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Beat Win Three in a Row

the Atlanta Beat — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:55:41 UT

KENNESAW, GA –The Atlanta Beat (4-7-4) are on a three-game winning streak after a 3-2 defeat of the Washington Freedom (4-7-5) Wednesday night at KSU Soccer Stadium with goals from the Beat’s Johanna Rasmussen and Monica Ocampo and the Freedom’s Nikki Marshall and Sarah Huffmann.

Tags: Atlanta Beat, Johanna Rasmussen, Monica Ocampo, Nikki Marshall, Sarah Huffmann, Washington Freedom, WPS

Red Stars Add Reiser as Developmental Player

the Chicago Red Stars — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:30:08 UT

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. -- The Chicago Red Stars announce today the addition of midfielder Sophie Reiser as a developmental player and the release of midfielder Jackie Santacaterina. Reiser was selected by the Red Stars in the fifth round (42nd overall) of the 2010 WPS Draft out of Columbia University. The Seattle, Wash., native played for the Red Stars in the preseason but was dealt a setback with a stress fracture in her shin.

Tags: 2010 WPS Draft, Chicago Red Stars, Columbia Lions, Jackie Santacaterina, Sophie Reiser, WPS

Beat Win Two Straight

the Atlanta Beat — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:11:40 UT

KENNESAW, GA – The Atlanta Beat (3-4-7) defeated the Chicago Red Stars (4-6-5) Wednesday night at KSU Soccer Stadium for a second straight 1-0 finish on an Eniola Aluko goal. The Beat are now 2-0-2 against the Red Stars after earning the club’s first WPS victory on June 19 also at the KSU Soccer Stadium. Wednesday’s victory marks the first winning streak of the season after Sunday’s 1-0 victory against Sky Blue FC on July 18.

Tags: Atlanta Beat, Chicago Red Stars, Eniola Aluko, Sky Blue FC, WPS

Beat Earn First Road Win

the Atlanta Beat — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:24:48 UT

The Atlanta Beat (2-7-4) earned their first road win Sunday night after a 1-0 defeat of Sky Blue FC (NY/NJ 5-6-3) on the campus of Rutgers University. English forward Eniola Aluko finished the game winner seven minutes into the match to tie the team’s earliest goal scored this season.

Tags: Atlanta Beat, Eniola Aluko, Sky Blue FC, WPS

Beat Scores Earliest Goal in 2010

the Atlanta Beat — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:33:44 UT

Scoring the Atlanta Beat’s (1-7-3) earliest goal in the 2010 season (with a finish in the first six minutes against the Boston Breakers) was midfielder Johanna Rasmussen who recorded her second goal in consecutive matches as the Beat fell 3-1...

Tags: Atlanta Beat, Boston Breakers, Johanna Rasmussen, WPS

Red Stars Garner First Win Against Sky Blue FC

the Chicago Red Stars — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 04:44:47 UT

Chicago Red Stars forward Ella Masar scored her fourth goal in four games, and the Red Stars garnered their first victory over 2009 champion Sky Blue FC, a 2-0 shutout, on Saturday in Women's Professional Soccer action at Toyota Park.

Tags: Atlanta Beat, Chicago Red Stars, Ella Masar, FC Gold Pride, Sky Blue FC, Washington Freedom, WPS

Beat Ties Red Stars, 1-1

the Atlanta Beat — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 04:34:52 UT

The Atlanta Beat (1-6-3) and Chicago Red Stars (3-5-5) played to a 1-1 tie Wednesday night at Toyota Park in the third of four meetings between the two teams. The Beat struck first in the 30th minute as midfielder Johanna Rasmussen finished the opening goal...

Tags: Atlanta Beat, Chicago Red Stars, Jillian Loyden, Johanna Rasmussen, WPS

Álvaro Saborío Named MLS Player of the Week

Real Salt Lake — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:33:12 UT

SANDY, Utah – Real Salt Lake forward Álvaro Saborío was voted Major League Soccer Player of the Week by the North American Soccer Reporters (NASR) for Week 14 of the 2010 MLS season. Saborío earned the distinction for the second time this season after supplying two goals just five minutes apart in Real Salt Lake’s victory over the New England Revolution.

