If you have a Twitter account, you've seen this video of the uber-awesome members of the Canadian women's soccer national team (Sinclair, McLeod, Tancredi and...uh...Gayle, maybe?). There's been quite a ruckus over it, courtesy of U.S. women's national team fans that have no senses of humor nor appreciation for competitive spirit.
After the dust settled from the U.S. women's national team's thrilling 4-3, extra-time victory
over Canada in the Olympic semifinals, Norwegian referee Christiana Pedersen and her controversial
six-second call are still at the forefront of the post-match discussion.
Pedersen enforced the seldomly called rule -- one that says the goalkeeper must put the ball
back in play within six seconds -- on Canadian goalkeeper Erin McLeod, who said she was never
warned by the referee and only told at halftime by an assistant referee to "Make sure you don't
slow the play too much.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Christine Sinclair bagged a brace as the Canadian women outmuscled Brazil
2-1 at Gillette Stadium on Saturday.
Sinclair's strikes arrived in the 12th and 78th minutes while Gabriella Demoiser's penalty cut
the Canadian lead in half in the 88th minute. Karina LaBlanc made a crucial save late to preserve
the victory.
Lauren Sesselmann (Green Bay Notre Dame) and the Canadian women's national team
went toe-to-toe with the U.S. in a semifinal of the London Games on Monday night, taking the lead
on the world's top-ranked team three times.
But the Americans answered each time and got a last-gasp, game-winner from Alex
Morgan in the 123rd and final minute of extra time to post a 4-3 victory in a wild match
at Old Trafford in Manchester, England.
Things didn't look good early on for Lauren Sesselmann (Green Bay Notre Dame)
and the Canadian women's national team Tuesday, as they gave up two goals in as many minutes and
fell behind Sweden just more than a quarter hour into their match at St. James' Park in Newcastle,
England.
Things didn't look good early on for Lauren Sesselmann (Green Bay Notre Dame)
and the Canadian women's national team Tuesday, as they gave up two goals in as many minutes and
fell behind Sweden just more than a quarter hour into their match at St. James' Park in Newcastle,
England.
Lauren Sesselmann (Green Bay Notre Dame) and the Canadian women's national team
lost to Brazil 2-1 on a last-second goal Tuesday in their final warmup match before the London
Olympics.
It was a wild finish to the Match world Women's Cup in Savièse, Switzerland. Canada seemingly
forced penalty kicks on Christine Sinclair's equalizer deep into stoppage time,
but the Brazilians raced down the field after the restart and Grazielle poked in a
cross from five-time reigning women's world player of the year Marta to win
it.
Lauren Sesselmann (Green Bay Notre Dame) and the Canadian women's national team
continued their successful preparation for the London Olympics, blanking New Zealand 2-0 Saturday
at the Match world Women's Cup in Châtel-Saint-Denis, Switzerland.
Sesselmann started at left back and played 62 minutes in her 17th career cap as Canada improved
to 11-4-0 on the year.
Left back Lauren Sesselmann (Green Bay Notre Dame) set up Christine
Sinclair for the lone goal as the Canadian women's national team topped Colombia 1-0 in an
Olympic tuneup Monday in Vevey, Switzerland.
Sesselmann played a pass down the left side just after the 30-minute mark that Sinclair finished
for her 135th career international goal - the only players in women's soccer history who have
scored more goals are Americans Mia Hamm (158) and Abby Wambach
(138).
Lauren Sesselmann (Green Bay Notre Dame) and the Canadian women's national team lost
their final tune-up before the London Olympics, falling 2-1 to the United States in a friendly
Saturday in Sandy, Utah.
Sesselmann started at left back and made an impressive play in first-half stoppage time, jumping
to clear a shot by Alex Morgan off the line after the American forward had beaten two
defenders and goalkeeper Erin McLeod.
Lauren Sesselmann (Green Bay Notre Dame) started her third international final in the
past six months, logging 80 minutes Tuesday as the Canadian women's national team lost to France
2-0 in the championship game of the Cyprus Cup in Larnaca, Cyprus.
France, which beat Canada in group play en route to a fourth-place finish at last summer's
Women's World Cup, opened the scoring in the 31st minute and doubled the lead with a penalty kick
in the 62nd.
Lauren Sesselmann (Green Bay Notre Dame) set up Robyn Gayle's 88th-minute winner
as the Canadian women's national team slipped past Colombia 2-1 on Tuesday night in Guadalajara,
Mexico, to advance to the championship game of the Pan American Games.
Sesselmann served a free kick into the box that Gayle chested down and finished to send the
Canadians to a rematch with Brazil in Thursday's final at Omnilife Stadium.
