Brazilian ex-international Pretinha (36) is top scorer in the Korea Republic's league. Her club Goyang Daekyo has just won the championship playoff. (FIFA monthly round-up of women's football news)
De Vanna has signed for the Newcastle Jets. And if you read far enough in the article announcing the signing, you're rewarded with another little bit of news: "Peters said the Jets had signed German international Ariane Hingst but had visa issues to work through."
That news really surprised me until I got that Jets is from then Aussie Newcastle not the English one .
Am I remembering this wrong or is this the second Duisberg player that Popp's hugged that's gone off to another team?
She used to play for INAC in Japan a few years ago, when they won nothing. It was only last year that INAC picked up the contracts for Sawa, Kinga & Ohno, abandoned by their own club Beleza, and became Japan's #1 club.
So now you are NOT surprised ? OK - this is the rivalry forum, right ? May I ask, anyone have a clue why these two super-stars would sign in pairs ..... Well, maybe, of course women super-stars are about as expensive as ikea furniture.
Sure, but not very. An English team recruting a continetal European player would pretty much have been a first, Aussie dose that fairly regularly.
I am thinking all the Aussie teams will be announcing their signings right about now, in singles, pairs and quadruplets because their season is gearing up to kick off.
L'equipe followed the France captain Sandrine Soubeyrand with her club Juvisy, they made a 5 part video diary. Here is part one : http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/breves2011/20111003_164101_un-jour-avec-soubeyrand-1-5.html
If people are without things to do on Tuesday evening, RTV Oost will show and stream a top clash in the Dutch Eredivisie between holders Twente and Telstar, who bought the squad of three-time champions AZ. Eight Netherlands WNT players are expected to feature in the match. http://www.rtvoost.nl/tv/live.aspx
Interesting video made around a French league game MHSC v O. Lyons, with all sorts of World-Cuppers playing - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vQ_hGSaiIs&feature=feedu
Nice video, very interesting to hear the coaching speech surprised they gave so much access to the camera.
http://edition.cnn.com/video/?hpt=i...al/2011/10/05/curry-turkey-women-football.cnn A charming football video from Turkey.
I will check on Saturday at the Wales v France game In other news the FA has named Hope Powell as team GB coach for the Olympics. 11 managers now thanks the FA as they have a bigger medal chance. About 20 players are now crying as their Olympics chance is gone as they are not one of Powell favorites
Duisburg and neighbouring Dutch club Venlo have formalised their cooperation in a 7-point agreement which includes eg a regular exchange of players for practice (and even for league matches, but I'm not sure how that's going to work??), scouting, coaches visiting as observers, sponsor acquisition.
More like 13 managers, CONCACAF haven't played yet and there are three team that could get one of their two spots, CAF isn't finnished yet, Nigeria and Cameroon is still playing for one of two spots. OFC haven't played yet either but only New Zeeland have any realistic chanse to win so that don't really matter.
I think we need a Euros thread. (And an Olympics thread, but for some reason I'm less interested in that. ) I'm watching the Wales-France qualifier here. With commentary in Welsh. If it wasn't for the occasional name of a French player which I recognise, I'd suspect the commentator was talking backwards. He also keeps talking about "dykes", but I'm sure I get that wrong.