A new documentary (released this year) discusses the reality of women’s soccer players in Iran.
The plot: An amateur female soccer team from Berlin goes on a nerve-wracking journey trying to carry out the first female soccer match in the history of Iran. And it happens in front of over 1,000 cheering female fans.
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Posted in Cycling, Famous Women in Sports, Olympics, Other Sports, Sports Headlines, Sportsmanship, Swimming, Track and Field, Uncategorized, Volleyball on Aug 11th, 2008
An exciting weekend in international sports as Beijing gets started. It’s only been just over three days and we’ve already seen some incredible performances. Below are some highlights of what’s happened for the women over the weekend, broken down by sport.
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Posted in Cycling, Famous Women in Sports, Olympics, Other Sports, Sports Headlines, Sportsmanship, Swimming, Track and Field, Uncategorized, Volleyball on Aug 11th, 2008
An exciting weekend in international sports as Beijing gets started. It’s only been just over three days and we’ve already seen some incredible performances. Below are some highlights of what’s happened for the women over the weekend, broken down by sport.
I thoroughly enjoy the positive impact that Wikipedia has made on my life, as well [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 6th, 2008
This morning, Christie Rampone, captain of the U.S. Women’s Soccer team, led our country’s finest soccer players to compete in the preliminaries against Norway at 7:45am ET.
But back in 1997, Christie Rampone was not the leader of Team USA. In fact, she was a senior at Monmouth University facing a very difficult decision.
Before [...]
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Posted in Sports Headlines, football on Jul 28th, 2008
Here’s a bit of news that you wouldn’t find on any mainstream sports blogs…
Claiming the 2008 World Championship of Women’s Football, the H-Town Cyclones beat the West Michigan Mayhem 39-10. This is the first time in history the South has won the Women’s Football championship.
Rassin McIntosh took home Offensive MVP (first picture, below) and Renee [...]
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Posted in Sports Headlines, football on Jul 28th, 2008
Here’s a bit of news that you wouldn’t find on any mainstream sports blogs…
Claiming the 2008 World Championship of Women’s Football, the H-Town Cyclones beat the West Michigan Mayhem 39-10. This is the first time in history the South has won the Women’s Football championship.
Rassin McIntosh took home Offensive MVP (first picture, below) and Renee [...]
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When I say “soccer,” that’s really my ignorant American culture coming out. What I meant to say is “football,” as that is the official name for the 2008 competition on the national arena.
This could be the year for USA. With a roster packed with a new coach (Sundhage) and a combination of youth and experience, [...]
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