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Houston Dash win friendly, gain momentum

Shana Willeford — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 00:00:34 +0000

This week while National Women’s Soccer League play took a break for FIFA play, the Houston Dash traveled to Dallas, Texas where they faced FC Dallas in a friendly where the Dash was successful in a 3-0 victory. This was the first match that the club was able to play since postponing their match against […]

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FC Kansas City gets their first 2016 win

Shana Willeford — Mon, 30 May 2016 00:59:29 +0000

After being back-to-back NWSL champions, who would have thought that the mighty FC Kansas City would get their first win seven games into the 2016 season? Surely no one thought the reigning champions would take so long to make an impact, but they did in a 2-0 win over the newest club in the league, […]

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Columbus Crew SC: Kamara replaced by Kamara

Shana Willeford — Mon, 30 May 2016 00:30:56 +0000

What happens when you replace a cocky attitude with a confident one? It took a trade and a couple of weeks, but Columbus Crew SC quickly found out. After Kei Kamara’s incident being the straw that broke the camel’s back a few weeks ago led to a trade, Columbus Crew signed his replacement, Norwegian forward […]

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Columbus Crew SC may have made a big mistake trading Kamara

Shana Willeford — Sat, 14 May 2016 18:57:00 +0000

Rumor had it that before the window closed for the MLS’ primary transfer and trade at midnight CT on Thursday, Columbus Crew SC was discussing a potential trade for striker Kei Kamara per Sports Illustrated’s Grant Wahl. A later source confirmed this rumor to be true in a report to MLS soccer. On Thursday, the […]

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MLS expansion: how the NWSL can play a role

Shana Willeford — Mon, 02 May 2016 01:56:33 +0000

With the MLS getting more and more into creating a plan for an expansion, it has been brought up that MLS Commissioner Don Garber is anticipating a future for the league that includes partnering and owning NWSL clubs as well. This could be huge for not only the NWSL who are three games into their […]

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Washington Spirit sit atop NWSL standings

Shana Willeford — Sun, 01 May 2016 23:53:45 +0000

In the quest for a three-peat NWSL Championship, FC Kansas City has fallen from the top spot in the standings to being just one away from the worst team in the league currently. Picking up their slack is the Washington Spirit who are three games deep into the season and have a perfect record so far. […]

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MLS: A week of volunteer work

Shana Willeford — Sun, 24 Apr 2016 00:57:12 +0000

In any league there comes an importance with showing positive actions that your organization is taking part in inside the community. Not only does it show that these super star athletes are, in fact, good people, but it shows the community that no one is “too good” to take on the nitty-gritty. This past week […]

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FC Kansas City: championship ring typo

Shana Willeford — Sun, 24 Apr 2016 00:35:12 +0000

Typically when you buy any sort of jewelry there is some sort of return policy that allows you to take it back in a timely manner, but what happens when you order your championship rings, get them in, and later find out there is a major mistake on it? Whatever happens, the FC Kansas City […]

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NWSL final to be in Houston

Shana Willeford — Sun, 17 Apr 2016 22:06:54 +0000

Just before the opening of the 2016 National Women’s Soccer League season, commissioner Jeff Plush joined Houston Dash president Chris Canetti in Houston for a special announcement in a press conference that was live streamed on their Facebook live streaming account. What big news did the commish have? The NWSL final is to be played […]

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NWSL opening weekend preview

Shana Willeford — Sun, 17 Apr 2016 01:03:01 +0000

If you’re a women’s soccer fan, then it’s more likely than not that you’ve heard of the National Women’s Soccer League. You probably also know that the first few attempts at a women’s soccer league in the United States failed which makes the fact that the NWSL opens their fourth season tomorrow pretty special. Here’s […]

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