the footy queen

A few soccer-loving ladies sharing their thoughts, opinions, personal experiences, and more on the beautiful game. Footy love.

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30 days until the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup!

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XO, Smash

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Footy wordplay!

XO, Smash

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Soccer girls are the best girls. XO, Smash

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jane stockdale documents the agony and ecstasy at the 2014 world cup in brazil [designboom]

photo 1: the beach erupts in celebrations as argentina win the penalty shoot-out

photo 2: the excitement of watching brazil play is all too much for one fan. he woke up when brazil scored

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‘casa futebol’ by 1week1project proposes the reappropriation of the stadiums renovated or built for the 2014 FIFA world cup in brazil. within the host country, the housing shortage is estimated to be at 5.2 million homes according to the institute of applied economic research. 

Read more here. 

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Costa, who was reported to be furious about how she was treated, said that even before she started the job she was being pushed aside, and that it was clear to her that she was expected to be the “face of the club” without any power or control.

Clermont Foot appoint second woman manager in Corinne Diacre

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A look at the World Cup’s group stage courtesy of the GFOPs at Google.

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Suarez, bites again!

futbolando: suarez!

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Brazil's World Cup stadium architecture illustrated by Andre Chiote. Doesn't get much prettier than this.

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Oh, hey, we got that win!

iguessyoucanjustcallmev: Nothing like the shock of your first World Cup Goal

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United States Soccer Tee

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Stereotype Design

Swiss Style + soccer = a match made in design heaven.Defined by clean lines, excellent readability, and a sans serif type set on a grid, this Fab-exclusive tee by Stereotype Design wins the award for the most non-bro-y sportswear ever. Score!

GO, USA!

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This @brazilfourteen calendar is pretty damn awesome. 

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Interesting articles on the current status and future of professional women's soccer in the US.

Women’s Soccer League Tries to Connect and Survive

[The New York Times]

The struggle of women’s sports leagues has long been a nagging problem. In the world of women’s professional team sports, progress always seems to be inch by inch, if there is progress at all.

A Long Road to NWSL 2.0, but Hopeful First Steps

[bright & select]

“Women’s sports in general are different from men’s sports. And because they’re different, people want to say they’re better or worse. And there was this sense that no one wants to go out to women’s sports, because men’s sports are better.”

In the Book, with Becky Sauerbrunn, Vol. II

[FC Kansas City - NWSL]

We can’t expect greatness from the get-go, especially with our history of failed leagues. Can it get better? For sure. But in order to give this league a fighting chance, we all need to have a little perspective.

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The legend that is Mia Hamm. Great moments in Team USA history.

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How relatable is this article?

10 Struggles Every Female Sports Fan Knows:  http://thoughtcatalog.com/ella-ceron/2014/01/10-struggles-every-female-sports-fan-knows/

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Photo: Female Revolution in Turkish Football

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risk everything: cristiano ronaldo & neymar

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‘we watch football for those unexpected moments of brilliance in large part because they inspire us to attempt our own. those moments awaken inside us all the realization that we too can achieve the impossible,’ says davide grasso, nike’s chief marketing officer.

World Cup 2014. So close.

Footy love, nikhak