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The Women
By: paralambano Date: October 28, 2017, 8:59 am
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They're very good too. I've seen some matches more entertaining
than what the men offer at times. This is their sport as well
globally and worthy of attention I believe.
So, it's the USWNT v CWNT in two friendlies:
Thursday, November 9, 2017, BC Place, Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada, 7 pm
Sunday, November 12, 2017, Avaya Stadium, San Jose, California 6
pm
Two very good teams. The USWNT is ranked first by FIFA and the
Canadians 5th. The USWNT has dominated the 56 or so matches
between the nations but the gap has grown closer in the last
five years.
USWNT roster:
Ashlyn Harris Keeper - (Orlando Pride)
Jane Campbell - Keeper (Houston Dash)
Abby Dahlkemper - D (NC Courage)
Crystal Dunn - F (Chelsea FC)
Julie Ertz - D (Chicago Red Stars)
Lindsay Horan - M (Portland Thorns FC)
Sofia Huerta - D (Chicago Red Stars)
Allie Long - M (Portland Thorns FC)
Samantha Mewis - M (NC Courage)
Alex Morgan - F (Orlando Pride)
Alyssa Naeher - K (Chicag0 Red Stars)
Kelley O'Hara - D (Sky Blue FC)
Christen Press - F (Chicago Red Stars)
Megan Rapinoe - M (Seattle Reign FC)
Becky Sauerbrunn - D (FC Kansas City)
Casey Short - D (Chicago Red Stars)
Lynn Willyams - F (NC Courage)
Carli Lloyd - M (Houston Dash)
Coach: Jill Ellis (England)
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CWNT roster:
Sabrina D'Angelo - Keeper (NC Courage)
Stephanie Labbe - Keeper (Washington Spirit)
Kailen Sheridan - Keeper (Sky Blue FC)
Lindsay Agnew - F (Washington Spirit)
Janine Beckie - F (Houston Dash) *Canadian-American citizenship
Kadeisha Buchanan - D (Olympique Lyonnais)
Allysha Chapman - D (Boston Breakers)
Jessi Fleming - M (UCLA Bruins)
Jordyn Huitema - F (Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite REX program)
*16-years-old
Ashley Lawrence - M (Paris Saint-Germain) #10
Adriana Leon - (Boston Breakers)
Nichelle Prince - F (Houston Dash)
Rebecca Quinn - D (Duke Blue Devils)
Deanne Rose - M (CNWT) *18-years-old
Sophie Schmidt - M (FFC Frankfurt)
Desiree Scott - M (FC Kansas City)
Christine Sinclair - F (Portland Thorns FC)
Shannon Woeller - M (FF USV Jena)
Shelina Zadorsky - D (Washington Spirit)
Coach: John Herdman (England)
HTML http://www.womenssoccerunited.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/canada.jpg
These two together usually make for entertaining, skillful
games.
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Re: The Women
By: Kerry Date: October 28, 2017, 3:21 pm
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Just wait until the Saudi women get their own official team.
This video is from 2012.
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZN-Fpw3j9I
They may too, and sooner than we think.
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Re: The Women
By: paralambano Date: October 28, 2017, 6:34 pm
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Kerry -
Allahu Akbar!! Peace be on them :).
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Re: The Women
By: paralambano Date: October 29, 2017, 4:11 pm
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Lieke Martens of FC Barcelona and the Netherlands National Team
has won FIFA's 2017 Woman Player of the Year Award. The
24-year-old won it for her MVP performance in Euro 2017 and her
scoring for Barca. I've watched this dynamic attacker play for
Holland, not any clubs. She signed on with Barca earlier this
year. I'd watch more of woman's football if I had more. I watch
their big tournaments and some French club games. Carli Lloyd
came in second and 17-year-old Deyna Castellanos of the Florida
State Seminoles third.
I don't know about the voting or anything. Not that it's
unimportant. I'm made dizzy just keeping up with the man side of
things, bad boys that they can be :P and good :). of course.
So, congratulations Lieke! and all the other nominees. Sporting
people ought to know about you too alongside. . . . . .
what's his name?!
HTML https://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/womens-football/news/2017-2018/lieke-martens-wins-the-prize-for-the-best-fifa-women-s-player-2017
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Re: The Women
By: Kerry Date: October 29, 2017, 11:51 pm
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More news from Saudi Arabia.
HTML http://www.srjnews.com/saudi-arabia-to-allow-women-spectators-in-sports-stadiums/6767/
A statement released by the General Sport Authority reveals
starting early next year women will be allowed into three arenas
in major cities – King Abdullah Sport City in Jeddah, King Fahd
Stadium in Riyadh and Prince Mohammed Bin Fahd Stadium in
Dammam.
