http://www.wsoccernews.com/index.php Latest women soccer news en Copyright © 2013 Wsoccernews.com http://wsoccernews.com/themes/2010/images/logo.jpg http://wsoccernews.com/ The Chicago Red Stars have secured the services of former German internationals Sonja Fuss and Inka Grings for the inaugural season of the NWSL. Currently under contract with FC Zurich, the talented duo will remain with the Swiss outfit until May 20, at which point they will cross the Atlantic to battle for points alongside the medal-rich Red Stars roster. http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3611 Fri, 22 Mar 13 09:33:00 GMT Video Highlights from first leg in the UEFA WCL - Wolfsburg vs FC Rossiyanka http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3610 Thu, 21 Mar 13 09:32:00 GMT Arsenal and Olympique Lyon are in great positions to go through the Quarter-finals after first leg in the UEFA Women´s Chamion´s League. http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3609 Thu, 21 Mar 13 09:08:00 GMT Highlights from the Quarter-finals when Lyon won LdB Malmö 5-0 last night in the Women´s UEFA Champions League. http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3608 Thu, 21 Mar 13 08:58:00 GMT LSK won the Toppserien in Norway today with a win 4-0 over Sandviken. There is still one round left to play. Stabæk in second place can´t reach them. http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3607 Sun, 04 Nov 12 20:26:00 GMT Tyresö won the final match against LdB Malmö and are Swedish Damallsvenskan Champions for 2012. Linköping won the bronze. Two teams from Stockholm got relegated and will be playing in the Dam Superettan in 2013. Mallbacken and Sunnanå have been promoted to the Damallsvenskan for 2013 http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3606 Sat, 03 Nov 12 14:15:00 GMT Madelaine Edlund scored with a header in the 81 min for Tyresö in the dramatic final for the gold in the Swedish Damallsvenskan. That means Tyresö is the Swedish Damallsvenskan Champions 2012. http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3605 Sat, 03 Nov 12 14:09:00 GMT Follow the last round and the war for the gold between LdB Malmö and Tyresö on Livescore. Free livescore here: http://livescore.svenskfotboll.se/?date=&national=0 http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3604 Sat, 03 Nov 12 12:31:00 GMT The final round in the Swedish Damallsvenskan will be played this weekend. LdB and Tyresö will play a match for the title in Malmö. Linköping, Götenburg and Kristianstad DFF are fighting for the third place. http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3603 Fri, 02 Nov 12 05:29:00 GMT The last three games in the round of 16 in the Women´s Champions League. The http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3602 Thu, 01 Nov 12 20:28:00 GMT Here are the video highlighst from Wolfsburg scored four goals at home when they got Roa from Norway for a visit. http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3601 Thu, 01 Nov 12 20:20:00 GMT Highlights from Arsenal and Potsdam earlier today. Y.Ogimi scored a great goal in the end of the game. A goal that could been very important for them for the second game. http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3600 Thu, 01 Nov 12 20:13:00 GMT Denise Reddy who just quit recently as a trainer for Linköpings FC in the Swedish Damallsvenskan is on her way to train the Danish team BK -93/HIK Skjold. http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3599 Fri, 27 Jul 12 20:24:00 GMT Tonight Jitex won Bunkeflo in the Swedish Cup. Jitex will go through the semifinals in the Swedish Cup. http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3598 Fri, 27 Jul 12 20:15:00 GMT As Sweden and Spain gear up for their second appearances in a UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship final, UEFA.com looks back on their previous experiences – they could not be more different. http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3597 Thu, 12 Jul 12 20:49:00 GMT According to our sources Tyresö FF in the Swedish Damallsveskan has already made an agreement with the former coach of LDB Malmö, Martin Sjögren to take over the team after the summer break in the league. http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3596 Thu, 12 Jul 12 20:46:00 GMT After 366 games and 77 goals in the Damallsvenskan decided Jane Törnqvist to retire for football. http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3595 Wed, 04 Jul 12 11:54:00 GMT http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3594 Wed, 04 Jul 12 11:09:00 GMT The difference between the teams tonight was Marta. Göteborg took the lead with in the first half with a goal from Lindén. The goal came a bit surpricingly for Tyresö. Göteborg´s keeper Hammarström had made few crucial saves before Lindén scored the goal. With three goals from the Brazilian players, Marta and Elaine, Tyresö took the lead and made a good 3-1 victory over Göteborg. http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3593 