Tags: MLS, New England Revolution, player of the week, Real Salt Lake, Álvaro Saborío

Beat Falls, 4-0, to FC Gold Pride

the Atlanta Beat — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 03:07:09 UT

The Atlanta Beat (1-6-3) fell 4-0 to Gold Pride (8-3-1) Saturday night at the KSU Soccer Stadium after the Pride’s Christine Sinclair scored in the game’s first minute and Marta scored goals in both the first and second halves.

Tags: Atlanta Beat, Christine Sinclair, FC Gold Pride, Kia McNeill, Marta, Tina Ellertson, WPS

2010 WPS All Star Game, Marta XI 5 - Abby XI 2

Craig Cappy — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 02:07:59 UT

Masar Carries Red Stars Past Breakers

the Chicago Red Stars — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 03:23:15 UT

ALLSTON, Mass. -- Forward Ella Masar netted two goals and the Chicago Red Stars defeated the Boston Breakers, 2-1. For Masar, those were her first two WPS tallies in her season-and-a-half tenure thus far with the Red Stars. The Urbana, Ill., native made the most of her third start this season with goals in the 13th and 79th minutes, the second being the game-winner.

Tags: Boston Breakers, Chicago Red Stars, Ella Masar, WPS

WPS: Atlanta Beat 1 vs. Chicago Red Stars 0

Craig Cappy — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 15:47:31 UT

Tags: Aaron Herr, Chicago Red Stars, WPS

Red Stars Acquire Atlanta's Whitworth

the Chicago Red Stars — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 22:59:04 UT

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. -- The Chicago Red Stars of Women's Professional Soccer acquired goalkeeper Allison Whitworth in a trade with the Atlanta Beat, the team announced Friday. Chicago traded its 2012 first- and fourth-round draft picks for Whitworth and Atlanta's 2011 first- and fourth-round draft picks.

Tags: Aaron Herr, Allison Whitworth, Chicago Red Stars, WPS

World Cup Underway

Matthew Anello — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 02:34:29 UT

Tags: 2010 FIFA World Cup, Argentina, Brazil, England, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Soccer, usa

ESPN Analyst Predictions for the 2010 FIFA World Cup

ESPN — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 22:05:47 UT

ESPN’s 2010 FIFA World Cup analysts – many of whom are former national team players who have competed in the World Cup themselves – offer their predictions on the eve of the tournament.

Tags: 2010 FIFA World Cup, espn, men's soccer

2010 FIFA World Cup Match Re-Airs on ESPN Classic and ESPN2

ESPN — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 01:36:40 UT

ESPN Classic and ESPN2 will combine to re-air all 64 matches of the 2010 FIFA World Cup beginning Friday, June 11, through Monday, July 12. Each match day, generally between 6 p.m. and 12 a.m. ET, ESPN Classic will present all the matches played earlier in the day on ESPN/ESPN2, totaling 113.5 hours.

Tags: 2010 FIFA World Cup, espn, ESPN2, National Men’s Tennis Coach

Omid Namazi Named Red Stars Head Coach

the Chicago Red Stars — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 23:47:29 UT

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. -- The Chicago Red Stars of Women's Professional Soccer are excited to introduce Omid Namazi as Red Stars Head Coach, the organization announced Thursday. Namazi becomes the team's second full-time head coach, succeeding Emma Hayes, who coached during Chicago's inaugural 2009 season and the first six WPS matches of 2010.

Tags: Chicago Red Stars, USA Men's National Team, USA White, WPS

Red Stars Blank 1st Place-Gold Pride

the Chicago Red Stars — Sun, 30 May 2010 14:05:17 UT

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. -- Kosovare Asllani netted her first goal and the Chicago Red Stars defeated first-place FC Gold Pride, 1-0, on Saturday in Women's Professional Soccer action in front of 3,845 at Toyota Park. Next up for the Red Stars is a 5 p.m. match on Sunday, June 6, against the Atlanta Beat at Toyota Park.

Tags: Aaron Herr, Chicago Red Stars, FC Gold Pride, Kosovare Asllani, women's pro soccer

Red Stars Net, 5-0, Win over Red Eleven

the Chicago Red Stars — Sat, 22 May 2010 03:41:22 UT

BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. -- The Chicago Red Stars found their offensive spark, netting four second-half goals as the Women's Professional Soccer side defeated United Soccer Leagues W-League affiliate Chicago Red Eleven, 5-0, on Friday night in an exhibition match at the Schwaben Athletic Club. Brazilian forward Cristiane had two goals in 45 minutes of play.

