Section 8 faithful Tom Dumore shows his support for the Red Stars. The guys and gals in the Chicago Fire Supporter's organization, Section 8, have taken a HUGE initiative here in Chicago: Part in parcel with the enthusiasm from the woman's team performance and in recognition of the upcoming inaugural season of Woman's Professional Soccer (WPS) and [. Click to continue reading...

USA soccer fans gathered at the Globe Pub in Chicago to watch the Olympic team defeat Brazil for the Gold Medal! The breakfast was sponsored by the Chicago Red Stars.SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "News Video From The 'Golden Globe' Pub Olympic Viewing Party", url: "http://www.amandavandervort.com/blog/2008/08/news-video-from-the-golden-globe-pub-olympic-viewing-party/" }); Click to continue reading...

This post was written in response to a Guardian.co.uk article published on August 18th titled, "New US league targeting our players, Arsenal warn." I believe that the advent of Women's Professional Soccer here in America, which sets as its mission to be "the global standard by which all leagues around the world are measured," will do more to encourage women's leagues, teams and players than anything else the world over. Click to continue reading...

Emma Hayes and Peter Wilt arrived back from their respective travels yesterday, so we put together a serious office party to celebrate. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Pirate Day at the Chicago Red Stars Office", url: "http://www.amandavandervort.com/blog/2008/08/pirate-day-at-the-chicago-red-stars-office/" }); Click to continue reading...

Emma Hayes, the Head Coach of the Chicago Red Stars, is in China at the Olympic Games. Today, she blogged about the growing parity among teams at the world level. This post is my response to that blog. Here, I will look at the growth of women's world soccer, the German development of the game in their home country, and what this means to the American market. Click to continue reading...

Emma Hayes is in China to watch the Olympic Games. She says, "Unlike economies of this world where the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, the Women's game is developing at a rate where teams are getting closer to each other with every passing year." She delivers a strong quote about the future of the US soccer program in this post. Click to continue reading...

Today is the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympics, so I thought it would be fun to visit the history of women's soccer - China is where it all (technically) began back in 1991. This post references two documents, please take a moment to download them. They're worth the read :-)SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "08. Click to continue reading...

I've compiled FIFA's official post-game quotes here.SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Olympic Women's Soccer Post-Game Quotes", url: "http://www.amandavandervort.com/blog/2008/08/olympic-womens-soccer-post-game-quotes/" }); Click to continue reading...

This is a video clip of several of the USWNT players voicing the message of "Beijing Now. WPS Next." SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Beijing Now. WPS Next. Women's Pro Soccer Video.", url: "http://www.amandavandervort.com/blog/2008/08/beijing-now-wps-next-womens-pro-soccer-video/" }); Click to continue reading...

Tonight we hosted a quaint and friendly group in the Chicago Red Stars suite for the FC Barcelona training session at Toyota Park. Barcelona was preparing to play Chivas on Sunday at Soldier Field. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Pics of Barcelona Training Tonight at Toyota Park, Home of the Chicago Red Stars", url: "http://www. Click to continue reading...

One of our summer interns, Adrienne, drove home to New Mexico on Tuesday morning to finish her Master's Degree in Sports Medicine. We had a going away dinner on Monday night to thank her for all her hard work. We're really going to miss both her spirit and her work ethic here in [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Chicago Red Stars (Women's Pro Soccer) Staff Gearing Up For the Olympics", url: "http://www. Click to continue reading...

I've been thinking a lot about how exactly to maximize this online community, and the more I discover about the WPS FanZone and what we can do in here, the better it becomes. From creating an interactive chatroom, to integrating videos and uploading photos, this site is incredible! I hope the players and fans get as much out of this as I believe they can. Click to continue reading...

On Sunday I took a drive to Lafayette, Indiana, with Emma Hayes and Alyse LaHue to watch FC Indiana vs. Ottowa Fury. This was the W-League Central Conference Championship and it was played at Purdue University. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "W-League Central Conference Championships - FC Indiana vs. Ottowa Fury", url: "http://www. Click to continue reading...

I arrived in Philadelphia on Thursday excited to represent the Women's Committee at the NSCAA Board of Director's meeting. When I got there, I was cordially welcomed by Al Albert, the NSCAA President. He asked me if I'd be willing to accept a position on the BOD as the Women's Professional Soccer representative. Click to continue reading...

Kucirek, co-founder of online real estate brokerage ZipRealty Inc., hopes to operate a Bay Area franchise of the Women's Professional Soccer league scheduled to begin play in spring 2009.SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "San Francisco Business Times: Bay Area Could Score Women's Pro Soccer", url: "http://www. Click to continue reading...