Wed, 04 Jul 12 07:52:00 GMT Tonight the last games before Damallsvenskan goes on break cause to preparations for the Olympics. LdB Malmö needs a win over Örebro to keep up with the title race with Tyresö. That goes also for Vittsjö who will meet Jitex. Kristianstad would probably like to revenge the lost against Piteå few weeks back. Djurgården desperately needs a win against Linköping to fight for their place in Damallsvenskan. All the games starts at 19.00 tonight CET. http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3592 Wed, 04 Jul 12 07:42:00 GMT Spain 3-0 Serbia Goals from Raquel Pinel, Ivana Andrés and Nagore Calderón ensured a winning Group B start for Spain against the surprise qualifiers. http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3591 Tue, 03 Jul 12 09:45:00 GMT Adelina Engman has made 8 goals so far in the Finnish Naista Liiga. Adelina is only born 1994. Adelina scored 10 goals last season in 21 games. 12 rounds has been played in the Finnish League. http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3585 Tue, 03 Jul 12 08:45:00 GMT Given a stern examination throughout, the hosts secured a draw in a tightly-contested Group A opener between two finals debutants. http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3590 Tue, 03 Jul 12 08:35:00 GMT Sweden won over England with a goal from the LdB striker E. Rubensson. C. Bovbjerg scored a last minute winner for Denmark over Romania. Turkey and Portugal tied in a very even match. Both teams where playing in their first final tournament. Spain started the UEFA U19 Finals with a bang by beating Serbia 3-0 with goals from Pinel, Andres and Calderon. http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3589 Tue, 03 Jul 12 07:35:00 GMT Today the first game in the 13th round of Dammalsvenskan will be played. Tyresö the leaders in the Swedish Damallsvenskan will meet Kopparbergs/Göteborg. http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3588 Tue, 03 Jul 12 07:26:00 GMT The top game will be IBV against Stjarnan. Stjarnan are the champions from 2011. IBV is only 1 point behind Stjarnan. Thor/KA the leaders of the Icelandic Pepsideild will visit Selfoss. That one should be a easy game for them. Breidablik will take on Valur and that will be a interesting game. http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3586 Tue, 03 Jul 12 05:10:00 GMT The Breidablik and Icelandic National player Fanndis Fridriksdottir is leading the scoreboard in the Icelandic Pepsideild with 7 goals after 7 rounds. http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3584 Tue, 03 Jul 12 05:05:00 GMT Become a fan of our website on Facebook. Just click here Tell your friends about our great website about women´s soccer. http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=80 Tue, 03 Jul 12 04:12:00 GMT Turkey, will also be taking a brave step into the unknown, but coach Taygun Erdem was adamant his side can replicate their impressive recent form. "We have had great preparation, winning six of our eight games and scoring 25 goals and conceding just ten," he said. "We have a very good structure in place. We want to balance our attacking and defensive duties and pay attention to the other teams in our group. We need to respect that and we wish everyone luck." The former Fenerbahçe SK defender also sounded an upbeat note concerning the state of women's football in Turkey. "Our football is always evolving and we want to reflect that in the competition," he said. "Turkey is a huge country in which football is very popular. We want to raise awareness of women's football in this country and encourage young girls to play the game. This is our biggest challenge." http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3583 Mon, 02 Jul 12 16:31:00 GMT It also went down to the wire in Vasteras, where Germany needed victory against Sweden. The holders had already hit the post when they fell behind to Elin Rubensson's composed strike (36), and rattled the crossbar after the interval but Sweden held on. "If you are Germany you should always qualify for the European Championship; it is a disappointment," said Germany coach Maren Meinert. Northern Ireland beat Poland 3-0 in the other fixture. http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3582 Mon, 02 Jul 12 15:11:00 GMT Spain wrapped up the section with a victory over Scotland that was never really in doubt from the moment Marina García (28) broke the deadlock. Shelley Kerr's side fought all the way, pulling it back to 2-1 and then, in added time, 3-2. There was also only one goal in it between Russia and Italy, Azzurrine skipper Lisa Alborghetti scoring from the spot nine minutes from time. http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3581 Mon, 02 Jul 12 14:02:00 GMT Nevena Damjanović was again the inspiration for Serbia, scoring the only goal against Switzerland as Milan Rastavac's side made it three wins from three. Denmark finished second, Camilla Andersen's tenth