Tags: 2010-12 USA Basketball Men’s National Team, Chicago Red Stars, Cristiane, Jerry Colangelo, Rajon Rondo, women's pro soccer, WPS

Johnson Makes Professional Debut with Chicago Fire

Central Florida Athletics — Thu, 20 May 2010 17:53:58 UT

CHICAGO, Ill. (UCFAthletics.com) – Former UCF men’s soccer standout Sean Johnson made his professional debut Wednesday night, starting in goal and playing all 90 minutes for the Chicago Fire in a 1-0 loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the opening match of the Chicago Sister Cities International Cup at Toyota Park in Chicago.

Tags: Central Florida Golden Knights, Dallas Vargas, Derek Fisher, Gayrat Ahmedov, men's college soccer, WBA, WBC

Red Stars Fall to Independence, 1-0

the Chicago Red Stars — Sun, 16 May 2010 02:58:55 UT

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. -- The Chicago Red Stars fell to the expansion Philadelphia Independence, 1-0, on Saturday in Women's Professional Soccer action in front of 5,645 fans at Toyota Park. The Independence improved to 3-1-2 and the Red Stars dropped to 1-4-1 on the season.

Tags: Chicago Red Stars, Josh McRoberts, WPS

Red Stars Fall to Gold Pride, 2-0

the Chicago Red Stars — Sun, 09 May 2010 17:54:57 UT

CASTRO VALLEY, Calif. -- The Chicago Red Stars fell to first-place FC Gold Pride, 2-0, on Saturday in Women's Professional Soccer play at Castro Valley Athletic Stadium. The Red Stars had to play for approximately 65 minutes with only 10 players on the pitch.

Tags: Chicago Red Stars, FC Gold Pride, WPS

Former Providence Goalkeeper Signs with Revolution

Providence Athletics — Mon, 03 May 2010 16:46:18 UT

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Former Providence College goalkeeper Timothy Murray (Haverhill, Mass.) signed with the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer (MLS) on Friday, April 30. Prior, Murray was on a three-month trial with the Revolution. Murray, who holds the Providence College record for most career shutouts (27), completed his final season at PC in 2009.

Tags: Argentina, Michael Gilchrist, MLS, Providence Friars

Asllani out 3-4 Weeks with Fractured Rib

the Chicago Red Stars — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:13:47 UT

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. -- The Chicago Red Stars of Women's Professional Soccer announced Friday that midfielder and forward Kosovare Asllani will be out for several weeks with a fractured rib. Asllani suffered the injury during the early minutes of Chicago's 1-0 loss to 2009 WPS champion Sky Blue FC on Sunday at Toyota Park.

Tags: Chicago Red Stars, Kosovare Asllani, Megan Rapinoe, women's pro soccer, WPS

Chicago Red Stars 0 vs. Sky Blue FC 1

Steve Brylka — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:23:30 UT

Tags: Chicago Red Stars, Sky Blue FC, Women's Professional Soccer

Chicago Red Stars 1 vs. Saint Louis Athletica 1

Steve Brylka — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 15:42:25 UT

Tags: Chicago Red Stars, Saint Louis Athletica, Women's Professional Soccer

MLS Increases Roster Size to 26 to Allow for More Home Grown Players

the MLS — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 00:32:15 UT

NEW YORK – As part of Major League Soccer’s ongoing efforts to improve the quality of play, the League has added two additional roster slots per club for Home Grown Players identified and developed by the local club. This creates additional opportunities for top young players in the United States and Canada to gain MLS experience.

Tags: MLS

CF Monterrey Tops Tulsa in Shootout

Tulsa Athletics — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:39:52 UT

The Tulsa men’s soccer exhibition game against CF Monterrey, a Mexican futbol team from Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, remained tied at 3-3 after 90 minutes, but the Rayados out-scored the Golden Hurricane, 3-0, in the shootout to claim the victory...

Atlanta Beat 2 vs. Saint Louis Athletica 1

Mitch Cockrell — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 15:09:11 UT

World Cup Preview - Mexico 0 vs. Iceland 0

Keith Coward — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 23:19:24 UT

Sitch's Tally Holds up for Red Stars

the Chicago Red Stars — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 02:40:39 UT

Chicago Red Stars midfielder Julianne Sitch netted a second-half goal and it proved to be just enough as the Women's Professional Soccer team defeated the University of Notre Dame, 1-0, on Wednesday in South Bend, Ind.

