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Philadelphia Union
This Vancouver blog attributes Nizar Khalfan's inability to become a regular starter with the
Whitecaps to being away on international duty and being on the outs with then head coach Tommy
Soehn. "Frankly, I think the Whitecaps should have kept him, and my feeling is the loss of the
Vancouver Whitecaps is the Philadelphia Union's gain.
Photo: Paul Rudderow
Union
Y0u can watch a live stream of today's Expansion Draft the French Canadian way from 3pm on the
Montreal Impact website. (It's supposed to be on the MLS site too but, as of this writing, they
haven't put the link up yet.)
Montreal Impact head coach Jesse Marsch is among those who noticed Freddy Adu was left
unprotected by the Philadelphia Union ahead of today's Expansion Draft.
The United Soccer Leagues released a statement this morning in conjunction with a press conference
in Tampa this morning, stating that VisionPro Sports Institute (VSI) has chosen to establish an
international youth soccer academy in Tampa, Florida. With that institute VSI will move forward in
2012 by operating a PDL, W-League and Super-20 team.
Photo: Daniel Gajdamowicz
Union
Wednesday's press conference contained much talk about the future of the club. Here are some
talking points, beginning with Peter Nowak on:
Consistent lineups: "It's not that we are saying everything is fine. All we are saying is that
having a starting lineup consistent, 11 guys, maybe two substitutions or three guys, you cannot win
the championship with 13 guys.
After a long hiatus (for a number of reasons), here are the final (in most cases) attendance
figures for the primary men's and women's outdoor soccer leagues in North America for 2011. As
always, corrections and additions are welcome.
THE MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER G Total Avg. Seattle Sounders 17 654,431 38,496 Los Angeles Galaxy 17
396,693 23,335 Vancouver Whitecaps 17 346,909 20,406 Toronto FC 17 344,535 20,267 New York Red
Bulls 17 335,740 19,749 Portland Timbers 17 320,051 18,827 Philadelphia Union 17 310,401 18,259
Sporting Kansas City 17 302,776 17,810 Houston Dynamo 17 300,796 17,694 Real Salt Lake 17 299,047
17,591 DC United 17 258,332 15,196 Colorado Rapids 17 252,248 14,838 Chivas USA 17 252,102 14,830
Chicago Fire 17 242,648 14,273 New England Revolution 17 224,770 13,222 FC Dallas 17 218,636 12,861
Columbus Crew 17 207,147 12,185 San Jose Earthquakes 17 201,587 11,858
MLS TOTAL 306
5,468,849 17,872 NORTH AMERICAN SOCCER LEAGUE G Total Avg.
Photo courtesy of the Vancouver Whitecaps and Bob Frid
Last summer, former U of M defender Kelsey Hood was in Europe playing in Norway's women's
Toppserien or premier division for FK Donn. This season she's playing for the Vancouver Whitecaps
USL W-League team. While Vancouver may be closer to her home than Norway it's still a long ways
from Ankeny, Iowa where she grew up.
Photo courtesy of the Vancouver Whitecaps and Bob Frid
Last summer, former U of M defender Kelsey Hood was in Europe playing in Norway's women's
Toppserien or premier division for FK Donn. This season she's playing for the Vancouver Whitecaps
USL W-League team. While Vancouver may be closer to her home than Norway it's still a long ways
from Ankeny, Iowa where she grew up.
The W-League has announced their selections for 2010 All-Conference Teams and D.C. United Women
Defender Marisa Abegg made the Eastern Conference along with Stephanie Goddard of the Virginia
Beach...
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Another week in to the season for the many USL Leagues in Virginia, lets see how the teams did. Get
caught up on PDL, Pro, and W-League after the break: USL Pro - Richmond...
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This week we look to get back on track and update our readers on how Virginia teams are holding up
in USL play. Get caught up on PDL, Pro, and W-League after the break: USL...
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Soccer fans on Friday night got an entertaining match and a win for the home team as the
Colorado Rush dispatched the Seattle Sounders 1-0 in W-League action.
Lindsey Horan delivered the lone goal of the evening in the 56th minute at Trail Winds Park in
Thornton, Colo. Horan threatened several times during the night before her shot from inside the box
found the upper left corner, giving her four goals in four games this season.
It is looking to be the best player move made by the Piranhas, bringing Stephanie Goddard from
Germany to play for the W-League Piranhas. For the past two weeks Goddard has been lighting
up...
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TAMPA, Fla. – United Soccer Leagues announced the W-League Team of the Week today, with Virginia
Beach's Steffi Goddard earning Player of the Week honors. Goddard hit Fredericksburg for three
goals...
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Virginia Beach, Virginia – In a breakneck, end-to-end match that had four lead changes in the
second half, the W League Piranhas found their form Saturday night, beating the Fredericksburg
Impact 5-4...
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Virginia Beach, Virginia – Third time is a charm. That's the theme for the W-League Piranhas as
they want to earn their first win in the third game of the 2011 season on Saturday, June 4
against...