goal in qualifying completing a 2-0 success against point-less Republic of Ireland, and they edged through as the runners-up with the best record against the teams first and third in their section. http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3580 Mon, 02 Jul 12 13:18:00 GMT Romania had already sealed progress and rounded off qualifying with another impressive performance, drawing 1-1 with the Netherlands. But for Sabine Becx's 89th-minute strike it would have been victory, though the damage had been done to the Oranje's aspirations of securing the best runners-up spot. They finish third behind 2010 champions France, who beat Iceland thanks to an early Marion Leroy goal. http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3579 Mon, 02 Jul 12 12:04:00 GMT Last season's runners-up Norway thought they had snatched a last-minute ticket to Turkey when, in the second minute of added time, Andrea Thun struck to earn a 3-2 win against the Czech Republic. Yet the section's other game also ended in drama as Portugal's Vanessa Rodrigues headed in an 89th-minute winner versus Belgium, sending the mini-tournament hosts through by virtue of a superior head-to-head record against Norway. http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3578 Mon, 02 Jul 12 11:51:00 GMT Danielle Carter's first-half strike earned England a hard-fought triumph over Austria as the 2009 champions sealed a return to the finals having missed out last season. It means Wales, who will host the 2013 event, finish second despite a predatory 90th-minute winner from Finland's Ella-Rosa Huusko condemning them to a 2-1 defeat. Group B: Spain, Serbia, England, Sweden http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3577 Mon, 02 Jul 12 10:44:00 GMT Highlights from Vittsjö - Tyresö in Damallsvenskan 30 june 2012. http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3587 Mon, 02 Jul 12 10:43:00 GMT Denmark finished second, Camilla Andersen's tenth goal in qualifying completing a 2-0 success against point-less Republic of Ireland, and they edged through as the runners-up with the best record against the teams first and third in their section. Denmark will play in Group A: Turkey, Portugal, Denmark, Romania http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3576 Mon, 02 Jul 12 09:32:00 GMT UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship, which kicks off in Antalya today. http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3574 Mon, 02 Jul 12 07:14:00 GMT Spain may be many people's UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship favourites, but coach Ángel Vilda remains cautious – if optimistic – ahead of Group B kick-off alongside Sweden, England and debutants Serbia. http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3575 Mon, 02 Jul 12 07:05:00 GMT The UEFA U19 Championship starts today in Antalya, Turkey. The finals take place from 2 to 14 July. Group A: Turkey, Portugal, Denmark, Romania Group B: Spain, Serbia, England, Sweden http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3573 Mon, 02 Jul 12 06:08:00 GMT The goal of the moth in the English WSL was made by Megan Harris, Lincoln. This was a last minute winner against Arsenal http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3572 Mon, 02 Jul 12 05:05:00 GMT Linköping won Jitex with 4 goals to zero today in the Swedish Damallsvenskan. Linköping is in the 6th place 9 goals on aggregate on Piteå. http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3571 Sun, 01 Jul 12 19:45:00 GMT Ada Hegerberg is leading the topscorer in the Toppserien in Norway with 18 goals in 12 games. Ada is only born 1995 and looks like a very promising player on the way for football in Norway. http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3569 Sun, 01 Jul 12 15:08:00 GMT Anja Mittag is the leading goalscorer in the Swedish Damallsvenskan after 11 rounds played. Allthough there are two games left of the 11th round. Christian Press is two goals behind with 10 goals and Sofie Andersson from Vittsjö is in the third place with 8 goals. http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3568 Sun, 01 Jul 12 15:02:00 GMT http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3570 Sun, 01 Jul 12 14:19:00 GMT Linköping and Jitex will meet today in Linköping. With a victory for Linköping they can reach the 6th place and take over Piteå with 16 points. http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3567 Sun, 01 Jul 12 10:01:00 GMT The two top rival meet yesterday in Vittsjö. 