Tags: Chicago Red Stars, Julianne Sitch, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Red Stars Trim Active Roster to 24

the Chicago Red Stars — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:13:21 UT

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. -- The Chicago Red Stars and teams from across the board in Women's Professional Soccer have announced their active 24-player preseason roster. The Red Stars made one more cut, releasing goalkeeper Erin Kane. Brazilian midfielder Formiga has not arrived to camp because she is awaiting visa clearance. Chicago will announce its official roster on April 1.

Tags: Chicago Red Stars, Erin Kane, Formiga, women's pro soccer, WPS

Red Stars Come up Short Against Freedom

the Chicago Red Stars — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:19:31 UT

The Chicago Red Stars dropped their preseason exhibition opener against their Women's Professional Soccer counterpart, the Washington Freedom, 2-1, on Friday in Vero Beach, Fla. Red Stars forward Ella Masar netted Chicago's lone goal in the second half, but Chicago could not overcome the Freedom's strong start.

Tags: Chicago Red Stars, Ella Masar, Washington Freedom, women's pro soccer, WPS

Red Stars Sign Defender Engen

the Chicago Red Stars — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:15:16 UT

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. -- The Chicago Red Stars announce today that they have signed defender Whitney Engen, a first-round (fourth overall) selection in the 2010 Women's Professional Soccer Draft. Engen was a center defensive back for North Carolina in 2008 and 2009.

Tags: Chicago Red Stars, Whitney Engen, women's pro soccer, WPS

Real Salt Lake Sends MF Alex Nimo on Loan to Portland Timbers

the Real Salt Lake — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:23:05 UT

SANDY, Utah – Real Salt Lake today announced that the defending MLS Cup champions and the Portland Timbers of the USSF Division 2 Pro League have agreed to a season-long loan deal that will send MF Alex Nimo back to the Pacific Northwest club for its 2010 season. In addition, Real Salt Lake also announced the waiving of third-year forward Tino Nuñez.

Tags: Alex Nimo, MLS, Portland Timbers, Real Salt Lake, Tino Nuñez, USSF Division 2 Pro League

ESPN Play-by-Play Announcers for 2010 FIFA World Cup

ESPN — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:37:16 UT

Veteran international soccer television voices Ian Darke, Adrian Healey, and Derek Rae will join legend Martin Tyler in South Africa this summer as play-by-play match commentators for ESPN’s English-language coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in the United States. In all, ESPN will employ four teams to call all 64 tournament matches.

Tags: 2010 FIFA World Cup, Adrian Healey, Derek Rae, espn, Ian Darke, Martin Tyler, men's soccer

Red Stars Sign Formiga

the Chicago Red Stars — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:58:41 UT

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. -- The Chicago Red Stars announce the signing of Brazilian midfielder Formiga (full name is Miraildes Maciel Mota). Formiga formerly played for FC Gold Pride in the Bay Area during the 2009 Women's Professional Soccer season. In 2008, Formiga was the first player selected in the WPS International Draft.

Tags: Chicago Red Stars, FC Gold Pride, Formiga, Miraildes Maciel Mota, WPS

2010 WPS Season Schedule and Fox Soccer Channel’s National Television Games Unveiled

the WPS — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:14:00 UT

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Women’s Professional Soccer unveiled its 2010 WPS season schedule on Thursday along with Fox Soccer Channel’s WPS Sunday on FSC nationally-televised broadcast schedule. In 2010, WPS will expand to a 24-game regular season schedule.

Tags: Fox Soccer Channel, WPS, WPS Sunday

Red Stars, WPS Announce 2010 Schedule

the Chicago Red Stars — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:21:24 UT

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. -- The Chicago Red Stars and Women's Professional Soccer announced their 2010 schedule Thursday. It includes a 24-game season (12 home, 12 away) among eight organizations. Brazilian forward Cristiane, midfielder Megan Rapinoe, defender Kate Markgraf and the rest of the Red Stars contingent open their 12-match home schedule at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 17.

