girlinks - december 19th edition
Friends of the Red Stars
Red Stars look to regroup in 2010 - Red Stars GM Marcia McDermott reflects back on the ups and downs of the Red Stars inaugural season in an interview with Soccer Hype blogger Giovanni Albanese Jr. She also expresses hopefulness for the 2010 team with players like Katie Chapman and Kate Markgraf, who will likely join the starting eleven. [Soccer Hype]
Lindsay Tarpley
WPS Chicago Red Stars' Tarpley Is Female Soccer Player of the Decade - Lindsday Tarpley and Heather O'Reilly were finalists for the Girl Soccer Player of the Year award from ESPN Rise. Tarpley edged out O'Reilly not only because of her commitment and hard work on the field but because of her dedication to the game off the field. During her junior and senior seasons, she served three-game suspensions for violating a state association out-of-school participation rule while playing for the U.S. youth national team. She petitioned the state, which ultimately changed its stance on the issue for her and future players in her state. [Bleacher Report]
No down time for the Red Eleven: Team busy during offseason preparing for second summer at Benedictine - The Red Eleven, who are a part of the developemental W-league, hope to improve in the 2010 season after a disappointing loss in first round of the playoffs this year (the Red Eleven were 10-2-1 in 2009). They've already scored a new head coach David Nikolic and a new assistant coach Greg Muhr. [Naperville Sun]
Getting to know you: Casey Nogueira -
Casey Nogueira appears to be one of the most sought out players in the upcoming WPS draft after an impressive collegiate career at UNC. Find out more about her experiences at UNC and optimism regarding the upcoming WPS draft. [
Women's Professional Soccer]
Catching up with Kelly Smith - The Umbro Blog recently did an interview with Kelly Smith here she recaps her year with the Boston Breakers, what it means to be a qualifier of the FIFA Womens Player of the Year Award, and more... [Umbro Blog]
Kelly Smith
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Boston Breakers & England soccer extrodinare,
Kelly Smith, discusses how she overcame depression as well as a drinking problem when transitioining from her collegiate college days in New Jersey to the WUSA for the
Philadelphia Charge. [
Daily Mail]
Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) hoping to land a club in Seattle - Could Seattle be the home to the next WPS expansion team? [
Seattle Soccer Examiner]
Michelle Akers Horse Rescue & Outreach - If you haven't heard by now, Michelle Akers Horse Rescue and Outreach facility has been flooded with over $50,000 worth of damage due to the tremendous amounts of rain that Atlanta has received as of late. Soccer fans nation wide are making donations through PayPal to help this beloved US Soccer veteran throughout this unfortunate time. [SoccerPlus Education Center]
The Sweeper: Elizabeth Lambert, Public Enemy #1 - New Mexico's Elizabeth Lambert has been named to Time Magazine's Top Ten Pariahs of 2009 list. [Pitch Invasion]
NSCAA honors go to W-League players - A total of 31 players with W-League experience were among the players recognized by the NSCAA as All-Americans in the NCAA Division I, II and III ranks for the 2009 season, including nine of the 11 Division I First Team recipients. [United Soccer Leagues]
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