Three players with state ties are headed to Mexico with the Canadian women's national team for
the Pan American Games next month.
Atlanta Beat defender Lauren Sesselmann (Green Bay Notre Dame), Marquette
sophomore Vanessa Legault-Cordisco and University of Wisconsin recruit
Diamond Simpson were among the 17 players selected by new coach John
Herdman.
Atlanta Beat defender Lauren Sesselmann (Green Bay Notre Dame) started at left
back as the Canadian women's national team lost to the U.S. 3-0 in a friendly watched by a crowd of
18,570 on Thursday night at Jeld-Wen Field in Portland, Ore.
Sesselmann, 28, played 75 minutes in her second career cap, having made her international debut
in Saturday's 1-1 draw with the Americans in Kansas City.
Another Wisconsinite is poised to play international soccer – but not for the U.S.
Atlanta Beat defender Lauren Sesselmann (Green Bay Notre Dame) was named to the
22-player training camp roster for the Canadian women's national team ahead of two matches against
the U.
Number of Olympic Appearances: This will be New Zealand's second time
participating in women's soccer at an Olympics
Group: E (Great Britain, Cameroon, Brazil)
First Match: July 25 against Great Britain
The Football Ferns will play in the opening women's soccer match of the 2012 London Olympics
against the host team, Great Britain at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.
At Thursday night's Supporters' Summit, New England Revolution President Brian Bilello mentioned
the team was working on a doubleheader for Revs' home opener on March 24th.
It now appears, according to multiple reports, that the Canadian Women's National Team and the
Brazilian Women's National Team will face off on that same date at Gillette Stadium in a friendly
match to prepare for the 2012 London Olympics, presumably as the second game in that Gillette
Stadium doubleheader .
U.S. WNT and former Portland Pilot stars Stephanie Cox visited Town Hall on Wednesday to give a few
gifts to local politicians and receive a proclamation (see below) from the Mayor and the city of
Portland proclaiming a Day of Recognition for the U.S. WNT. That's one of many things we love about
Portland.
A reliable industry source has informed me that former Canadian Women's National Team, Vancouver
Whitecaps Women, and UCLA women's soccer player Kara Lang is under serious consideration by Rogers
Sportsnet in Toronto for an anchor position on the...
The Canadian Soccer Association has announced today that their women's team will face the United
States in a World Cup qualifying match. This will be the first time since the Olympic Games that
the two countries have had to face each other.
The games will take place Sunday 19 July in Rochester, NY and Wednesday 22 July in Charleston,
SC.
Chicago drops third straight; Lloyd injures knee in WNT training
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. - Typically, one shot does not add up to two goals. But that is what the Chicago
Red Stars surrendered to St. Louis Athletica on Saturday.
A couple of unfortunate defensive circumstances cost the Red Stars late in the first half as St.
Check out MatchTracker starting at 7AM ET to follow the USWNT's opening game of the Algarve
Cup. They start off against Denmark, in a match-up that could prove one of their more
difficult of the tournament. "It's not a World Cup year or an Olympic year, so we can try
different things and one thing we [.
In the only story of real importance in MLS this weekend, Columbus Crew midfielder Kirk Urso
died early Sunday morning after being rushed to the hospital. Regardless of the details that may
emerge about the circumstances of Urso's passing, this is real tragedy. The Crew players and staff
share memories of Urso in this piece on the MLS website.
The New England Revolution are all set to open play at Gillette Stadium tomorrow against the
Portland Timbers at 4 PM. The match is part of a double-header at the Razor that will also feature
the Canadian Women's National Team taking on Marta and the Brazilian Women's National Team.
This match, as Brendan Schimmel already postulated in this space, could be the first must-win
fixture in the young season.
The Force is the Force of course, of course, unless of course the Force is no more.
The Colorado Force became the Colorado Rapids Women on Tuesday, wiping out the name of a past
W-League champion, but also paving the way for a new experience in women's soccer in Colorado.
Based out of Fort Collins and playing in Loveland for the past several years, the Colorado Force
had provided inexpensive, family-centered entertainment.
The 2010 CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship kicks off in sunny Guatemala tomorrow with the
heavily favored United States and Canadian women seemingly on a collision course in the final. For
those of you looking to catch all of the action from the tournament, CONCACAF (the Confederation of
North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) has announced [.
Kirstina Kiss has announced today that she will be retiring from the Canadian Women's National
Soccer Team today. Kiss began her soccer career in Ottawa, Ontario after being a star player at the
Holy Trinity High School. She was the team captain for Canada and helped her team win silver at the
2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo and bronze in 2007 at the Pan American games in Rio de
Janairo.
