Jacqueline Shipanga is a Namibian national women's soccer coach. She is the head coach of the three national women's soccer teams: the Under 17, Under 20, and the Brave Gladiators. She is also the founder of the Jacqui Shipanga Academy, which won the NFA Women Super's League for the first time in the 2011/2012 season, defeating the Okahandja Beauties. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Sheryl Kara Sandberg is an American technology executive, author, and billionaire. She is the chief operating officer (COO) of Facebook and founder of LeanIn.Org. In June 2012, she was elected to Facebook's board of directors by existing board members, becoming the first woman to serve on its board. Before she joined Facebook as its COO, Sandberg was vice president of global online sales and operations at Google, and was involved in launching Google's philanthropic arm Google.org. Before Google, Sandberg served as chief of staff for United States Secretary of the Treasury Lawrence Summers.
Blue Waters, also known as Langer Heinrich Mine(LHU) Blue Waters due to sponsorship reasons, are a Namibian football club from Walvis Bay. The team is nicknamed Blue Birds, The Birds or Omeva by its die-hard supporters. The team trains at its current field, Blue Waters Sport Field in Kuisebmund, a suburb of Walvis Bay. The team has a local rivalry with Eleven Arrows F.C., which was formed by former players of Blue Waters in early 1960s.
Lisa Marie De Vanna is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Serie A team Fiorentina, and co-captains the Australian national team. She is noted for her pace and dribbling skills. She is regularly considered one of the greatest female footballers in the world; football analyst and former Socceroo Craig Foster stated that she "ran on jet-fuel; burning up twice as fast, but with incredible impact."
Andrea Neil is a pioneer of women's soccer in Canada. Neil retired from the game after representing Canada more than any other Canadian player in history.
Jenny Lynn Bindon is an American-born association football coach and former goalkeeper who represented New Zealand at international level. She played 77 full internationals in between 2004 and 2010. She currently serves as the head coach of the Loyola Marymount University (LMU) women's soccer team.
The Kutztown Golden Bears are the sports teams that represent Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. Kutztown University is a member of NCAA Division II and competes in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC). The university sponsors eight men's and thirteen women's intercollegiate sports. In 2007–08, Kutztown University added women’s lacrosse and women’s bowling to the list of varsity sports that it offers.
Alexandra Morgan Carrasco is an American soccer player for the Orlando Pride of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the highest division of women's professional soccer in the United States, and the United States women's national soccer team. Since 2018, she has co-captained the national team with Carli Lloyd and Megan Rapinoe.
Megan Anna Rapinoe is an American professional soccer player who captains Reign FC in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States women's national soccer team, playing primarily as a winger. Winner of the Ballon d'Or Féminin and named The Best FIFA Women's Player in 2019, Rapinoe helped lead the U.S. to win the 2015 and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments, a gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics, and finish runners-up at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. Since 2018, she co-captains the national team alongside Carli Lloyd and Alex Morgan. She previously played for the Chicago Red Stars, Philadelphia Independence, and MagicJack in Women's Professional Soccer (WPS), as well as Olympique Lyonnais in France's Division 1 Féminine.
Portia Modise is a South African women's footballer who was named Player of the Championship at the 2006 Women's African Football Championship. She represented the South Africa women's national football team at the 2012 London Olympics. She became the first African player to score 100 international goals.
McCall RaNae Zerboni is an American professional soccer midfielder who plays for Sky Blue FC in the National Women's Soccer League.
Amy Griffin, née Allmann, is an American soccer coach and former player. As a player, Griffin played for the United States women's national soccer team and won the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup. She is currently the head coach of the United States deaf soccer women's national team.
Kathryn "Katie" Theresa Schoepfer is an American former professional soccer player, having last played for the Boston Breakers of National Women's Soccer League in 2016. She was formerly an assistant coach at the College of the Holy Cross.
Jessica Marie McDonald is an American professional soccer forward who currently plays for the North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League and is a member of the United States women's national soccer team. She previously played for the Australian W-League team Melbourne Victory as well as the Western New York Flash, Chicago Red Stars, Seattle Reign FC, Portland Thorns FC and Houston Dash.
Michelle Ann French is an American soccer assistant coach for the United States women's national soccer team. She is a former United States women's national soccer team player and received a silver medal as a member of the 2000 U.S. Olympic Team.
Sinead Louise Farrelly is a retired American professional soccer midfielder. She previously played for Boston Breakers of the National Women's Soccer League. In 2011, she played for the Philadelphia Independence of the WPS and was a member of the United States U-23 women's national soccer team. She was selected by the Philadelphia Independence as the No. 2 overall pick in the 2011 WPS Draft from University of Virginia. She was a Hermann Trophy semifinalist in 2009.
Jillian Anne Ellis is an English-American soccer coach. She coached the United States women's national soccer team for 5 years, starting in 2014 and stepping down on 6 October 2019. She also won 2 FIFA Women's World Cups with the USWNT and is the development director of the United States Soccer Federation, overseeing the national youth teams development program.
Amanda Jaqueline DaCosta is a Portuguese American former professional soccer midfielder who played for Washington Spirit, Chicago Red Stars and Boston Breakers in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), Liverpool Ladies in England's FA WSL, the Washington Freedom and MagicJack in the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) and for the Portuguese national team.
FC Kansas City was an American professional women's soccer club based in Kansas City, Missouri. The team was one of the eight founding clubs of the National Women's Soccer League in 2012, and began play in 2013. They were two-time NWSL champions, having won titles in 2014 and 2015. After the 2017 season, the NWSL re-acquired owner Elam Baer's membership interest and subsequently ceased the team's operations.
Esty Amukwaya is a Namibian footballer who plays as a defender for Unam Bokkies in the NFA Women Super league and she is an important member of the Namibian National Women soccer team.
Bianca Elissa Sierra García is an American-born Mexican footballer who plays as a centre back for Liga MX Femenil club Tigres UANL and the Mexico women's national football team.
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