2500 people attended the game in great weather. Vittsjö was leading in halftime, but Lisa Dalqvist scored the equilizer with a volley from a corner kick from Marta. In Örebro took the guest all the three points to Kristianstad with goals from Asslani, Andersson, Sadiku and Omarsdottir. The goal for Örebro scored Persson. Today will Linköping meet Jitex. http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3566 Sun, 01 Jul 12 09:57:00 GMT http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3565 Sun, 01 Jul 12 09:46:00 GMT <script src="http://player.ooyala.com/player.js?height=220&video_pcode=9xamM6_vYjbNiMkmp1Iv7Wq8UPed&embedCode=JjdHMwNTpEFjcHO4ha4oINdbxyXAZxsP&deepLinkEmbedCode=JjdHMwNTpEFjcHO4ha4oINdbxyXAZxsP&width=390"></script> http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3564 Tue, 12 Jun 12 16:34:00 GMT http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3563 Tue, 12 Jun 12 15:48:00 GMT http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3562 Tue, 12 Jun 12 15:00:00 GMT http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3561 Tue, 12 Jun 12 14:26:00 GMT http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3560 Thu, 31 May 12 18:25:00 GMT <u>Taken from expressen.se (Google translated)</u> Stefan Fredriksson came to Tyresö in November 2010. This year, the club invested heavily and acquired including superstar Marta. The stated objective is to win Damallsvenskan and the team also leads the series after seven innings. But the hunt for series victory takes place in the future without Stefan Fredriksson. <strong>"Two young children at home"</strong> When he dials FotbollsExpressen.se he presents himself as a "former coach of Tyresö". The reason for his defection is a lack of time and energy. - I have for many years worked a little too hard. Now that I have had another child, I have two small children at home, so it is not really compatible to be elite coach and parent of young children at the same time, says Stefan Fredriksson. With all the signings of star players, expectations of the team increased significantly, but that's not why he chooses to leave the training mission. - It has absolutely nothing to do with my leaving, but it is clear that we have high expectations of us. It's also funny that people think things about us, and rightly so. <strong>"We lead the series"</strong> Increased expectations of the team has led to more to do as a coach and in combination with the birth of a child to do that he chooses to step down. - It is clear that the workload has increased with more media and more players from different teams and kordinering of trainings. I have had eight different teams to take into account. The workload has not diminished since last year, so to speak. <strong>What do you think about the season has gone?</strong> - I think it has gone okay. We lead the series and have let in very little goal. The high expectations sometimes make people believe that we will play "Barça football" all the time and win by four or five goals every game, it does not, they do sometimes. I am absolutely satisfied. <strong>Do you feel that everything has worked well in the team?</strong> - Yes, absolutely. I think definitely. I'm extremely pleased with the girls, the team and the club in every way. <strong>According to FotbollsExpressen.se there has been discontent among the players, do you feel that there have been so?</strong> - No, it does not. Such figures probably always when it happens to this kind of stuff. http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3559 Thu, 31 May 12 17:59:00 GMT Turbine Potsdams captain and the German national team player Jennifer Ziets is suffering from a torn ACL. This is a big loss for Potsdam. http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3558 Thu, 31 May 12 06:43:00 GMT One more player in the Swedish league is suffering from a torn ACL. http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3557 Thu, 31 May 12 06:34:00 GMT According to sources there will be some big changes today in Damallsvenskan. http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3556 Thu, 31 May 12 06:14:00 GMT http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3555 Wed, 30 May 12 13:37:00 GMT The German national team play a game against Romania this Thursday in the Euro 2013 qualifiers. Below is an interview with Silvia Neid about the game. <u>Taken from dfb.de (google translate)</u> It was not an easy game. Low in the opponent getting used to space. And yet it is the women's team succeeded in October 2011 to enter three such important issues for the European Championship qualifier in the away match against Romania. On Thursday (18 Clock, live on ARD) is to be done in Bielefeld against the same opponent the next step to Sweden. That is not easy because, as in the first game DFB coach Ulrike Ballweg now expects an opponent who is acting out of a solid defense. "They will be compact and aggressive forward play," she says. <strong>"Good football players"</strong> The assistant coach of Silvia Neid warns against underestimating the Romanians. "These are good football players. They have shown to us, what they can and have made our life very difficult. "The team of coach Mary Delicoiu reflected in the qualification group 2 so far bravely. Currently she is on the third place, ranking ahead of Switzerland traded as high, clothed only in fourth place. In seven games, get the team with four wins, three were lost. <strong>Strong defensive</strong> A look