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The rise and fall of FC Gold Pride: Players reflect on finding new homes
It’s not often you see a unit gel the way the 2010 FC Gold Pride did. A year after finishing the inaugural Women’s Professional Soccer season with a league-worst record, the Pride, after making
Read More »Philadelphia Independence signs Nicole Barnhart
The Philadelphia Independence have signed U.S. Women’s National Team goalkeeper Nicole Barnhart, The Equalizer has confirmed. Barnhart won the 2010 WPS Championship with FC Gold Pride, but the team folded in November, leaving Barnhart
Read More »Marta's Santos loan questionable, never authorized by FC Gold Pride
Since FC Gold Pride ceased operations in November, the worldwide hunt has been on to acquire Marta. On Tuesday, WPS expansion team Western New York Flash announced it had signed the five-time FIFA World
Read More »Q+A with Nancy NeSmith, former owner of FC Gold Pride
FC Gold Pride officially folded Nov. 16, ceasing operations after two seasons. The 2010 FC Gold Pride squad was arguably the best women’s soccer team in history and put together a 16-3-5 (53 pts.)
Read More »The Marta Experiment: Can WPS be the world’s best league without the world’s best player?
With FC Gold Pride officially announcing Tuesday that it has ceased operations, many are pointing to Marta’s high salary as a cause. FC Gold Pride did not fold solely because of Marta, but it
Read More »FC Gold Pride overpowers Philadelphia, wins 2010 WPS Championship
The result was always inevitable. Faced with a third game in a week – two of which went to overtime – and a cross-country flight to take on arguably the world’s best team, the
Read More »McNeill's challenge deserved suspension
Atlanta Beat defender Kia McNeill was handed an additional two game suspension Wednesday by Women’s Professional Soccer for her 34th minute challenge on FC Gold Pride goalkeeper Nicole Barnhart in Saturday’s 4-0 loss to
Read More »One on One with Marta
FC Gold Pride forward Marta was voted the Women’s Professional Soccer Week 12 Player of the Week by the Northa American Soccer Reporters. Last week, Marta scored two goals in the 2010 WPS All-Star
Read More »Boxx headed west, Athletica players update
The Atlanta Beat made serious upgrades to its roster Tuesday by signing former Saint Louis Athletica goalkeeper Hope Solo, defender Tina Ellertson and forward Eniola Aluko. Word is, the Beat may not be done
Read More »The Marta Circus Stops in Boston
Friday morning I hopped into the cah (too soon for Boston accents?) and headed to Boston for my first Harvard Stadium experience of the year and boy was I treated. The showdown between FC
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