Can’t promise I’ll do this every time we have UEFA games, but with the round of 32 starting this week, it seemed like a good time to check out the Women’s Champions League and see how U.S. players and a…
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The elephant in the women’s soccer room: NCAA
by Beau Dure • • 2 Comments
NY Fury coach Paul Riley, who led the Philadelphia Independence to two runner-up finishes in WPS, has a few thoughts about the future of the game, and it differs a bit from the Peter Wilt plan – more money, more months…
The U.S. Open Cup, women’s soccer and “data points”
by Beau Dure • • 4 Comments
U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati is an economist by trade — which is good, because if you see the financial documents linked later on, you’ll remember that he doesn’t get paid for his role with the federation. (Perhaps it’s a…
You want U.S. Soccer involvement in elite women’s game? Here you go …
by Beau Dure • • 5 Comments
I don’t see the press release at USSoccer.com yet, but there was a second announcement today in addition to Pia Sundhage’s roster for the Olympics. Here’s the key excerpt: Following the FIFA Women’s World Cups for the Under-17 and Under-20…
Random bits of U.S. women’s pro soccer history
by Beau Dure • • 8 Comments
This week, I participated in a roundtable discussion (sort of — we didn’t see anyone else’s answers until today) on WPS’s demise, and Julie Foudy sent us scrambling down Memory Lane with an espnW column about the next steps in…
WPS shutdown: Four days of reaction
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WPS shutdown: Four days of reaction
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Borislow unleashes anger at U.S. Soccer
by Beau Dure • • 7 Comments
Former magicJack owner Dan Borislow has been conciliatory toward other WPS alumni. Their lawsuit is settled, and everyone’s moving forward. But he still sees an obstruction in the path of women’s soccer, and it’s the organization that collects the sanctioning…