at the goal difference makes it clear what are the strengths of the Romanian collective: Only 13 goal conceded the team - this is the third best value in the group. Only the DFB team with three and Spain with ten goals conceded defensively stronger. It is in the game on Thursday also be important, how can the defense bar of the Romanians are broken. "We need a lot of movement and ideas. This is necessary in order to crack the defensive organization, "says Ulrike Ballweg, like Germany coach Silvia Neid expects a high willingness to run from their players. More than just the result of commitment to success. Romania's defense bar and leave it offer itself to the enemy as little space as possible in order to flourish. This is the default. "Because," says Ulrike Ballweg, "the more space you give the Romanians, the more dangerous they are." http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3554 Wed, 30 May 12 13:25:00 GMT http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3553 Wed, 30 May 12 12:55:00 GMT Konnichiwa! I am writing from the Japanese Shinkansen, better known as the bullet train. As I sit comfortably next to Bev the Japanese landscape screams by, green rolling hills and Japanese style homes and buildings as far as the eye can see. We are on our way to Kumamoto for our first official game since getting approved for a work visa. When I last wrote you it was my 27th birthday and the very beginning of my time in Kobe, Japan. A lot has happened since then. For one thing, our apartment is nearly finished, and Thursday we had internet installed, finally. It never crossed my mind that I could be without internet access for a month in such a modern and technologically superior country. However, since they don’t have free Wi-Fi in cafes when I say I was without internet, I was really without internet. I’m sure there was a faster solution to our internet anguish, but our limited communication skills left us in an extended holding pattern. The plane has since landed, and man it feels good to be back on the grid! Being without internet was not all bad. Notable downsides – I missed my sister’s graduation from Law School, Mother’s Day and my mom’s birthday. Missing it in person was a given, but not getting the email updates and photo albums was a real bummer. I felt like I missed it in mind and body. Major upside – the time I would have been on Skype and staying in touch with America I spent almost exclusively studying Japanese and getting used to my new life. A Little About Soccer Not a day goes by where I’m not wowed by something someone does. The players are insane. INSANE. Their individual skills and soccer savvy are simply breathtaking, and the young eighteen, nineteen, and twenty year old players are head and shoulders above anything I’ve seen before. I’d venture to say the future of Japanese soccer is rock solid, and I’m pumped to watch some of my teammates in the U-20 World Championship this summer. A Little About the Team INAC Kobe Leonessa boasts eight world champions from the 2011 World Cup, including last year’s balon d’or (Homare Sawa). INAC is also the home of three of Japan’s top U-20’s and South Korea’s unbelievable number ten (Ji SoYun, drafted to the Boston Breakers of the recently defunct WPS). INAC plays a high pressure, possession style, and in opposite fashion to the U.S. a player’s job is first to fit in, not stand out. Whereas in America we emphasize physical dominance, 1 v. 1’s, and individual moments of brilliance, the Japanese seem to be focused on team tactics, technical perfection, and above all else consistency. That makes fitting in a prerequisite to standing out. It’s not that we don’t have our technical and tactical players in the U.S., and it’s not that individual moments of brilliance or physical dominance aren’t valued in Japan. It’s more likely that the different systems determine the parameters that focus and limit the players developing in them. It’s a curious thing to drop down into such a contrary soccer culture, and I’m thick in the middle of a world I was not raised in. It’s sink or swim time, and I’m learning and growing every day. On Saturday we tied Okayama Yunogo Belle (home of Aya Miyama, Japan National Team star, former WPS star, member of the L.A. Sol, St. Louis Athletica, and the Atlanta Beat). I debuted in the second half as the center forward in a 4-3-3 system. Having had a number of chances and not being able to convert on any of them, I am once again reminded (it has been years) of the woes of being a striker! It’s the familiar feeling of a good performance just not good enough. What I’m Learning: My transition needs to be faster. The players around me think and move so quickly, and I have to, have to, have to catch up. At times I need to cut the angles of my runs. Wider runs create space, but narrower runs put you in on goal. In the words of Naho Kawasumi, “relax”. Perhaps impossible given it was my first game in eight months, but probably advice worth taking from one of the