Tags: Chicago Red Stars, Cristiane, Kate Markgraf, Megan Rapinoe, WPS

Megan Rapinoe Replaces Tobin Heath for 2010 Algarve Cup in Portugal

U.S. Soccer — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:58:32 UT

CHICAGO – U.S. National Team head coach Pia Sundhage has added flank midfielder Megan Rapinoe to the roster for the 2010 Algarve Cup, replacing Tobin Heath, who is suffering from an illness.The 24-year-old Rapinoe has 11 career caps for the USA and four goals. Last year at the Algarve Cup, she scored the winning goal in a 1-0 victory over Norway that put the USA into the championship game.

Tags: 2010 Algarve Cup, Megan Rapinoe, Pia Sundhage, Tobin Heath, U.S. Nation Team, women's soccer

MLS Unveils 2010 Regular Season Schedule

the MLS — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:25:55 UT

NEW YORK – Today MLS and its national broadcast partners announced the entire 2010 regular season schedule. For the first time in League history, every team will play each of the other 15 clubs once at home, once away, for a balanced, 30-game season and a total of 240 matches League-wide. The inaugural game is March 25 with the Philadelphia Union playing the Seattle Sounders FC.

Tags: ESPN Deportes, ESPN2, ESPN360.com, Fox Soccer Channel, MLS, Philadelphia Union, Seattle Sounders FC

WPS Discontinues Operations of Los Angeles Sol

the WPS — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:33:05 UT

After several weeks of negotiations with a potential new ownership group fell through at the last minute, Women’s Professional Soccer discontinued operations of the Los Angeles Sol on Thursday.

ESPN, Inc. 2010 FIFA World Cup Schedule

ESPN — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:08:39 UT

ESPN will present comprehensive coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup June 11, through July 11, from 10 stadiums in nine cities across South Africa. All 64 matches will be aired live and in high definition on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC, and extensive coverage on ESPN360.com and ESPN Mobile TV.

Tags: 2010 FIFA World Cup, ABC, espn, ESPN Mobile TV, ESPN2, ESPN360.com, FIFA, men's soccer

Amid Impasse, Players Start to Seek Options

Michael C. Lewis - Real Salt Lake — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:17:23 UT

The clock continues to tick on the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement between Major League Soccer and its players' union at the end of the month, with no outward signs of progress. In fact, agents evidently have started working to set up contingency plans for their clients, according to a report at Soccer365.com.

Tags: MLS, Real Salt Lake

Red Stars Re-Sign Cristiane

the Chicago Red Stars — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:51:14 UT

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. -- The Chicago Red Stars announce the re-signing of Brazilian striker and 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year finalist Cristiane for the team's 2010 Women's Professional Soccer season. Cristiane's official signing is pending the league's approval. Cristiane set the bar high during the Red Stars' inaugural 2009 season, establishing a team-high seven goals and netting the only WPS hat trick in the league's young history.

Tags: Chicago Red Stars, Cristiane, FIFA World Player of the Year, WPS

For Real! Real Salt Lake Captures 2009 MLS Cup

RSL Media Relations — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:02:11 UT

Another nail-biting wait was worth it in the end for Real Salt Lake, as the Utah side captured the MLS Cup 2009 crown in its first trip to the League’s title match via a 5-4 win in penalty kicks over the Los Angeles Galaxy following a 1-1 draw...

Late Overtime Goal Stuns UCF, 2-1

Andrew Gavin and UCF Athletics — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:56:12 UT

UCF (6-6-2, 2-4-0 C-USA) forced overtime with a late goal by freshman Nicholas Robson (Auckland, New Zealand), but visiting Kentucky (10-5-0, 3-3-0 C-USA) got a goal from Barry Rice with 34 seconds left in overtime to steal a 2-1 victory in Conference USA men’s soccer action...

Annual Salute to Women in Sports

Tara Polen — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:56:14 UT

The 30th Annual Women's Sports Foundation Salute to Women in Sports was held at the Waldorf=Astoria in New York City on Tuesday, October 13, 2009.

Tags: Billie Jean King, Waldorf=Astoria, women in sports, Women's Sports Foundation

Red Stars Hope to Bring Back Brazilian Forward Cristiane for 2010

the Chicago Red Stars — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:19:22 UT

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. - With the option period expiring and the free agency period for Women's Professional Soccer beginning on Wednesday, Sept. 30, the league's nine franchises announced which players' options were exercised by this past Tuesday

New York Red Bulls 1 vs. New England Revolution 1

Duncan Williams — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 03:15:00 UT