News wire article from our research archive:
|
|
EDITORIAL: United States falls for Women's World Cup
- Article from:
-
University Wire
- Article date:
-
July 9, 1999
- Author:
-
|
Copyright informationProvided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
Staff Editorial
University Wire
07-09-1999
(Minnesota Daily) (U-WIRE) MINNEAPOLIS -- In Los Angeles tomorrow, the women's soccer world championship will be decided. Whether the United States or China wins the game, the Women's World Cup has been a major victory for both soccer and women in sports.
Not too long ago, it was taken for granted that women were not interested in sports. It was considered even more obvious that women could not compete at the same level as men. While there is still plenty of room for improvement, women's sports have shown phenomenal growth both in sheer numbers of participants and in the amount of respect given to players.
The U.S. women's 2-0 semifinal victory over ...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:
|
Sponsors intend to get a big kick out of this year's Women's World Cup.
The Boston Herald;
April 21, 1999 ;
362 words
......ticket sales, the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup tournament will be the largest...which has teamed up with the Women's World Cup to promote and stage the tournament...women's sports. O'Donovan said the Women's World Cup, if successful, could be a prelude...
|
|
Women's Soccer Enters a New Phase; WUSA's Demise Casts Pall Over World...
The Washington Post;
September 16, 2003 ;
700+ words
......cast a long shadow over the Women's World Cup that starts Saturday. "What...in there until the end of the Women's World Cup. They were hoping for a shot...the striking success of the Women's World Cup in the United States in 1999...
|
|
|
WOMEN'S WORLD CUP: Stories Behind the Games
The Washington Post;
June 18, 1999 ;
343 words
......significant growth of women's soccer and the current interest in the World Cup will mean little...The 1994 men's World Cup in the United States...the popularity of women's sports in the...without its leader. Women's Game Goes Global...last summer, the Women's ...
|
 "AAP Sports News (Australia)")
|
Soc: Germany awarded 2011 women's World Cup
AAP Sports News (Australia);
October 31, 2007 ;
306 words
......10-31-2007 Soc: Germany awarded 2011 women's World Cup By Mark Ledsom ZURICH, Oct 30...named as the hosts of the 2011 women's World Cup, beating off a rival bid from...Germany have won the last two women's World Cup finals. Their winning bid comes...
|
|
PRACTICING WOMEN'S WORLD CUP KICKS OFF ADIDAS BALL
Footwear News;
August 10, 1998 ;
230 words
...There's a new ball in town. Women's World Cup recently displayed Adidas' new Women's World Cup soccer ball, which will be used for the...Vanderpool, director of public relations for Women's World Cup. Previously, balls used at the Women...
|
|
WOMEN'S WORLD CUP U.S. boots barriers to growth of soccer; Favored...
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;
June 18, 1999 ;
700+ words
......one and all, to the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, which opens Saturday with a...who played in the inaugural Women's World Cup in China in 1991 and in the...Soldier Field. Marla Messing, Women's World Cup president and chief executive...
|
|
World Cup Fever Infects APA Women
AsianWeek;
July 3, 2002 ;
523 words
......their favorite teams--women, too, have caught the World Cup fever. Meet 27-year-o...The appeal of the World Cup is the same for women as for anyone else...the quarterfinals by World Cup powerhouse Germany, both women are left scrambling...
|
|
An unparalleled chance to shine World Cup sponsors help shape image of...
The Boston Globe;
June 20, 1999 ;
700+ words
......for women? The three-week-long Women's World Cup soccer tournament is underway...Association and the playing of the Women's World Cup in the United States have provided...women win. They took the first Women's World Cup in 1991, the gold medal at ...
|
|
World Cup a watershed for women
The Sunday Herald;
August 1, 1999 ;
700+ words
......after the opening match of the Women's World Cup '99 in America. Nobody could even dream of the success the third Women's World Cup would become, with a final in...sleeping while the 1999 Fifa Women's World Cup organising committee was setting...
|
|
|
RFK Stadium Chosen to Host Women's World Cup Soccer
The Washington Post;
November 18, 1997 ;
563 words
......sites to stage games in the 1999 Women's World Cup soccer tournament, sources close...U.S. team won the inaugural Women's World Cup in 1991 in China, finished third...Asked to comment on the sites, Women's World Cup spokesman Aaron Heifetz said...
|
|
Two Mnths Until Women's World Cup
AP Online;
April 20, 1999 ;
617 words
......04-20-1999 Two Mnths Until Women's World Cup NEW YORK (AP) -- Rarely has...which will play host to the Women's World Cup this summer. For the women...successful as the women. The U.S. women won the inaugural World Cup in 1991 and took the Atlanta...
|
|
|
Men's, Women's World Cup Share 2002
The Washington Post;
December 8, 1999 ;
509 words
......Blatter announced that the next Women's World Cup will be held a year earlier...guided the United States to the Women's World Cup title last summer before resigning...They were planning for the next Women's World Cup in 2003, but with Blatter's...
|
|
|
Women's World Cup Returns to U.S. in Fall
AP Online;
May 26, 2003 ;
700+ words
......00-0000 [image omitted] The Women's World Cup is coming back to the United...same global fervor. The first Women's World Cup was in China in 1991, when the...during the first half of a Women's World Cup quarterfinal match at Jack Kent...
|
See all results.
Or, try our
Advanced Search.
|