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Marta wins fifth consecutive FIFA women’s world player of the year
| The amazing Marta won her fifth consecutive FIFA player of the year award, ahead of Germany’s Fatmire Bajramaj and Birgit Prinz.
The FIFA Ballon d’Or Gala, which took place in Zurich on Monday, raised the curtain on the new decade in style. Attractin...[Read on] |
FIFA calls on young females to “Live Your Goals”
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As the Women’s World Cup is about to begin, the international governing organization for soccer launched a new initiative aimed at inspiring women and girls all over the world to participate in the game.
Featuring some of the stars of this summer’s...[Read on] |
World Cup Song: Shakira ‘Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)’
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We are just a few days away from the exciting beginning of the FIFA World Cup 2010 being held at South Africa and international superstar Shakira is scheduled to perform her new single, “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)” during the opening ceremony ...[Read on] |
Iran’s girls’ soccer team back in Youth Olympics
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With this summer’s inaugural Youth Olympics fast approaching, there was one group of young women who were facing exclusion. That is until this week when FIFA said they will allow the Iranian girls soccer team to compete at the Games as long as their pl...[Read on] |
Marta named World Player of year
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Brazil’s Marta captured soccer’s World Player of the Year award for the fourth year in a row. The 23-year-old playmaker beat teammate Cristiane, Kelly Smith of England, and Germans Birgit Prinz and Inka Grings.
“I’m really surprised,” Marta sa...[Read on] |
Cavalli dresses Shakira for the World Cup
| Team jerseys will be the most popular fashion choice in South Africa over the next few weeks. Unless you're Shakira. During her opening ceremony performance at the FIFA World Cup on June 10th, the Latin beauty will be wearing an exclusive look from high-e...[Read on] |
Soccer mom Joy Fawcett takes center stage
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Soccer hall of famer Joy Fawcett
The ultimate soccer mom reached the pinnacle of her sport Sunday.
“In my life, I’ve had two dreams: To play soccer at the highest level and to be a mother,” former United States Women’s National Team standout d...[Read on] |
Why police the border between women's and men's sports?
| In 2004, Mexican National Women's Team superstriker Maríbel Dominguez was signed to a two-year contract with Celaya FC, a second division men's team. FIFA stepped in with an official prohibition and the assertion "There must be a clear separation between...[Read on] |
KICK IT UP! launches at FIFA World Cup
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Soccer (or football as it’s known around the globe) is the world’s most popular sport, and Global Girl Media is using the largest international soccer event to help young women find their voices. The non-profit org’s pilot project KICK IT UP! has ...[Read on] |
Secretary Clinton to Launch Women’s World Cup Initiative
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Pretty Smart! On Monday June 6, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will launch the Women’s World Cup Initiative: Empowering Women and Girls Through Sports. The event, which will be streamed live on www.state.gov. will take place 9:30 am...[Read on] |
WPS Game One: Los Angeles Sol vs. Washington Freedom
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Women’s Professional Soccer made a promising debut Sunday as a crowd of nearly 15,000 at The Home Depot Center in Carson watched the Los Angeles Sol defeat the Washington Freedom, 2-0.
A highlight of the afternoon was no doubt Los Angeles forward Marta...[Read on] |
Hijab ban belongs in the sin bin
| When soccer's world governing body FIFA banned Muslim headscarves from competition, a shudder went through Sydney's all-female football team, the Lakembaroos.
The hijab ban has already this week forced the Iran girls' soccer squad out of the first summer...[Read on] |
WPS stays alive
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Earlier this month we learned that FC Gold Pride and the Washington Freedom had failed to make escrow payments, to secure a 2011 season. The deadline was extended to mid-November, so that hopefully new investors would step up and save the teams from foldi...[Read on] |
How a girl picks her 2010 World Cup brackets
| Okay, I’m a game late to the party here, the opening match was this morning. But I figured I better jump on the bandwagon and put my predictions on the line… it just makes the tournament that much more fun!
Here’s are the rosters, for reference: h...[Read on] |
Party like it’s 1999
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The year was 1999. A team of inspired women and a tournament of historic proportions captured the hearts and minds of an entire nation. I was just a young girl (well not that young) and one of 90,000 fans at the Rose Bowl watching the epic final and...[Read on] |
Los Angeles Sol of WPS to fold
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Goodbye Sol. We hardly knew ya. After attending most of the home games at the Home Depot Center, and watching some great soccer, it is with huge sadness we learn that the Los Angeles Sol folded today. The notice comes after one season, despite the sta...[Read on] |
Female athletes who paved the way for women in sports
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Male athletes usually take the sports spotlight, for both their looks and their athletic abilities. But they’re not the only ones competing.
Even before Title IX became law in 1972 and helped women gain access to equal opportunities in sports, women w...[Read on] |
Women’s Sports Foundation’s “Sportswoman of the Year”
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It’s that time of year again.
To celebrate the world’s top female athletes, the Women’s Sports Foundation nominated elite athletes from 20 different sports for individual and team Sportswoman of the Year awards.
The 2010 finalists have distinguish...[Read on] |
WPS: Bruised, Battered But Still Kicking
| WPS rang in Year Two with promise and optimism. Season ticket sales were reportedly up 15% from last year, commitment from local sponsors had increased, eight franchises were back in the fray – including two debutantes, each squad had been bolstered by ...[Read on] |
Moroccan female soccer players fight uphill battle for resources
| In Moroccan society today female players who fought and won the right to play soccer have a new battle on their hands. They have a professional league, but they still lag far behindMorocco’s male players when it comes to the basics of the game- time, s...[Read on] |
Halftime: No time to quit - South Africa, HIV and how the World Cup has hidden an epidemic.
| Jamele Hill of ESPN writes one of the most poignent pieces on the HIV crisis in South Africa. With the World Cup as the backdrop and considering the continents economic and health crises , Hill shows how the world's biggest spectacle has worked to hide th...[Read on] |
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