I voted on the top 25 and wrote a few biographical sketches. On this page: Carla Overbeck, Briana Scurry.
Source: FourFourTwo’s top 25 players in U.S. women’s national team history: 15-11 | FourFourTwo
Category: women’s soccer
Tension in the NWSL: can the league and players live together in harmony?
This isn’t the first league Hope Solo has roasted on Twitter. Now other players have joined in. Can the league survive the tension?
Source: Tension in the NWSL: can the league and players live together in harmony? | Football | The Guardian
The Great U.S. Women’s Soccer Labor Dispute of 2016
A few bits of history and perspective that pointed out some inconvenient facts …
— For The Guardian, comments from the U.S. women’s national team’s lawyers along with facts, figures and questions about how this could all play out. (Will we have a league? Will we have a better national team? Will everyone get paid?
Source: The US women’s soccer pay dispute: a tangled web with no easy answers | Football | The Guardian
April 11, 2016
— For OZY, a flashback on a previous labor dispute that actually reached the point of calling in replacement players, albeit replacements who were also on board with what the striking players were doing.
Source: When Women Walked Out on Soccer
May 9, 2016
— For FourFourTwo, a piece on U.S. Soccer’s rebuttal to the team’s EEOC complaint. And the question: What do the women really want?
Source: USWNT vs. U.S. Soccer: What do the players really want?
June 2, 2016
Women’s soccer writing: 2004-2015
Selected women’s soccer pieces, including coverage of the Women’s World Cup (2011) and the demise of WPS:
Women’s World Cup 2011 (espnW/ESPN)
- Despite speed and spirited offense, Japan falls twice
- German soccer moves to next level
- Preview (ESPN): Germany-Canada
- FIFA press conference has abrupt ending
- Game 1: Loudly supported Germany defeats Canada
- Game 1 (ESPN): Germany makes strong opening statement
- Game 2: New Zealand gains confidence in loss
- Game 3: Equatorial Guinea wins over fans
- Game 4: Germany’s effort thus far raises questions
- Game 5: Japan dazzling in win over Mexico
- Preview (ESPN): Norway, Brazil struggling to find form
- Game 6: Young Colombia can gain from experience
- Game 7 (ESPN): Marta has her Diego Maradona moment
- Game 7: If there’s a crowd, Marta must be there
- Tournament rewind (after each team had played twice)
- Game 8: New Zealand pulls out dramatic draw
- Game 9: Inspired Swedes shock USA
WPS dissolution/magicJack suit (ESPN/espnW)
- Oct. 27, 2011: WPS terminates ties with magicJack
- Nov. 18, 2011: Dan Borislow files suit against WPS
- Nov. 28, 2011: WPS facing pressure over its future
- Dec. 12, 2011: Trying to figure out what’s next for WPS
- Jan. 10, 2012: Dan Borislow, magicJack score court victory over WPS
- Jan. 18, 2012: WPS, Dan Borislow agree to work together again
- Jan. 30, 2012: Suspended WPS season brings uncertainty
- Feb. 3, 2012: WPS: U.S. Soccer said deal with Dan Borislow won’t work
- Feb. 20, 2012: WPS files for summary judgment in Borislow case
- May 18, 2012: What’s next for women’s soccer?
- May 18, 2012: Women’s Professional Soccer folds after three seasons
Game stories and news
- Sept. 3, 2013: Leroux helps team USA crush Mexico (Fox Soccer)
- Nov. 23, 2011: Virginia finally makes quarterfinals with possession style (espnW)
- Aug. 27, 2011: Western New York wins WPS title (espnW)
- (Nine World Cup 2011 stories above)
- Aug. 24, 2008: Gold medalists return home as new pro league awaits (USA TODAY, Olympics)
- Aug. 21, 2008: Weight lifted with U.S. soccer victory, gold (USA TODAY, Olympics)
- Aug. 18, 2008: USA secures rematch with Brazil for gold (USA TODAY, Olympics)
- Aug. 17, 2008: U.S. women not taking Japan lightly in soccer semifinal (USA TODAY, Olympics)
- Aug. 12, 2008: U.S. women rout New Zealand to reach quarterfinals (USA TODAY, Olympics)
- Aug. 6, 2008: Norway still a thorn in U.S. side after winning opener 2-0 (USA TODAY, Olympics)
Features and columns
- Dec. 15, 2015: The U.S. women’s team is a soccer team, not a traveling circus. It’s time for a fix. (The Guardian)
- July 6, 2015: U.S. Women’s player ratings show world-class performances, long-term questions (SoccerWire)
- July 5, 2015: The U.S. women’s unlikeliest win (SportsMyriad)
- June 25, 2015: Can U.S. women ditch “Whack it to Wambach” style? (SoccerWire)
- June 5, 2015: A brief guide to the Women’s World Cup (Fox News Latino; tailored to Americas)
- April 2, 2015: Jill Ellis stubbornly goes forth into the World Cup(SportsMyriad)
- July 22, 2014: Remembering Dan Borislow (SportsMyriad)
- Jan. 3, 2014: Best XI of U.S. women’s soccer in 2013 (Fox Soccer)
- Oct. 18, 2013: Lessons From A New Women’s Soccer League(Huffington Post)
- Sept. 3, 2013: Hard to crack exclusive USWNT squad (Fox Soccer)
- Dec. 26, 2011: Tina Ellertson combines family and soccer (espnW)
- April 6, 2011: Reflections on “The Man Watching” and Anson Dorrance (SportsMyriad)
- July 23, 2010: WPS faces challenging future (ESPN.com)
- Dec. 9, 2009: Off-field issues could halt three leagues, leave fans out in cold (USA TODAY)
- May 21, 2009: New players, style in the plans for USA women’s soccer team (USA TODAY)
- Aug. 4, 2008: Kai changes attitude, fitness after flawed first impression (USA TODAY)
- July 11, 2007: Washington Freedom awaiting pro game’s rebirth (USA TODAY)
- Aug. 21, 2004: Dear Mia … (USA TODAY)
- June 24, 2004: Women’s soccer goes on without pro league (USA TODAY)
Duresport.com 