So I too just saw this on twitter and trying to get the pieces together. Apparently she signed a 1 year contract with FFC Frankfurt to play the 2014/2015 season. This is an interesting move and a good one for her if Wales qualifies for the world cup. Given the uncertainty of what the NWSL will look like next season and the fact that all major players will be gone, this move give her the opportunity to play in a stable competitive league leading up to the world cup. It's certain better than playing in 3 leagues (Scottish, WLeague, NWSL) on 3 different continents prior to the world cup. It keeps her training consistent and focussed. If the schedule on the bundesliga website is correct (verified and it's not), their season ends in early May which should give her enough time for a brief rest and rejoin her the world cup All information I have seen so far leaves me with the impression that she will be back from the second half of the NWSL 2015 season. Now this leads me to believe that Kim Little might be another Reign player with a similar move as it will make sense for her too if Scotland qualifies. One final point, this means I have to start following the German league more closely now. Oh well, this is certainly one of the ways that women's soccer grow across the globe when fans follow their favorite players.
She'll also have a chance to play in UWCL. http://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/newsid=2131680.html
She did played in the UWCL last year with Glasgow City so I doubt this was the mean factor. I think this was all because of the world cup
You're probably right but Frankfurt has 3 UWCL titles already and since she won league titles with Glasgow and Melbourne, why not add UCWL title to that?
Lol, I doubt Frankfurt is among the favs to win that. May guess is at best they make it to the quarters or semi's depending on the draw. If the win, that's be great for Fishlock though. I guess my point is unlike Rapinoe last year who cited Champions League for the reason she left (we all know it was the money), I doubt this is the same deal with Fishlock. She doesn't doesn't come across as the type that chases prestige and would be just as happy playing a pick up game in the parking lot of walmart as she would be playing on the biggest stage.
No, they aren't the favourites, but you never know. They certainly have a lot of problems to resolve (starting with Marozsan).
john 'blaze' snow;.........u know nothing!(sorry, just a quote from a Game of Thrones fan!) but Frankfurt should now have 11 German NT's(including 5 that currently start, 2 Japanese NT's, 1 Swiss & and now Fishlock I'm sure their be favorites(along with Wolfsburg) to win the CL
there's no other real other competition for the CL crown either.; it's just Frankfurt & Wolsburg in the top league in Europe, then the 2 French teams, PSG & Lyon(who only have themselves to compete with in their own league), and Rosengard, who despite adding Marta, still don't have to personnel to match last year's Tyreso. But then, who knows how many more nwsl players will make their way to Europe? Blaze, noting from your other thread post, if your looking to see exciting Bundesliga games, you probably be disappointed! It's usually all stars from Frankfurt & Wolfsburg looking half bored as they take on other Bundesliga teams with zero NT's on them.
Here's the Reign official position on the move. This is as I suspected and it may give us an indication of what the NWSL schedule will look like in 2015 .@JessFishlock will join FFC Frankfurt on loan after the '14 NWSL season. Jess will return to SRFC before the start of the '15 NWSL season.— Seattle Reign FC (@reignfc) August 12, 2014
The off-season/pre-season is finally upon us. We are all aware of how brilliant the last one was. Can we match that? Can we exceed it? So many questions, so much time. Let's discuss.
If there's a win on Sunday how, when, etc., etc., will tickets for the final be available/allocated? If Portland manages to beat KC (and the Reign win) my guess is ticket demand might exceed what Starfire is supposed to hold by about 2 or 3 times?
http://goalwa.wordpress.com/2014/08...-sundays-knock-out-playoff-match-at-memorial/ Reign take season-long momentum into Sunday’s knock-out playoff match at Memorial
Elli Reed have been loaned out to the Melbourne Victory in the WLeague. This is the team that both Fishlock and Barnes played for earlier in the year and won the championship. Good luck to Reed and we will be tracking her progress over here. It may be that Barnes join her as well as those two are inseparable.
I think my first comment on NWSL forum was to criticize Reed's passing in the first game of the season. Wow, have I learned now not to stake your impressions on a single game. She has had an amazing year!
SRFC has agreed to loan Elli Reed to @victorywleague at the end of this NWSL season. Elli will be back by the start of the '15 NWSL season.— Seattle Reign FC (@reignfc) August 25, 2014 Hmm... is it just me, or does this cast into doubt any potential Seattle participation in mobcast? Loaning a player to a team already confirmed to be participating there?
I don't know. Maybe if Seattle were to partake, they could go deep on their bench and use Brigman who if I'm not mistaken played a bit of RB in college. That will be a good way to judge her readiness for next season. Either way, I'm not sure if Seattle will be partaking. Doesn't the time frame overlap with the purported USWNT friendly tournament in Brazil? Also while I have you here, do you know of any website/twitter-account that provide up to date information on the WLeague? I want to start following a bit more than last season
Kawasumi will be back with INAC on September 1. And she has been called to the NT that will play in the 2014 Asian Games (women's football from September 15 to October 1). This national team is a mix of experienced players and U23 players. http://forums.bigsoccer.com/threads...しこジャパン（英語スレッド）.1998681/page-329#post-30943711 http://inac-kobe.com/news/1087
Thanks. This is such a short turnaround for her because the Reign play the championship on August 31 and she leaves the next day. No time to say proper good byes. Do we know when Goebel joins Kobe?
I'm afaraid Naho is needed in Japan ASAP. The first game in the championship series is the August 31, and INAC start with only 2 points this series of six teams (the four teams over INAC start with 6-5-4 and 3 points), and INAC doesnt look good without Naho, Bev, Kinga and Ji So Yun (only Naho and Bev return). http://fullbloomfootball.blogspot.jp/2014/08/nadeshiko-league-exciting-series.html http://fullbloomfootball.blogspot.jp/2014/03/nadeshiko-league-standings.html
Oh no I understand that she's needed immediately and quite frankly I'm grateful to Kobe for loaning them to us even to the detriment of their own team. I was just shocked that it was so soon.
Huh, hadn't heard of a USWNT friendly around then. Though that doesn't surprise me in the slightest, considering how much USSF loves its WNT friendlies.... Anyway, I'm nowhere near an expert at following the Aussie league, but all of the W-League teams have their own Twitter accounts, as does the league itself. Soccerway usually is quite up-to-date on the vitals for the league itself, though obviously there's no news there and usually no player info. There's also The Women's Game, (blog and Twitter account,) which is basically the Aussie version of The Equalizer.