Fantasy #1
The Roar women are champions and so far are in the champion position this season as well. To be
accurate and fair, and to avoid being too hubristic, they have some serious competition this year
in Sydney, Melbourne and Central Coast. Yesterday I reckon they barely outplayed Melbourne at
Ballymore, but it couldn't be said that Melbourne didn't deserve their point (1:1).
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The Offside 07 November @ 11:03 AM EST
Last week, I asked you to vote for you favourite 20 players of the decade, here in this very post,
are the Top 100 players of the last 10 years, voted for by you, the readers and bloggers of the
offside. First thing I want to say is thank you, everyone for the absolutely amazing response [...]
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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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See The Cup 19 October @ 08:38 PM EST
If Santos' fans are not so happy with the men's team in the BrasileirĂŁo, the Santos'
ladies are giving fans total happiness: the team took home today the title for the women's
Libertadores Cup. This is the first edition of the tournament and Santos brought in big names such
and Marta and Cristiane to help win the title.
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Hace algunas semanas les comentabamos del sorteo y calendario de la Copa Libertadores femenil,
en estas fechas ya se han llevado a cabo los primeros partidos.
El Santos de Brasil recibió al White Star de Perú derrotándolo fácilmente por marcador de 3
a 1, Cristian y Marta fueron las anotadoras por parte de Brasil.
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Futbolita 04 October @ 12:59 AM EST
Sorry folks, no Sunday Senor today because none of them made quite an impact as
the Santos female squad last night. And with Marta and
Cristiane in the same team, uma vitĂłria Ă© garantida! Our favorite
mulher in futbol, Cristiane, struck twice in Santos'
Copa Libertadores opening game to earn a 3-1 win over White Star for her side.
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See The Cup 17 September @ 08:15 PM EST
Wednesday night marked the debut of the best woman footballer at Santos. In a friendly match,
her club defeated Comercial from Mato Grosso 10-0, and she scored twice. The most remarkable,
however, was how she drove fans crazy, as if she belonged to The Beatles. Even the players of
Comercial took pictures with her, as you can see it.
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See The Cup 10 September @ 10:51 PM EST
Marta was introduced to Santos fans today. She will be the main name of the side in the women's
version of Copa do Brasil and Copa Libertadores. She will be on loan for 3 months from Los Angeles
Sol. The Copa Libertadores will be from the 4th to the 18th of October. The Copa do Brasil will run
from September 15th to December 15th.
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Futbolita 09 September @ 01:48 AM EST
via Reuters
Ok, Marta throwing a baseball at a LA Dodgers game is pretty random. They
should've included a bonus round with Mickey Mouse Beckham as he
elegantly manhandles a Javelin. What a spectacle that would've been.
On a more serious note, Pele will officially announce Marta as a Santos player
in the squad's attempt to win the first ever female edition of the Libertadores
Cup on October 4th.
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Editor's Note: Chicago Red Stars President and CEO Peter Wilt returns for
his third weekly column on Pitch Invasion, pulling no punches as he grades the first season of the
league his own team plays in.
Sunday's Women's Professional Soccer All-Star victory over Swedish powerhouse Umea ended WPS'
first season and that makes this a good time to reflect on the inaugural year and analyze WPS'
progress.
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Women's Professional Soccer held their 1st Championship Final last Saturday, and it had
everything American sports fans love. It had the dominant, fan favorite squad (LA Sol) against the
ragtag underdogs (Sky Blue FC), who had heroically beat Saint Louis Athletica in a 1-0 game a week
ago today for the right to face Marta and LA for the title.
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kenn.com 24 August @ 01:15 PM EST
Postcard to the LA Sol: The weather is beautiful. Wish you were here.
Sky Blue FC completed its Manifest Destiny-like run through the Women's Professional Soccer
playoffs on Saturday afternoon, beating Los Angeles 1-0 (after wins in Washington and St. Louis
earlier in the week) to become the first WPS champions.
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The Offside 24 August @ 08:00 AM EST
Sky Blue FC beat LA Sol 1-0 to win the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) championship game on
Saturday, thanks to a goal from Heather O'Reilly (pictured with Natasha Kai and Natasha Kai's
tattoos) So WPS has survived its inaugural season (even after launching at the worst possible time,
economically speaking) and - crucially -established the [.
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Dirty Tackle 23 August @ 04:53 AM EST
After it was revealed that some Women's Professional Soccer teams lost as much as $2 million in
the league's inaugural season, LA Sol star Marta did her part to help bring attention to the league
in her side's 1-0 loss to Sky Blue FC in the WPS championship match on Saturday.
