and the Chivas guy a 3–1 Union win. Our preview predicts a 2–1 win if Jonathan Bornstein plays, a 3–1 win if he doesn't.

The Daily News takes a closer look at what the Union will be doing with the $50K it won for high school soccer in Chester.

The only thing cooler than making a roster for a Women's World Cup qualifying tournament is making it to an actual Women's World Cup, but the former can often lead to the latter, which is why the upcoming training camp for the U.S. Women's National Team is so important. U.S.head coach Pia Sundhage has called in 30 players to the camp, although several will be arriving at different times during the training period due to the WPS playoffs.

Week 21 of Women's Pro Soccer gave us six games to mark off the schedule, and a better playoff picture. With only one week of action left in the regular season, three teams (FC Gold Pride, Boston, and Philadelphia) secured a playoff spot, while Chicago and Atlanta were officially left out of the playoff race.

The regular season is over, and the second year of Women's Professional Soccer saw a 23% drop in overall average league attendance. Only the Boston Breakers were able to improve on their average from year one, going from 4,183 per game to a league-leading 4,490. The league average went from 4,684 to 3,588, a drop of more than a thousand per game.

The Super Semifinal in the WPS Playoffs is over, and no matter if the winning goal was scored with a hand or not, the final 2-1 result for the Philly Independence means that six Boston Breakers will be joining U.S. WNT camp on Sunday. The USA will say hello to Lauren Cheney, Stephanie Cox, Amy LePeilbet, Kristine Lilly, Alyssa Naeher and Lindsay Tarpley.

The final four teams standing after WPS ended its regular season were FC Gold Pride in first place, the Boston Breakers in second place, the Philadelphia Independence in third place, and for the second year in a row, the Washington Freedom in fourth place.

In a playoff system that gives home advantage to the top three playoff teams, the Washington Freedom traveled up to Philadelphia to take on the Independence in the First Round.

For the first time since the folding of the St. Louis Ahletica, Women's Professional Soccer went a week without any mid-week games, so only 3 were played on Week 20. The first match-up was not really a match up if you only look at the score. FC Gold Pride earned the biggest win of the year (and in both seasons of WPS) against the Atlanta Beat with a final score of 6-1.

Pia Sundhage will leave no stones unturned, people! Today, the preliminary roster for the USWNT training camp that will determine the (from what I understand) two different sets of eighteen players for two separate friendlies against China in October... was announced today. And, as various WPS teams get kicked out of the playoffs, Pia will then nab a few from those squads as well.

Lindsay Tarpley (Madison) is back in form, and now she's back in camp with the U.S. women's national team.

The Boston Breakers forward is one of 30 players named by coach Pia Sundhage to the preliminary roster for two friendlies against China early next month.

Union

Goal.com have a head-to-head preview of Saturday's match against the Chicago Fire. They predict a draw. As always, our preview is much better.

Kerith Gabriel thinks Seitz may finally be sat. Nowak says who will start in goal will be a game-time decision.

The Sons of Ben's recent send up of Kansas City coach Peter Vermes have been internationally recognized.

Although the Independence have made the playoffs in their inaugural year, they could hardly have done so in a less encouraging fashion.

Coming off of three losses in a row, the Independence traveled to the West Coast to face Marta and FC Gold Pride, a team that over their first two meetings they had managed only one goal while conceding five.

Although the Independence have made the playoffs in their inaugural year, they could hardly have done so in a less encouraging fashion.

Coming off of three losses in a row, the Independence traveled to the West Coast to face Marta and FC Gold Pride, a team that over their first two meetings they had managed only one goal while conceding five.

The final week of the WPS regular season determined the fourth team to grab the last playoff spot, and who would host the Super Semi Final. Sky Blue FC and the Boston Breakers battled it out to a scoreless draw, while FC Gold Pride finished the season as strong as ever with a 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Independence.

It was a game that, at times, it looked like Philadelphia should have had four or five goals on the board. Instead, it took 120 minutes for the Independence to score the only goal of the match and earn a well-deserved win.

Sometimes, you just got to do it the hard way.

The Philadelphia Independence hosted Washington Freedom on Sunday in the first round of the WPS playoffs and it was a nervous start for both teams.

The Philadelphia Independence's 1-0 win Sunday against the Washington Freedom pushes them on in the playoffs. They play the Boston Breakers Thursday night. Here are some photos from Sunday's game. (Click on the photo for a full-size photo.)

The Independence's first playoff game was well attended.

Union

A ten day break means time for a number of Union players to get healthy. Mwanga, Coudet and Gonzales are all expected to be fit for Saturday's match against Chivas USA.

More on our very own Jeremiah White, who regularly follows how the Union are doing from Poland, where he now plays. Happily, he likes what he sees.

West Chester, Penn. – Danesha Adams' 103rd minute goal in the first overtime ended the playoff hopes for the Boston Breakers, as the Philadelphia Independence took a 2-1 victory to secure a berth in Sunday's WPS Final against FC Gold Pride.

Lauren Cheney scored the opening goal in the 22nd minute to put the Breakers on top until Caroline Seger knotted it up at on apiece in the 29th minute.

West Chester, Penn. – Danesha Adams' 103rd minute goal in the first overtime ended the playoff hopes for the Boston Breakers, as the Philadelphia Independence took a 2-1 victory to secure a berth in Sunday's WPS Final against FC Gold Pride.

Lauren Cheney scored the opening goal in the 22nd minute to put the Breakers on top until Caroline Seger knotted it up at on apiece in the 29th minute.

After scoring in the 120th minute on Sunday to knock Washington Freedom out of the WPS Playoffs, the Philadelphia Independence made it easier on themselves in Thursday's 2–1 victory over the Boston Breakers.

They scored the game winning goal in the 103rd minute.

The Super Semifinal match was a thriller from start to finish, featuring a great deal of open play and many scoring chances.

After scoring in the 120th minute on Sunday to knock Washington Freedom out of the WPS Playoffs, the Philadelphia Independence made it easier on themselves in Thursday's 2–1 victory over the Boston Breakers.

They scored the game winning goal in the 103rd minute.

The Super Semifinal match was a thriller from start to finish, featuring a great deal of open play and many scoring chances.

After a tumultuous year, the WPS is nearing the end of it's second season.

The final game will be played this Sunday, Sept. 26th when the Philadelphia Independence take on Marta and the top-seeded FC Gold Pride in the WPS Championship.

Philadelphia Independence advanced to the championship with a 2-1 overtime victory over the Boston Breakers in the WPS Super Semifinal Thursday evening at Soldiers Field Soccer Stadium.