The most exciting football games are those your team almost loses.
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On May 7, WPS Commissioner Tonya Antonucci announced a 1-game suspension for both Abby Wambach and Kia McNeill for actions in a game played on May 3. Did the punishments fit the actions on the field?

After too long an absence, the always entertaining women of soccer return to the professional pitch for the first time since the WUSA folded. Yes, it’s time for Women’s Processional Soccer (WPS).

Super Bowl. Football. Commercials. The Boss. More Commercials. Trophy. Worth it? Maybe. The Winner? You know, that’s the question, isn’t it? Why do we watch this circus every year, awarding it the highest television rating? Is it just about the game with the funny-shaped ball?

On Monday, October 6, 2008, the Women’s Professional Soccer league (WPS) held its general draft for players not yet selected in the WNT player allocation or the International Player Draft. Here are the picks.

The new WPS (Women’s Professional Soccer) issued its player allocations from the United States women’s national team (WNT). The seven inaugural teams of the league will each be assigned three players. Here is the list and some comments:

After many years of work and restructuring, and hot on the heels of the USA’s win over Brazil in the 2008 Olympic Games, a new women’s soccer league in the United States is about to spring forth: the WPS (Women’s Professional Soccer). If history is any indicator, the play will be exciting and the players entertaining.

It was a mixed bag for the USA women’s teams in a day filled with finals.  Softball, Soccer, and Water Polo plus a semi-final in Basketball with a major rival.
The major success was with the U.S. women’s soccer team winning a somewhat unexpected gold medal against arguably the best team in the world, Brazil. Through [...]

It blows my mind that one of the biggest headlines coming out of China is that a little girl in the Opening Ceremonies lip-synched a song. Are you kidding me?  This is an issue? That a little girl during an entertainment presentation wasn’t the actual singer? Really? This is making headlines and yet there is [...]

My day started with watching the soccer match between the USA women and the kiwis from New Zealand. I’m so happy I did as the U.S. scored the fasted goal ever in women’s Olympic competition: 40 seconds from the start of the game. Entering the match, the U.S. was fairly certain that they would end [...]