world’s best goal-scorers. It was so exciting to finally be playing again and add to it being surrounded by some of the world’s best players, and you’ve the recipe for the thrill of a lifetime! Sayounara! http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3552 Wed, 30 May 12 12:26:00 GMT <strong><u>WSL - England</strong></u> 20:30 Everton - Liverpool 20:30 Lincoln - Doncaster Belles 20:45 Bristol Academy - Arsenal http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3551 Wed, 30 May 12 11:51:00 GMT According to frauenfussball-info.de Vidarsdottir has ended her contract with Potsdam. She had one year left of her contract, but both parties agreed on ending the contract. Vidarsdóttir has been dealing with an injury in her hamstring over the last few years and that injury does not seem to be going away. Bernd Schröder says that she cannot handle the physical stress of high-performance training due to her injury and therefore they could not get out of her what they wanted. Vidarsdóttir came to Turbine Potsdam at the beginning of this year after playing for Kristianstad DFF last year. She was the leading goal scorer in Damallsvenskan last year and rumors are that she might return back to her old club where she was very successful. http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3550 Tue, 29 May 12 16:46:00 GMT http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3549 Tue, 29 May 12 10:56:00 GMT Highlights: 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam - 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3548 Tue, 29 May 12 10:15:00 GMT <u>Taken from dfb.de (google translate):</u> The first FFC Turbine Potsdam has secured the sixth time overall and for the fourth consecutive year, the German Championship. Brandenburg's interior provided with their 8-0 (3-0) win at home against 1 FC Lok Leipzig not only for clarity in the title race, but sent back the same in the second Sächsinnen Women's League. The Japanese world champion Yuki Nagasato brought the turbines before 6460 spectators at the Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion in the 19th Minute on the road to victory, Antonia Göransson (36th) and Genoveva Anonma (39th) scored for the half-time, the World Cup participant from Equatorial Guinea in the 55th Followed by the 4-0 minutes left. Nagasato screwed yield their days with two more goals (64, 68) to a total of three. Margret Lara Vidarsdóttir (86) and Isabel Kerschowski (88) made the final score late in perfectly. Anonma secured a total of 22 goals season also the top scorer before Conny Pohlers (19) of Hamburger SV. <strong>Wolfsburg and Pohlers land in second place</strong> Pohlers was also treated to the scorer as second target. VfL wagered his chance at their first league title with a 1-1 (0-0) for the SG Essen-Schönebeck and has in the final three points less than the defending champions in the account. Nadine Kessler saw a transformed penalty in the 71st Although minutes of the 1-0, but Charline Hartmann scored the late equalizer (85). The FCR 2001 Duisburg 1, had FFC Frankfurt, left after a 3:5 (2:1) in a direct comparison, occupied third place. Saki Kumagai had fired the hosts in the second minute lead, but the "lions" beat by Mandy Islacker (18) and Cengiz Gülhiye (20) back before half time. Also, the equalizer from Kerstin Garefrekes (58th) gave the Wedau urban women not out of step. Islacker with her second goal in the proposed 3420 spectators at the stadium Brentanobad back almost by return of post (62), but in Frankfurt was not beaten. Melanie Behringer made the FFC in the 66th Minutes back to the same height, then Dzsenifer Marozsan secured (80th) and Ana Maria Crnogorcevic (82) by a double blow yet to win. <strong>HSV says goodbye with defeat</strong> The last theoretical relegation worries of FF USV Jena sales thanks to a 3-0 (1-0) against SC Freiburg. Julia Arnold made the redemptive Führugstreffer in the 27th Minute, Sabrina Schmutzler (58th) and Amber Hearn (71) put on half-time two. Also, Bayer Leverkusen scored with a 0-0 draw at SC 07 Bad Neuenahr and remains as Jena another year in the highest German league. Hamburger SV took his leave with a 1:4 (0:2) at FC Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga. The North Germans were on their retreat before the last game of the first set relegated. The DFB-Cup winner procured after goals by Clara Beautiful (28) and Ivana Rudelic (45th) before the half time a reassuring guide. The first goal by Janina Haye (58) Sarah Hagen answered (65) and Lena Lotzen (74). http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3547 Tue, 29 May 12 09:54:00 GMT Falling in love is fun. I relish the rush while preparing for the big date. Everything has to be perfect: the outfit, hair, a puff of perfume…Oh wait! I mean … the right sliders, secure ponytail, a fresh pair of socks… As a 23-year-old with an affinity for melodrama, I have done a lot of thinking lately about the state of being single. Yes … I am alone, but I am not lonely. I