On Friday night, just hours after the 2010 WPS Draft in Philadelphia, PUMA and the WPS unveiled the 2010 uniforms worn by veteran players from the league’s nine teams as well as nine newly-drafted players who proudly wore their team colors for the first time.
Fusing fashion with sport, PUMA launched the newly-designed uniforms from the Power collection, which highlighted both performance as well as style. The WPS athletes in attendance were: Atlanta Beat: Leigh Ann Robinson, Defender and Tobin Heath, #1 draft pick for WPS 2010 Boston Breakers: Leslie Osborne, Midfielder & PUMA Athlete and Lauren Cheney Chicago Red Stars: Ella Masar, Forward and Whitney Engen FC Gold Pride: Tiffeny Milbrett, Forward and Kelley O’Hara Los Angeles Sol: Manya Makoski, Defender and Casey Nogueira Philadelphia Independence: Amy Rodriguez, Forward & PUMA Athlete and Caroline Seger Sky Blue FC: Yael Averbuch, Midfielder and Brittany Taylor St Louis Athletica: Kendall Fletcher, Defender and Angie Kerr, Midfielder Washington Freedom: Cat Whitehill, Defender and Nikki Marshall
Click below to check out a video of the event:
On Friday night, just hours after the 2010 WPS Draft in Philadelphia, PUMA and the WPS unveiled the 2010 uniforms worn by veteran players from the league’s nine teams as well as nine newly-drafted players who proudly wore their team colors for the first time.
Click below to check out a video of the event:
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Permalink: 2010 WPS Uniforms Unveiled in Philadelphia
I still vividly remember the day back in 2003 when my college coach called and told me WUSA had folded. He knew that all during my playing days at Santa Clara I had dreamed about playing in WUSA.
After that disappointment, you can only imagine how excited I became as talk of a revival and the formation of WPS progressed. Being personally involved in the launch, promotion, and start-up is something I will never forget. Having PUMA be the primary sponsor was huge for me because I have been a PUMA athlete since 2005.
Then to top it all off I was allocated to FC Gold Pride and our home field was Santa Clara University’s Buck Shaw Stadium where I played for four years during college. The first game at Buck Shaw was special. We beat the Boston Breakers, I was captain and my jersey was auctioned off.
Even though Gold Pride got off to that great start, a combination of injuries and bad breaks contributed to a losing season. It was my first losing season ever and as a captain you feel a certain responsibility. Towards the end of the season we made some obvious progress and were probably just about equal to any of the teams in the league.
The Nesmiths were tremendous owners and were exceptional to the players. Albertin Montoya is a true “soccer nut” and very passionate about the game. There can be little doubt that this combination will soon result in a competitive and winning soccer team.
To be involved in the launch, play with and against the greatest players in the world, and hopefully inspire and motivate younger female players resulted in an extremely rewarding experience. I am eagerly looking forward to next year.
Take care and I hope to see all you WPS fans at the FC Gold Pride games next season!
Leslie
I still vividly remember the day back in 2003 when my college coach called and told me WUSA had folded. He knew that all during my playing days at Santa Clara I had dreamed about playing in WUSA.
After that disappointment, you can only imagine how excited I became as talk of a revival and the formation of WPS progressed. Being personally involved in the launch, promotion, and start-up is something I will never forget. Having PUMA be the primary sponsor was huge for me because I have been a PUMA athlete since 2005.
Then to top it all off I was allocated to FC Gold Pride and our home field was Santa Clara University’s Buck Shaw Stadium where I played for four years during college. The first game at Buck Shaw was special. We beat the Boston Breakers, I was captain and my jersey was auctioned off.
Even though Gold Pride got off to that great start, a combination of injuries and bad breaks contributed to a losing season. It was my first losing season ever and as a captain you feel a certain responsibility. Towards the end of the season we made some obvious progress and were probably just about equal to any of the teams in the league.
The Nesmiths were tremendous owners and were exceptional to the players. Albertin Montoya is a true “soccer nut” and very passionate about the game. There can be little doubt that this combination will soon result in a competitive and winning soccer team.
To be involved in the launch, play with and against the greatest players in the world, and hopefully inspire and motivate younger female players resulted in an extremely rewarding experience. I am eagerly looking forward to next year.
Take care and I hope to see all you WPS fans at the FC Gold Pride games next season!
Leslie
Tags: FC Gold Pride | leslie osborne | PUMA | soccer | WPS
Permalink: A Look Back: Leslie Osborne recaps the Inaugural Season
PUMA clubs Santa Clara Sporting and the RAYS got a behind the scenes pass to this past Saturday’s FC Gold Pride game. After the game, Leslie Osborne and Kristen Graczyk stopped by the PUMA pizza party to say hi and get to know the teams.
Tags: FC Gold Pride | Kristen Graczyk | leslie osborne | PUMA | soccer | WPS
Permalink: Snapshot: PUMA clubs get to know the Pride
This past weekend, members of FC Gold Pride received a special treat when Kathleen DeLaney, daughter Peyton and son Ryan delivered what appeared to be a PUMA ball to the team. Upon closer inspection, the team discovered that the ball was actually a cake courtsey of Perfect Endings bakery in Napa, CA!
Perhaps the cake was lucky as the Pride pulled out a 3-2 win over the Washington Freedom on Saturday afternoon.
This past weekend, members of FC Gold Pride received a special treat when Kathleen DeLaney, daughter Peyton and son Ryan delivered what appeared to be a PUMA ball to the team. Upon closer inspection, the team discovered that the ball was actually a cake courtsey of Perfect Endings bakery in Napa, CA!
Perhaps the cake was lucky as the Pride pulled out a 3-2 win over the Washington Freedom on Saturday afternoon.
Tags: FC Gold Pride | PUMA | soccer | WPS
Permalink: Snapshot: Its a PUMA ball! No wait, its a cake!
Women’s King Boot
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