Friday, July 3, 2009

Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the 1999 Women's World Cup


This holiday weekend is a perfect time for friends and families in three select cities to take in some women's professional soccer. The WPS (Women's Professional Soccer) league will have teams playing in New Jersey (against Boston) on July 4th; and Bay Area (against St. Louis) and Washington (against Los Angeles) on July 5th. If you're not in one of these markets, you can watch the Washington Freedom vs. first-place Los Angeles Sol on Fox Sports Soccer channel.

While you’re at it - watch for special events and activities celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the 1999 Women's World Cup - the summer long sports extravagancy was much more than just a U.S. victory and Brandi's abs - Marla Messing, Donna de Verona and the entire organizing committee created a world-class event that rivals any sports event the U.S. has held.

I remember the excitement around the opening match at Giant's Stadium with Pele in the stands as much as I do the actual win after a grueling match, extended play, overtime and penalty kicks finale.

As we celebrate the freedom of our independence, perhaps take a moment to support the opportunity women have in the U.S. to play sports professionally.

Enjoy your long weekend.

For full details on the league's schedule visit: http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/schedule/2009-tv-schedule.aspx

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Annual Most Important Moments in Sports

REAL SPORTS magazine, The Authority in Women's Sports, encourages a broad-exchange of ideas and opinions regarding women's sports. Professional (WNBA, WPS, NPF, AVP, WTA, LPGA, WPFL, and IWFL among others), collegiate (NCAA Division I, II, and III), amateur (youth and adult) and Olympic sports are all covered.

Each year, REAL SPORTS publishes its Annual Most Important Moments in Sports edition. This blog will focus on the elements around key events and occurrences that are happening in women’s sports, regardless if they are success or failure related, in order to keep the realities of women’s sports in the forefront of people’s mind.

Be part of the decision process for each year’s annual edition - share your thoughts with the editors and fans of women's sports.