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10/30/2009

WPS Features Five Nominees for FIFA World Player of the Year Award

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (October 30, 2009) – FIFA announced its short list for the 2009 FIFA Women’s
World Player of the Year Award from its headquarters in Zurich on Friday with five of the 10...

10/30/2009

WPS features five nominees for FIFA World Player of the Year Award

FIFA announced the short list for the 2009 FIFA Women's World Player of the Year Award from its
headquarters in Zurich on Friday with five of the 10 players in contention for the award currently...

10/29/2009

U.S. Women defeat Germany on first-half goal and strong defensive effort

USA Wins Battle of FIFA’s Top Two Ranked Women’s National Teams U.S. Back Line
and Hope Solo Are Stellar as Americans Contain Talented German Attack AUGSBURG, Germany...

10/28/2009

Bragging rights at stake: U.S. faces off against Germany

One year after capturing the 2008 Olympic Gold medal, the U.S. Women’s National Team faces its
biggest test in 2009 when it goes up against European champion Germany on Thursday at 1pm ET in...

10/27/2009

2009 Season in Review: Chicago Red Stars

Oct. 28, 2009 - A quick look at Chicago’s game by game record this season and one thing pops
out at first glance: this team was streaky. An undefeated April was followed by a winless May....

10/26/2009

Hucles retires at the top of her game

In a sudden announcement of a well thought out decision, Angela Hucles stunned her teammates
and fans last week by announcing her retirement from soccer. The retirement was effective...

10/23/2009

Lauletta’s League Lowdown: Players on the move

In the summer of 2008, when the members of the U.S. Olympic team were making requests as to
where they wanted to play in WPS, Carli Lloyd decided she would rather go to Chicago then stay at...

10/20/2009

Weimer eager to reunite with DiCicco in Boston

Oct. 20, 2009 - As a card-carrying Yankees fan, Tiffany Weimer is not so sure about the
prospect of living in Boston. When it comes to joining the Breakers and reuniting with her former...

10/14/2009

Independence signs Mitts

PHILADELPHIA (Oct. 13, 2009) – The Philadelphia Independence announced the signing of defender
Heather Mitts today. The signing is pending league approval. After playing for the Boston...

10/8/2009

International Report: WPS Stars Head Overseas in the Off-Season

Loan agreements in international soccer are common. It’s mostly done to help develop younger
players, or – for more experienced players – to provide them with continued competitive playing...