These three stadiums have highest seating capacity in the
country and are home to six teams in the Saudi Professional
League.
Presently it is not very clear what kind of seating arrangement
will be alloted to women and families in the stadiums as both
the sexes in Saudi Arabia are separated in public places where
they both are allowed.
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Re: The Women
By: paralambano Date: October 30, 2017, 3:59 pm
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Kerry -
[quote]More news from Saudi Arabia.
HTML http://www.srjnews.com/saudi-arabia-to-allow-women-spectators-in-sports-stadiums/6767/
A statement released by the General Sport Authority reveals
starting early next year women will be allowed into three arenas
in major cities – King Abdullah Sport City in Jeddah, King Fahd
Stadium in Riyadh and Prince Mohammed Bin Fahd Stadium in
Dammam.
These three stadiums have highest seating capacity in the
country and are home to six teams in the Saudi Professional
League.
Presently it is not very clear what kind of seating arrangement
will be alloted to women and families in the stadiums as both
the sexes in Saudi Arabia are separated in public places where
they both are allowed.
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I wonder about the seating arrangements for Qatari ladies in
Qatar 2022 if the games go forward. I watched a 60 Minutes
interview with the Emir just yesterday and it was said that
women there were the first to be driving in an Arab nation
decades ago. The Emir says the blockade's an attempt to stifle
the forward-looking policies of the nation:
HTML https://www.cbsnews.com/news/qatars-emir-stands-defiant-in-face-of-blockade/
HTML https://www.cbsnews.com/news/qatars-emir-stands-defiant-in-face-of-blockade/
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Re: The Women
By: Kerry Date: October 31, 2017, 6:09 am
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I imagine the seating arrangement in the Qatari stadium will be
like a Western stadium. I think Qatar wants to present itself
as an enlightened country. Saudi Arabia may be teed off that
Qatar is friendly with Iran and Iran may be teed off when Qatar
tried to be friendly with Saudi Arabia; but Qatar is more
liberal than either.
We'll see how things go; but the Saudi Crown Prince has already
said that the government is going to clamp down on religious
extremism.
October 24, 2017
HTML http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/saudi-arabias-crown-prince-just-declared-war-on-the-clerics/article/2638480
On Tuesday, Saudi Arabia's crown prince declared war on the
clerical elite who have long shaped Saudi society.
The man who will be Saudi Arabia's next king, Mohammed bin
Salman, did so by delivering an unequivocal message, "We are
returning to what we were before, a country of moderate Islam
that is open to all religions and to the world." The crown
prince continued, "We will not waste 30 years of our lives
wasting time dealing with extremist ideas. We will destroy them
today," he said.
Yet, it isn't just what bin Salman said that matters, but also
where and to who he said it.
After all, he said it to an unveiled Fox Business host, Maria
Bartiromo, at an event designed to attract foreign
entrepreneurial investment. Both those considerations — the
unveiled American reporter sharing a royal stage on Saudi soil
and the endorsement of capitalist dynamism — are incompatible
with the worldview of the Saudi Ulama, or clerical elite.
By his actions, Mohammed bin Salman isn't just throwing down the
gauntlet to the Ulama; he's goading them.
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Re: The Women
By: paralambano Date: November 10, 2017, 6:52 am
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Nice draw between Canada and USA last night in Vancouver's BC
Place. Goals by Alex Morgan (30') and Adriana Leon (57').
Alex Morgan fastest female player I've seen worldwide at senior
level.
HTML https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-IEFnF8Gmk
Bad clearance by Canadian keeper Stephanie Labbé eventually
leading to Morgan's goal. Keepers, punch it to a side, not to
the front if you're not catching the ball. Nice back-kick assist
on Leon's goal.
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Re: The Women
By: paralambano Date: November 13, 2017, 11:19 am
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Congratulations to the USWNT in their 3-1 friendly victory (4-2
aggregate) over Canada yesterday in California. They did what
was required - - a draw away minimum and a victory at home. If
this was a two-legged tournament or qualifying fixture, it would
be the USWNT advancing. I didn't see the game, so I can't fairly
comment on the play. I saw partial highlights with the Julie
Ertz goal a nice flick-on and Alex Morgan's after Jessie
Fleming's lost ball above the box. Also Janine Beckie's goal was
superb finishing a nice Deanne Rose pass. I read that the USWNT
really wanted to play hard after the draw in Vancouver and they
came out flying. Canada needs to keep working at their high
press the whole match long since this is what brings success for
them.
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Re: The Women
By: Kerry Date: November 14, 2017, 7:36 am
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