The Equalizer launched in July 2009 with the vision of giving women’s soccer the necessary coverage it deserves. Within a year, the site turned into the top source for Women’s Professional Soccer news and continues to provide the world with all the latest information in WPS and beyond, which increasingly includes international sectors as the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup approaches.
Jeff Kassouf – Founder, Managing Editor
Jeff Kassouf founded The Equalizer in June 2009. After covering WPS as a freelance writer since the league’s beginning, Kassouf created The Equalizer with a vision of bringing superior national coverage to the league. The site has since become the leader in breaking WPS news. He also writes WPS columns for SportsIllustrated.com. View all of his columns here. Jeff is also a member of the North American Soccer Reporters.
Giovanni Albanese Jr. – WPS Columnist
Giovanni Albanese Jr. is located in the San Francisco Bay Area in California and is the sports editor of Tri-City Voice, a bi-weekly community newspaper in Fremont, Calif. Giovanni has covered soccer at all levels, including youth, prep, college and professionally. Giovanni covered FC Gold Pride during their two-year tenure in WPS, including their championship run in 2010. You can follow him on Twitter @GAlbaneseJr.
Dan Lauletta – WPS Columnist
Dan Lauletta is a freelance writer based in the northeast. He has covered professional women’s soccer since the dawn of WUSA in 2001 and has attended all five pro league finals. He has also covered MLS, the U.S. Women’s National Team and several other sports in the area. Dan can be reached at thirtymtp@aol.com.
Tim Grainey – International Women’s Soccer Contributor
Timothy F. Grainey is a freelance soccer writer, concentrating on women’s college and professional teams. Tim has played the game for four decades, promoted men’s and women’s professional games in Canada and the United States, been a general manager for minor league soccer franchises, and was a member of the Columbus, Ohio 1994 World Cup Alternate Venue Committee. Tim served on U.S. Soccer’s Marketing Committee supporting the 1994 World Cup and authored the 1995 USISL Rule Changes Report with former NASL Commissioner Phil Woosnam for U.S. Soccer. Tim is an adjunct professor of communication at Arizona State University and owns Strategic Research Initiatives LLC, a market research agency in suburban Phoenix, where he lives with his wife and daughter.
Nell Enriquez – Photographer, WPS Correspondent
Nell is from the DC – Northern Virginia metro area. She grew up to be a soccer fanatic and still continues to play in recreational leagues in the area now. She began learning about photography with film, which is still a hobby of hers. These days she is all digital and with the digital editing she finds it easy to get lost in the art. When it comes to photography she is self taught. She has a degree in communication/graphic design. You can check out some of her work at www.nellenriquez.com.
Jess Fainberg – WPS Correspondent
Jess Fainberg is a Sports Communication major at the University of Tampa. She played competitive soccer in high school at Churchill High School in Potomac, MD and through her freshman year of college at Howard Community College. She is hoping to break into the world of sports broadcasting after she graduates. You can follow her on Twitter @JessFainberg. She will be covering magicJack home games.
Haley Thaxton – WPS Correspondent
Haley Thaxton graduated from Marshall University with a B.A. in public relations. A West Virginia native, she recently relocated to South Florida to write for the Fort Lauderdale Strikers, a professional men’s team in the NASL. Haley played soccer at the collegiate and W-League levels before deciding to carry on her passion for the sport through journalism. She will be covering magicJack home games.
