I often get asked by family and friends, if I could change anything about these last five years, would I and if so, what? Five years ago, today, I was diagnosed with clinical depression. I was told it would come and go on its own accord. I was told the medicine may help; may not. […]
The National Women’s Soccer League has just completed its seventh week of its fifth season. That fact alone is enough to celebrate, as it’s the first professional women’s soccer league to, ever, eclipse the three-year death sentence in American history. Add in two expansion teams within a year of each other, along with an unprecedented […]
This article is written by Erin Curtin (@ecurtin50) for the inaugural American Soccer United Women’s Soccer Month #WoSoMonth. Arin Gilliland is a name many soccer fanatics are not familiar with. Going into her third season with the Chicago Red Stars, the 24-year-old also was on loan in Newcastle, Australia, playing with the Newcastle Jets in the […]
This article is written by Ed Hooper (@DynamoEd) for the inaugural American Soccer United Women’s Soccer Month #WoSoMonth. He will soon have his own monthly column to discuss similar issues. The noise of the first weekend of Major League Soccer and the US women’s soccer team game against England’s women drowned out the noise of the […]
This article is written by Jennifer Smith (@1_uswnt) for the inaugural American Soccer United Women’s Soccer Month #WoSoMonth. Birmingham, Alabama. — The greatest eight years of your life are headed your way. Nothing about it will be easy – supporting women’s soccer never is, but it’s rewarding. It’s satisfying, fulfilling. It’s worth it. — You’re […]
This article is written by Gionna Vitale (@gionnav) for the inaugural American Soccer United Women’s Soccer Month, #WoSoMonth. Cover image via FoxSports. On August 24, 2016, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced its decision to suspend Hope Solo, the number one goalkeeper in the world, for six months and terminate her contract following the team’s Olympic loss. Now, […]
If there is one quote that sums up the USWNT, it is: women’s soccer month “This team taught all of America’s children that playing like a girl means you’re a badass.” The negative stigma attached to “playing like a girl” can have catastrophic consequences on a girl’s self-esteem and desire to pursue athletics. While this […]