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Virginia Beach, Virginia – The Virginia Beach Piranhas are pleased to announce the hiring of two
new assistant coaches for the 2011 season. Chris Cullop will assist Wendy Waddell for the
W-League...
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Might be the last one for a while, but here's the latest list of attendance figures for the
prominent leagues (if a team's not listed, either they haven't had a home game yet or I have no
figures for them).
THE MLS G Total Avg. Seattle Sounders FC 7 253,864 36,266 Los Angeles Galaxy 6 136,938 22,823
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 7 140,923 20,132 Toronto FC 8 157,020 19,628 Portland Timbers 6 111,762
18,627 Philadelphia Union 6 108,596 18,099 Houston Dynamo 7 122,414 17,488 New York Red Bulls 6
104,036 17,339 Chivas USA 5 85,592 17,118 DC United 6 98,063 16,344 Real Salt Lake 5 81,360 16,272
Colorado Rapids 6 83,007 13,835 FC Dallas 7 96,099 13,728 Chicago Fire 5 66,439 13,288 New England
Revolution 7 87,146 12,449 Columbus Crew 6 60,427 10,071 San Jose Earthquakes 6 59,132 9,855
TMLS TOTAL 106 1,852,818 17,479 NASL G Total Avg.
There is plenty of bad blood left over from the way Dan Borislow took the Washington Freedom away
and the complete mess he has made of the once great franchise. Luckily fans of top level
women's...
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Three Virginia W-League teams where in action this past week and here is a quick round-up of their
results. Fredricksburg Impact win 1-0 vs Northern Virginia Majestics FREDERICKSBURG, Va. —
The...
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Virginia Beach, Virginia – The W-League Piranhas are still on the search for their first win
after losing their season opener last week, and they came close to at least a draw Saturday night.
But...
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Virginia Beach, Virginia –The newly formed W-League Piranhas 2011 squad took on
conference powerhouse Charlotte Lady Eagles Saturday night in the season opener of the new
campaign. The Piranhas fell short with a final score of 2-0.
In the first half the game went back and forth between both penalty areas, but due to strong
defending on each side, scoring opportunities were rare.
Virginia Beach, Virginia – The W-League Piranhas and Wendy Waddell go hand in
hand in the world of women's soccer in Hampton Roads. Waddell, a native of Rochester, New York and
former college player for Virginia Tech, first joined the Piranhas in 2004 as a player and became
the team's player-coach in 2008.
After only four weeks of action the attendance figures for the WPS are looking very bleak.
Jenna Pel of AllWhiteKit.com is reporting that league wide average attendance this past week was
only 1,987.
The former Washington Freedom franchise now known as magicJack is not helping those numbers at all.
GERMANTOWN, MD - Former college standout and W-League Champion Cindi Harkes has
been named as the first assistant coach of D.C. United Women, joining head coach Michael Jorden in
leading the new W-League team when it begins its first-ever season in May.
"Cindi is a top-class coach with extensive experience helping young women develop into outstanding
soccer players," said D.
D.C. United Women join USL W-LeagueWashington, D.C. (March 30, 2011) - D.C. United announced today the launch of D.C. United Women
into the United Soccer Leagues (USL) W-League for the 2011 season. Under a partnership agreement
with the Nothern Virginia Majestics, United Women will represent the Black-and-Red in the
competitive Northeast Division of the league.
D.C. United Women join USL W-LeagueWashington, D.C. (March 30, 2011) - D.C. United announced today the launch of D.C. United Women
into the United Soccer Leagues (USL) W-League for the 2011 season. Under a partnership agreement
with the Nothern Virginia Majestics, United Women will represent the Black-and-Red in the
competitive Northeast Division of the league.
Virginia Beach, Virginia - The W-League Piranhas are pleased to announce the
signings of Brazilian forward Janaina Novaes from Lee University and England's center mid Elisha
Fry from Lindsey Wilson College. Both internationals have earned NAIA First-Team All-American
honors. They join the Piranhas subject to USL and USSF approval.
TAMPA, Fla. – United Soccer Leagues released the divisional alignment and
schedule for the W-League today, with the action slated to kick off for the 158-game regular season
on Saturday, May 14. A trio of new W-League teams for 2011 will make their debut on the 14th, with
the Dayton Dutch Lions, LA Strikers and Victoria Highlanders kicking off their inaugural seasons.
Virginia Beach, Virginia - The Hampton Roads Piranhas have been rechristened the
Virginia Beach Piranhas, beginning in the May 2011 season. Playing in the Virginia Beach
Sportsplex, their new moniker affirms and promotes the teams' proud roots in the City.
"We are excited to have the Virginia Beach Piranhas here in our home town," said Ron Kuhlman, Vice
President of Tourism Marketing and Sales for the Virginia Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – The Fredericksburg Area Soccer Association, which recently
unveiled the addition of franchises in both the United Soccer League's Premier Development League
and W-League, is very pleased to announce an agreement with The University of Mary Washington to
use their outstanding facility for all USL home games.