celebrated last Valentine’s Day by putting in four hours at the field … romantic, I know! And when I received red roses at the game this week, I thought the universe was trying to give me an ironic sign. As it is, my days are filled with both passion and pain. Passion in the form of a renewed love for my sport; and pain, a result of giving till it hurts. Still, when it comes to long-term relationships I have to admit football and I are deeply committed. This only-somewhat-serious revelation -- that football has taken the place of a significant other -- occurred to me when listening to Carly Rae Jepsen’s Call Me Maybe. The song resonated with my hopes for making the U.S. women’s national team … Call me up, maybe? Then it was Whitney Houston’s How Will I Know reminding me of my pregame jitters. How will I know if football will be good to me tonight? Even Florence + The Machine seems to be doling out advice for dealing with post-game disappointment. Shake It Out! Shake It out! So now, like a love-struck teenybopper, every dumb love song on the radio evokes my feelings towards … no, not a significant other, not a potential first date … but my fanatical relationship with football. Awesome. With my headphones in and a serious bounce in my step, I’m off to rendezvous at Valhalla. I let my mind wander to potential outcomes as I glide through the streets of Göteborg filled with the giddiness of young love: scoring, winning, celebrating! I often catch myself giggling out loud with excitement. Candlelight and dancing await … hmm, make that stadium lights and tackling … oh well. The feeling of elation after a great game is uncannily similar to the feeling after a great date, too. Breathless, there is that moment when it’s over but you just don’t want it to end. Then there is the restless night to follow that comes with trying to relive the highlights in your mind over and over again. But sometimes football’s no gentleman. Over the last year, there have been moments when the game has seriously broken my heart. It’s let me down in the most crucial of times. I’ve gone to bed crying furious tears, claiming I’d never love again. We all know, however, the opposite of love is not hate … it’s indifference, and that is one thing I have never felt. Just like any relationship, this love takes a lot of work. So, in the morning, I’ll be back on the market … well, field. Like the relationships of my past, this love is not stable or easy; but it can be kind and it is fueled by intense emotions. No matter how many games I lose, or game-winning shots I miss, no matter how many mornings commence with aches and pains all over my body, my pre-game butterflies are as unwavering as the hope that floats them. My belief that all my dreams will come true is ever steadfast. And my love, well … it is one for a lifetime. http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3546 Mon, 28 May 12 14:35:00 GMT http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3545 Mon, 28 May 12 14:13:00 GMT http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3544 Mon, 28 May 12 13:56:00 GMT <u>Taken from ussoccer.com:</u> The U.S. Women’s National Team fell behind early but roared back to score four unanswered goals to defeat China 4-1 in the second-to-last domestic match before the team leaves for the 2012 Olympics. A sell-out crowd of 18,573 boisterous fans filled PPL Park to the brims as the Americans put on an entertaining show, scoring twice in each half. Forward Alex Morgan scored two goals, sandwiched around a China own goal, while forward Abby Wambach capped the night with a spectacular finish seven minutes from the end of the game. “I’m very happy scoring goals but the happiest thing for us was we changed the game,” said U.S. head coach Pia Sundhage. “We struggled a bit in the first half but we turned it around in the second half and the crowd was great. You look at the crowd like this and it makes a difference. In the Olympics we’ll have big crowds and in the World Cup we had big crowds. You have to deal with that feeling and you should take advantage of it. Playing in front of this crowd is almost like having a 12th player and it’s fantastic.” The U.S. team came out a bit jittery in the opening stages of the game and in just the fourth minute gave up a dangerous chance as Han Peng got loose in the left side of the penalty box. U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo chose to hold her ground, and from a sharp angle, Peng scraped her shot off the crossbar. The USA then started to exert its game on the Chinese with Megan Rapinoe putting the ball through the legs of a Chinese defender on the left end line in the seventh minute, only to shoot into the side netting. In the 19th minute, a long ball into the Chinese penalty area was headed up in the air and it fell to Carli Lloyd in the middle of the box, but she struck her full volley high over the net. Lloyd had an even better chance one minute later after Heather O’Reilly made a darting run down the right