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Rodriguez pregnant, will miss 2013 NWSL season

Rodriguez pregnant, will miss 2013 NWSL season

Jeff Kassouf January 30, 2013 37

U.S. women’s national team forward Amy Rodriguez is pregnant and will miss the 2013 National Women’s Soccer League season, Seattle Reign FC confirmed late Tuesday night. UPDATE: Rodriguez is due in August, according to

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Snow named U-17 USWNT coach; Kater appointed women’s head development coach

Snow named U-17 USWNT coach; Kater appointed women’s head development coach

Jeff Kassouf January 26, 2013 4

B.J. Snow, the husband of U.S. international Lindsay Tarpley, has been named the new full-time head coach of the U-17 U.S. women’s national team, U.S. Soccer announced on Friday. April Kater was also named

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Rapinoe, Heath perfect fits for French league

Rapinoe, Heath perfect fits for French league

Jeff Kassouf January 24, 2013 14

National Women’s Soccer League preseason begins March 11, but March 2 in France is a top the table showdown between Lyon and Paris Saint-Germain. It’s already an enticing match between France’s two best teams

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Tobin Heath signs six-month deal with PSG

Tobin Heath signs six-month deal with PSG

Dan Lauletta January 22, 2013 44

Tobin Heath has signed a six-month contract with Paris Saint-Germain. The Equalizer has confirmed the length of the contract and that Heath will join Portland Thorns FC in the NWSL when the contract expires.

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Sermanni names 29 players to February camp

Sermanni names 29 players to February camp

Jeff Kassouf January 22, 2013 15

New U.S. women’s national team coach Tom Sermanni has named 29 players to his first training camp ahead of Feb. 9 and Feb. 13 games against Scotland. Seventeen of the 18 Olympic gold medal-winning

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Tom Sermanni talks USWNT, NWSL

Tom Sermanni talks USWNT, NWSL

Jeff Kassouf January 19, 2013 9

INDIANAPOLIS — Tom Sermanni will coach his first game as United States women’s national team head coach on Feb. 9 against Scotland. He was named the new coach of the three-time defending Olympic gold

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Abby Wambach wins FIFA Women’s Player of the Year

Abby Wambach wins FIFA Women’s Player of the Year

Liviu Bird January 7, 2013 37

For the first time in over a decade, an American won the FIFA Women’s Player of the Year. Abby Wambach took the award over fellow nominees Alex Morgan and Marta, becoming the first American

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Ballon d’Or looms, for better or worse

Ballon d’Or looms, for better or worse

Jeff Kassouf January 6, 2013 14

We won’t soon forget Monday’s announcement of the Ballon d’Or winners as FIFA World Player of the Year, for better or worse. The men’s finalists are Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta, but

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Clock ticking for NWSL player allocation

Clock ticking for NWSL player allocation

Jeff Kassouf January 5, 2013 38

Like that taunting clock at the front of the room for high school students taking their SAT exam, the seconds hand ticks louder as each second passes. There’s just enough time to get through

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USSF Centennial celebration kicks off

USSF Centennial celebration kicks off

Jeff Kassouf January 3, 2013 1

U.S. Soccer’s website has a little more flair to it in the new year. That is because the federation has begun its centennial celebration, recognizing 1913 as the official beginning of its history. The

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