United States, WPS
11 March 2010 | 0 Comments
The Philadelphia Independence have signed US Women’s National Team defender Heather Mitts to a three year contract. The expansion club acquired Mitts as a free agent, after spending the inaugural WPS season with the Boston Breakers.
Mitts is no stranger to the Philadelphia area, she spent three seasons with the Philadelphia Charge of the WUSA [...]
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Boston Breakers, Featured, WPS
11 March 2010 | 1 Comment
To say that the end of the 2009 Womens Professional Soccer season was a disappointment for the Boston Breakers would be a huge understatement. A couple of unfortunate breaks and bad bounces held the team just one point away from securing the fourth and final playoff spot.
The missing element last year [...]
Tagged in Alex Scott, Amy LePeilbet, Boston Breakers, Kelly Smith, Kristine Lilly, Lauren Cheney, Leslie Osborne, Taryn Hemmings, Tiffany Weimer, Tony DiCicco, WPS
Boston Breakers, Featured, USMNT, WPS
8 February 2010 | 1 Comment
When Women’s Professional Soccer officially announced that the Los Angeles Sol would discontinue operations, it left the league, players, and coaches in shock. It also left several Sol players with no place to play and forced WPS to hold a Dispersal Draft for the rest of the teams in the league to pick players from [...]
Tagged in Boston Breakers, LA Sol, Stephanie Cox, USWNT, WPS
Boston Breakers, Featured, United States, WPS
29 January 2010 | 2 Comments
Hours before the Los Angeles Sol made the official announcement, news of the team’s disbandment spread like wildfire. It also drew speculation that Womens Professional Soccer was in dire straits. How could one of the most recognized teams in the league that had the best player in the world in Brazilian international Marta all the [...]
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United States
19 January 2010 | 0 Comments
When Kristen and Samantha Mewis played last year in the U-17 World Cup, they became the first sibling duo to play for a U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team. The sisters enjoyed tremendous success with the U-17 squad, which finished second at the 2008 World Cup in New Zealand.
One year later, the dynamic duo returns, hoping [...]
Tagged in Christine Nairn, Jillian Ellis, Kristie Mewis, Samantha Mewis, Sydney Leroux, Tony DiCicco, WPS
WPS
23 October 2009 | 0 Comments
Leslie Osborne had just returned to her Germany apartment, fresh off a practice in near freezing temperatures. After a three-hour practice and despite the fact that it was nearing 11 p.m., Osborne was still full of energy, knowing that one day prior she had signed a contract to play for the Boston Breakers in 2010. [...]
Tagged in Boston Breakers, FC Gold Pride, Kelly Smith, Leslie Osborne, Tony DiCicco, USWNT, WPS
Radio, USMNT, United States, WPS, World Cup
13 August 2009 | 1 Comment
Hours after the United States confirmed the Mexico bogey, Richard Farley and Dave Topp broke down the results from Estadio Azteca and evaluate where Wednesday’s loss leaves the country’s program. In the show’s final segment, Richard is joined by Jeff Kassouf, owner of Equalizer Soccer, a site devoted to promoting the women’s game. [...]
Tagged in Abby Wambach, Abner Rogers, Aya Miyama, Benny Feilhaber, Bob Bradley, Boston Breakers, Brian Ching, Camile Abily, Charlie Davies, CONCACAF, Eniola Aluko, Javier Aguirre, Jermaine Jones, Jose Francisco Torres, Jozy Altidore, Lisa DeVanna, Los Angeles Sol, Marta, Maurice Edu, Mexico, Michael Bradley, Natasha Kai, Qualifying, Ricardo Clark, Rosana, Shannon Boxx, Sky Blue FC, St. Louis Athletica, Steve Cherundolo, Stuart Holden, United States, USMNT, Washington Freedom, WPS
WPS
26 April 2009 | 0 Comments
The Boston Breakers gave up more goals Saturday night than they’ve allowed all season. The Chicago Red Stars scored three goals in the first half en route to the 4-0 win, and in doing so took over second place. Boston (2-2-0) came into the match having allowed just three goals in its first three games. During that span, [...]
Tagged in Breakers, Carli Lloyd, DiCicco, Kelly Smith, Red Stars, WPS