wing and cut back a pass to Morgan in the slot. She took a touch and fired from close range at Chinese goalkeeper Zhang Yue, who made the save but pushed the ball into the middle. Lloyd was perfectly postioned for the rebound and kept this shot low. It was surely headed into the net before the ball hit the leg of a fortunate Chinese defender and skidded wide left of the goal. China scored in the 22nd minute against the run of play after Lloyd was disposed by several pressuring defenders near the top of the box on the left side. The ball rolled to Lou Jiahui who drove her dribble at U.S. captain Christie Rampone before dishing into the left side of the penalty area to Zhang Rui. The Chinese attacker was able to dribble uncontested almost all the way to the near post before slotting home low into the right corner. It took the USA only a dozen minutes to equalize and it came off a turnover in the Chinese defensive third. O’Reilly darted in to win a ball down the right wing and then accelerated into the penalty area before trying to find Morgan again in the slot. A defender got a foot on the ball, but it was deflected right into the path of Morgan who clinically bent her left-footed shot into the lower left corner from 14 yards out. Just two minutes later the USA took the lead as Rapinoe served a free kick from the left wing into a dangerous spot at the far post. The ball was headed up into the air by a Chinese defender and it fell to Shannon Boxx, who sent her header back into the pack of players inside the six yard box. Wambach then got a head on it to nod the ball towards the net where it bounced in front of defender Zhou Gaoping, who found her body in poor position to clear. She tried to head the ball away, but instead sent it past her own goalkeeper and trickling into the lower right corner. In the 38th minute, Morgan foreshadowed her second goal when she latched onto a ball at midfield before turning and burning all the way inside the penalty box. She had a good look at goal, but slapped her right-footed shot wide right. China had pretty much its final really dangerous chance of the game just before halftime off a free kick that was served well into the penalty area. Solo came out to punch, but a challenging Chinese attacker forced the ball to bounce high in the air. Solo lost sight of the ball for a moment, but fortunately it was headed over the goal and settled into the top of the net. Morgan added her second of the game, and team-leading 14th of the year, in the 50th minute off a fantastic long ball from Rampone. Under pressure after a back pass from Amy LePeilbet, Rampone hit a first time ball over the back line to the streaking Morgan, who out-muscled and then out-ran the Chinese center back before placing her left-footed shot past Zhang and into the lower right corner from 18 yards out. Sundhage made two substitutions at halftime, sending on Lauren Cheney for Lloyd and Amy Rodriguez for O’Reilly and the Americans totally dominated the second 45 minutes. Cheney played extremely well in the center of the midfield, helping the USA catch a nice attacking rhythm that caused China to chase for most of the second half. Shots from Rapinoe and Rodriguez inside the first 15 minutes of the second half didn’t miss the frame by much as the Americans, unlike in the first half, totally controlled the pace and tempo the game. The fourth and final goal originated from a throw-in from the right side as Morgan threw the ball to Wambach, who spun around a defender to the end line and let the ball skip through into the penalty area. She then smashed her shot into the upper left corner from a sharp angle, giving Zhang no chance. Sundhage also gave Rampone, who earned her 257th career cap, a breather during at the end of the game, sending on Becky Sauerbrunn in the 62nd minute. Prior to the game, Sundhage named the 2012 Olympic Team, choosing the 18 players who will travel to the U.K. this summer in quest for a gold medal. Seventeen players from the Olympic Team suited up for the USA against China with midfielder Tobin Heath – who is still rehabilitating an ankle injury – the only omission. She was replaced on the game day roster by Olympic alternate Meghan Klingenberg. Twenty-two-year-old Sydney Leroux, the youngest member of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team and only player on the squad who was not a member of the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup Team, also got a run in. She came on for Amy LePeilbet in the 81st minute as the USA went into a 3-4-3 formation until the end of the match. The U.S. team will now have a week off before heading to Sweden for matches against the Swedes and Japan, but will play its Olympic send-off game on June 30 against Canada at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah. Kickoff is set for 12 p.m. MT and almost 10,000 tickets have already been sold. The match will be broadcast live on NBC. http://wsoccernews.com/fullStory.php?id=3543 Mon, 28 May 12 13:18:00 GMT