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Happy 2011!

The year of 2010 is almost over. For women’s football fans in USA it was a year of ups and downs, of happiness and of sorrow.
As I sit in front of my computer to compose my last post of the year, I stare deep into my glass of Chimay blue, and reflect on the [...]

Winning

“Winning is everything, to win is all there is. Only those poor souls buried beneath the battlefield understand this.” – US Navy SEAL Team saying
Its a Habit
A famous American football coach, Vince Lombardi said: “Winning is not a sometime thing; it’s an all-the-time thing. You don’t win once in a while, you don’t do things [...]

Can Christen Press impact WPS in 2011?

A colleague asked me if I agree with him that Stanford forward Christen Press will help any WPS team right away.
I will answer this with two posts I made last year about Casey Nogueira and WPS draft. Both posts are applicable to Press.
“Nogueira has proved a handful to college defenses over the past four seasons. [...]

USA beats Italy 1:0 to qualify for Germany 2011

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 [...]

Can WPS become relevant?

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 [...]

wSoccerNews.com interview with me

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 [...]

soccer365.com interview with me

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 [...]

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

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 [...]

Blame the USSF

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 [...]

Don’t forget Martin Sjögren!

A note from a reader in Sweden points out that FIFA short list for Coach of the Year does not and should include Martin Sjögren, head coach of LdB FC Malmo.
Absolutely correct. Martin has done a fantastic job of squad building and leading the club to league title, its first in 16 years.
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