Monthly Archives: November 2010

USA beats Italy 1:0 to qualify for Germany 2011

November 28, 2010 – 3:47 pm

Italy coach Pietro Ghedin showed respect when he selected a side to play a restraining game rather than to cause a shock but Italy began brightly, dominating midfield with underrated and impressive Alessia Tuttino showing intelligence, both in positioning herself to intercept and to support both Conti and Domenichetti.
Italy right back D’Adda looked vulnerable during [...]

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Can WPS become relevant?

November 26, 2010 – 8:33 pm

The Equalizer interview with Nancy NeSmith is a very sad reading. Nancy and her husband are clearly well intentioned people pouring their effort and money into a business they were ill prepared to be involved in to begin with.
Unfortunately, NeSmith is not unique and we see it over and over again. Successful businessmen/women start a [...]

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wSoccerNews.com interview with me

November 25, 2010 – 5:03 pm

wSoccerNews.com meet with Shek Borkowski the other day to talk about women´s soccer. The status on the WPS, difference between Europe and US and the US women´s National team.
Q: USA are always known to have lots and lots of girls playing, especially at the youth levels. But it really hasn’t resulted in [...]

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soccer365.com interview with me

November 25, 2010 – 4:55 pm

soccer365.com interview with me.
After last week’s earthshaking news that multiple WPS teams are considering folding and the U.S.’s loss against Mexico in the CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers, Soccer 365 caught up with respected women’s coach Shek Borkowski. Borkowski co-founded FC Indiana ten years ago in tiny Goshen, Indiana (population 30,000) and [...]

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Jo-Ryan Salazar has left the house.

November 17, 2010 – 7:07 pm

Its official, Jo-Ryan Salazar who for 2 years wrote about WPS is no longer interested in covering women’s football.
Can the league and the sport survive?
Jo-Ryan complains about the lack of atmosphere at WPS matches. I attended MLS matches in its early years and it was the same. It took time to build traditions, rivalries and [...]

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Interview

November 15, 2010 – 5:57 pm

Here is a copy of interview I did for LTA Agency.
Q: You have been a long time critic of US Soccer why is it?
SB: Because the federation is guilty of mismanagement when it comes to women’s football.
Q: In what way?
SB: Their mission statement is to “develop soccer at all recreational and competitive levels.” Ask any [...]

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The performance was good enough to beat weak Costa Rica but will it be good enough against Italy?

November 9, 2010 – 5:05 am

Despite beating Costa Rica 3-0, USA suffered from having too big a distance from their central midfielders, Lloyd and Boxx (later Lindsey), to their strikers. Wambach and Cheney too often had to work their opportunities in isolation and that made life easier for Costa Rica. When playing 4-4-2, as USA did, you need either progression [...]

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Women’s football in the USA does not suffer from lack of money and interest, it suffers from lack of ideas.

November 7, 2010 – 9:14 pm

Mexico 2-1 USA.
“The greatest upset ever” proclaims Soccer America, and it may be.
But, having worked with 7 Mexican NWT players in the last 5 years, I am keenly aware of Mexico’s progress and abilities.
Is the Mexico result a precursor of challenges to come?
Yes, internationally the women’s game improves by 50% every 3-4 years but not [...]

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Blame the USSF

November 6, 2010 – 10:01 am

The following was written June 24, 2008. LINK HERE:
“FC Indiana coach Shek Borkowski has been outspoken about the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) in the past, and now he is calling for improved investment in women’s soccer at the grass root level.
Borkowski is very adamant that the U.S. is losing ground to other countries, especially to [...]

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