[Photo: Getty Images]
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We were at the first game of the WPS season as well as the last (and many inbetween). And what a
season' it's been.
Sky Blue FC completed its storybook rise from bottomfeeder to league champion with a dramatic,
1-0 victory over a valiant, 10-woman Los Angeles Sol side, whose remarkable season ended in bitter
disappointment at their home park.
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We were at the first game of the WPS season as well as the last (and many inbetween). And what a
season' it's been.
Sky Blue FC completed its storybook rise from bottomfeeder to league champion with a dramatic,
1-0 victory over a valiant, 10-woman Los Angeles Sol side, whose remarkable season ended in bitter
disappointment at their home park.
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A great article on gender issues in soccer:
Nearly every feature story on Marta makes a big deal out of how she grew up playing
with boys as if this were unusual. Of course it's fun to read about Marta's childhood years
fighting macho attitudes on dusty pitches and in the street — but just once I would like to see
it acknowledged that her experience is not extraordinary.
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Sol 0 Sky Blue FC 1
A team that barely got into the playoffs has just beaten the dominant team of the regular
season.
The Sol never got their attack in sync today; frankly there was more urgency in the line outside
the women's restroom at half time.
FC Sky Blue outplayed them in virtually every facet of the game, especially with a defense
marshaled by central defender Jen Buczkowski alongside player-coach Christie Rampone.
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Los Angeles Sol striker Marta plays with the baseball as if it were a soccer ball before
throwing out a ceremonial first pitch in Dodger Stadium at the MLB National League baseball game
between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Los Angeles Dodgers in Los Angeles, California, August 17,
2009.
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Los Angeles Sol striker Marta plays with the baseball as if it were a soccer ball before
throwing out a ceremonial first pitch in Dodger Stadium at the MLB National League baseball game
between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Los Angeles Dodgers in Los Angeles, California, August 17,
2009.
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The LA Sol were always supposed to be there. Featuring the world's best female player, Marta,
and playing at the best venue in the league, the Home Depot Center, they dominated the WPS regular
season, losing only once before they clinched a place in the playoffs as early as June 27th. By
July 26th, they'd also clinched the regular season title and the right to go straight to the final
that they'll host in Los Angeles this Saturday.
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It's Playoff Time!
The WPS Championship Game will take place this Saturday, August 22, at 1pm Pacific at the Home
Depot Center. The Los Angeles Sol will host the Sky Blue FC (Watch on Fox Soccer Channel at 7pm
EST).
Women Talk Sports' Ann Gaffigan will be there to see the action in person and get updates to
those of you without Fox Soccer Channel (or those of you who have it and would like to join the
conversation!
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It's Playoff Time!
The WPS Championship Game will take place this Saturday, August 22, at 1pm Pacific at the Home
Depot Center. The Los Angeles Sol will host the Sky Blue FC (Watch on Fox Soccer Channel at 7pm
EST).
Women Talk Sports' Ann Gaffigan will be there to see the action in person and get updates to
those of you without Fox Soccer Channel (or those of you who have it and would like to join the
conversation!
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The WPS Championship game is Saturday at Home Depot Center.
It's the subject of today's column.
Call 877-4-SOL-TIX for more info.
BTW, Marta, midfielder McCall Zerboni and defenders Johanna Frisk and Sharolta Nonen will hold a
clinic for several youth clubs and sign autographs for fans at the Puma store on Santa Monica's
Third Street Promenade from 2 p.
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Cristiane, Rapinoe, Klein join lineup for Aug. 30 festivities in St. Louis
Three Chicago Red Stars players will represent the organization during the first-ever Women's
Professional Soccer All-Star Game on Aug. 30.
Brazilian forward Cristiane and midfielders Brittany Klein and Megan Rapinoe will be part of the
match, which features a collection of WPS All-Stars against Swedish champions Umea IK.
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The Women's Professional Soccer League announced their starters for the August 30th All-Star Game
in St. Louis (5:30pm - FSC). Hope Solo was top of the fan balloting, with Marta leading for coaches
and media. Amy LePeilbet was the top selection of the players. Each of those four groups held 25%
of the vote.
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Marta is said to be the best female soccer player in the world. Above is a little clip from
the WPS showcasing her skills.
The video has moments of silence so I recommend watching it with some music playing.
JM
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