Women's Soccer

The U.S. Women's Soccer Team may be duking it out for the World Cup thousands of miles from home, but they still had a devoted following cheering them on as the team advanced toward the finals on Wednesday. U.S. beat France 3-1 in a semi-final match in Monchengladbach, Germany. It was an exciting game: The U.S. took an early lead after Lauren Cheney scored in the 9th minute, but were tied for much of the game after France's Sonia Bompastor nailed a point in the 55th minute. Late in the match...Read Full Story

KudoSurf Me! Follow @twittablogga So back state side and scanning the news I've missed over the past week. Dodgers declared bankruptcy, NBA lockout becomes official, TechCrunch gets nasty on Groupon, Serena Williams has emotional win at Wimbledon, etc.... While in Europe for the past week, all the sports hype was on the Womens World Cup being hosted in Germany. Upon my return to Florida I'm reminded that soccer or futbol means very little in the states. In fact, if ESPN wasn't forcing...Read Full Story

Director Ayat Najafi's movie, "Foootball Under Cover, " premiered at the 2008 Berlinale on Feb 10, 2008. The Hollywood Reporter reviewed it in today's online edition ( Football Under Cover- Bottom Line: Girls' soccer team enjoys a level playing field in Iran ). Although I've not seem the film, I've spent some time reviewing the promo materials, watching what clips I could get my hands on and reading about the game. The film, which is about a "friendly match" between a local Berlin girls...Read Full Story

Good morning. Yes, it's 1:30 in the morning as I sit here at write to you. Last night, I went until 2:30 or 3:00. Ah, the life of a college student. Speaking of, I know you all know how this feels: taking a full course load, having a part-time job so you can get a car (or food or rent money, or whatever), being involved in multiple extra-cirricular activities, doing volunteer work, trying to have a social life, and attempting to not neglect your family in the midst of all this. Do you wake...Read Full Story

Photo: Ruby Washington/The New York Times The New York Times wrote an article earlier this week on Shamila Kohestani, the captain of Afghanistan’s national women’s soccer team. She's currently studying in the US at the Blair Academy in NJ. She had little formal education under Taliban rule in Afghanistan and strives to make a better life for herself and serve as a role model for other young women in her country. It continues to amaze me at how much of a role soccer plays in helping women...Read Full Story