UW-Milwaukee and Marquette each won conference titles, each advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament and each had four players named to National Soccer Coaches Association of America women's all-region teams.

The Panthers' trio of senior forward Sarah Hagen (Appleton North), senior midfielder Keara Thompson and junior goalkeeper Jamie Forbes were all first-team selections on the All-Great Lakes Region team, while junior midfielder Helen Steinhauser made the second team.

Two Academy youngsters paid a special visit to Four Oaks Primary School earlier this week to help Liverpool Football Club deliver their 'Truth 4 Youth' message.
Matty McGiveron and Craig Roddan dropped by to host a special assembly at the Liverpool school and deliver anti-racism, anti-bullying and positive community messages to pupils in years 3 to 6.

State players collected several individual awards Tuesday as the first college women's soccer all-conference teams of the season were announced.

UW-Milwaukee dominated the Horizon League honors: Senior forward Sarah Hagen (Appleton North) was named the league's Player of the Year for a record third consecutive season and was the Offensive Player of the Year, junior goalkeeper Jamie Forbes was the co-Defensive Player of the Year and Goalkeeper of the Year, freshman defender Amy Kauffung (Hartland Arrowhead) was the Newcomer of the Year and Michael Moynihan was the Coach of the Year.

Jonathan Shrager has interviewed The Telegraph columnist Mark Ogden, giving a fascinating insight into Twitter usage from the perspective of a renowned UK football reporter.

JS: @SteveForbesCEO (editor-in-chief of business magazine Forbes) recently asserted that "print journos used to look down on digital hacks as "trailer park.

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Sarah Hagen, Jamie Forbes and the UW-Milwaukee women's soccer team extended their perfect start to the season with two more wins over the weekend, while Marquette had a frustrating loss and a record-tying rout and UW-Green Bay had mixed results against teams from the Dakotas.

I'm not really sure I have a firm answer to that question, and this blog will be based on a lot of speculation on my part. To be honest, I don't know what exactly happens behind the scenes, in terms of who's controlling the purse strings and making major decisions about financial issues. But what's interesting to me is the fact that when people complain about what's going on at Arsenal (especially during the transfer window), almost all of the comments pertain to either the board or to Wenger.

International Sports world-cup: Brazil Stadiums Near Complete for FIFA World Cup 2014 - Forbes (blog) - http://news.google.com/news... 9 hours ago from News MLB NBA NFL NHL... - Comment - Like The Guardian Brazil Stadiums Near Complete for FIFA World Cup 2014 Forbes (blog) Brazil is on track to upgrade and build-out its 12 stadiums scheduled to receive FIFA national soccer teams during the 2014 World Cup, the country's Sports Minister said on Thursday.

Amanda Cinalli -- Chicago Red StarsDUBLIN, Ohio -- The Chicago Red Stars opened their first Women's Premier Soccer League postseason match in style with a 4-0 victory over two-time WPSL champion FC Indiana on Saturday at Dublin Jerome High School.
Midfielder Amanda Cinalli (Cleveland, Ohio), the Red Stars' goals leader during the regular season, scored two goals in her home state to lead Chicago on Saturday.

SPANISH FOOTBALL is dominated by REAL MADRID. At least in the economic & financial league according to the prestigious Financial magazine Forbes . The American source published its "TOP 50 World Most Valuable Teams" List for 2011. Although the list highlights Teams from all types of Sports around the globe, a Football Club dominates the list at Number 1, that is English Football Club MANCHESTER

The Colorado Force found just enough offense to send off the Colorado Rush 1-0 in W-League action.

In the final meeting of the season for the two Colorado teams, Lisa Kosena-Forbes turned a Rebekah Patrick pass into the game's only goal in the 47th minute.

In goal, Kristin Salminen registered three saves as she picked up the shutout.

An exclusive photo of Yaya after being informed just how much money he makes.

With the summer upon us, list making is en vogue once again. Today we find out just which players from Africa make the most money and Man City's ode to financial irresponsibility, commonly known as Emmanuel Adebayor's contract.

Camps director Shannon McDonnellCHICAGO -- The Chicago Red Stars of the Women's Premier Soccer League announced their 2011 Summer Camps schedule for girls, ages 7 to 16, with various camps running from mid-June through mid-August. Red Stars Camps take place in Oak Brook -- Polo Fields, 700 Oak Brook Road (June 20-23); Elgin -- Elgin Sports Complex, 709 Sports Way (June 27-30); and two Naperville camps at Commissioners Park, 3704 111th St.

The Colorado Force used three second half goals to propel the team into the win column and to continue the misery of the expansion Victoria Highlanders.

The win pulls Colorado even for the season at 1-1 in the W-League, heading to a Thursday match against the unbeaten Pali Blues, 3-0-2. Pali holds a 2-1 victory over Victoria earlier this season.

The Colorado Force opened the season with a host of fresh faces on Friday, but got a tough result against the visiting Los Angeles Strikers FC in Greeley.

The Force, making one of two appearances this season at Jackson Field in Greeley, were stung in the first half when Los Angeles forward Cherelle Khassal registered the game's only goal.

Forbes published its' annual list of the World's Most Valuable Soccer Teams and the top 20 features six Bundesliga clubs:

#4 Bayern Munich
Current Value: $1,048 mil
1-yr Value Change (U.S.): 6%
Revenues: $396 mil
#12 Schalke 04
Current Value: $377 mil
1-yr Value Change (U.

Each year, Forbes comes out with a report that lists the most valuable teams in the NBA. The 2011 version of the list has one big change. Despite winning back-to-back championships, the Los Angeles Lakers are no longer the NBA's most valuable team. Instead, that honor belongs to the New York Knicks, who saw their franchise's value jump a whopping 12% in the last year.

David Gill has dismissed reports linking us to a sale, claiming the club is worth £1.25billion.

Forbes ranked us as the most valuable sporting franchise in the world, ahead of New York Yankees, Real Madrid and Dallas Cowboys.

"Well Forbes reckon we are the most valuable sporting franchise in the world.