The Grainey Report

  • Women’s Domestic Championship Tournaments

    Thursday, 2. August, 2012

    This week The Grainey Report examines the championship tournaments for WPSL Elite, WPSL and the W-League - each involving four teams - two of which involved fantastic final game finishes.

  • Women’s Olympic Soccer Roundup

    Monday, 30. July, 2012

    The London Olympics are stealing the attention of late summer sports fans with the women's soccer one of the most watched events. Soccer365 Tim Grainey looks back at the opening two rounds of group play from London 2012 in this week's Grainey Report.

  • Shining in Spokane

    Monday, 23. July, 2012

    This week, as many Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) players take off to their college teams after the regular season has ended, the Roundup examines how a couple of young WPSL franchises recruit their players every summer. One team is based in a remote part of the Pacific Northwest—the second year Spokane Shine, while the other is in player-prolific Southern California—the first year Beach Futbol Club of Long Beach.

  • Women’s Soccer Roundup

    Tuesday, 17. July, 2012

    This week The Grainey Report examines the WPLS Elite penultimate round of matches and the halfway point of England’s semiprofessional FA WSL.

  • Picarelli a Key for Pali Blues and Italy WNT

    Thursday, 21. June, 2012

    The Pali Blues Italian international goalkeeper Anna Picarelli has been a key addition this season to the sides undefeated run to the top of the W-League’s Western Division. She talks to Soccer365 Tim Grainey about her duel duties and the differences between leagues in the U.S. and Italy in this week’s Grainey Report.

  • JoLi Academy Expands to India

    Monday, 11. June, 2012

    Lianne Sanderson and Joanna Lohman, two former WPS players, are using their soccer background to show that well-run sports programs can make a difference in young women’s lives in countries where females are expected to follow traditional paths. Soccer365’s Tim Grainey looks at their work with a NGO Yuwa in India.

  • Rebecca Moros Moves to Japan

    Tuesday, 29. May, 2012

    This week's Grainey Report looks at the Central Division of the USL’s W-League, Rebecca Moros move to Japan, and the strong U.S. women's national team Pia Sundhage is preparing for a gold medal run at the London Olympics this summer.

  • Busy Week in Women’s Soccer

    Monday, 21. May, 2012

    It was a busy week in women’s soccer with WPS formally announcing that they were shutting down operations permanently, the WPSL Elite getting more attention as well as a preview of the Atlantic and Northeast Divisions of the USL’s W-League and the Grainey Report looks at it all and more.

  • USL W-League Season Preview

    Monday, 14. May, 2012

    The USL W-League has 30 teams over five regional divisions and kicks off this month. The league includes three expansion sides and some added hype with key players moving from WPS and Soccer365’s Tim Grainey gives his preview of two of the divisions in this first installment.

  • WPSL Elite Season Preview

    Monday, 7. May, 2012

    WPSL Elite has stepped into the wake left by Women’s Professional Soccer and are excited for the 2012 campaign to kickoff. Soccer365’s Tim Grainey takes a look at the teams and what to expect.

  • Americans Scoring in Sweden

    Monday, 30. April, 2012

    This week Tim Grainey's Women's Roundup is focused on Europe where some Americans are making headlines for their goal scoring prowess in Sweden’s Damallsvenskan, the three group pairings for this summer’s Olympic Games in London have been made, and the 2011-12 UEFA Champions League finalists have also been determined.

  • Seattle Sounders Women Draw Huge Crowds

    Monday, 16. April, 2012

    The city of Seattle is a true fan of soccer. The Seattle Sounders Women’s team drew crowds of 4,000 for two exhibition matches and are an example to other women’s side that the fans are out there. This and a look WPSL’s signings, England’s FA WSL and more in Tim Grainey Women’s Report.