Pia Sundhage has been the coach of the US Women’s National team since 2007. Sundhage lead the team to gold in the 2008 Olympics and nearly brought home the World Cup last summer. And they are favorites to win gold again in London. Things have clearly gone well since she has been at the helm. Sundhage is the first foreign-born coach of the Women’s National Team and surprisingly only the 3rd women. She is also…
Going out on a limb here, but this may have been the easiest decision for taking your husbands name ever. Super sub for the US Women’s National team, Amy Shilling had an unfortunate nickname. Her maiden name is Rodriguez. So just in case you missed the obvious connection here, she was referred to as A-Rod. Now, it’s no secret that the PlayerWives staff is not a fan of the original A-Rod, and for good reason….
Fresh off an impressive initial season with Manchester United, David de Gea’s life seems pretty good. At just 21, he is already considered one of the best goaltenders in the league. In most countries, he would be the starting goalie for the national team, but unfortunately for de Gea he is Spanish, and thus will be backing up Iker Casillas… for a long time. At the moment, de Gea still is the starting keeper for…
With the top squad once again failing to live up to expectations and actually win a title, England now turns their attention towards the Olympics and the under 23 team. Well, it’s actually Team Great Britain, as Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland players are eligible for the team. So we’re sure it won’t sit well with the English that their squad will be lead by Welschman Gareth Bale. An unassuming player, Bale has never sought…
Considered by many to be one of the top goalies ever Gianluigi (Gigi) Buffon is currently prepping for an epic final in Euro 2012 verse Spain. Without Gigi Italy more than likely would be home watching the finals as he made a few key shootout saves in the quarterfinals against England. Whether Italy wins or loses in the final is truly irrelevant as in our books Gigi is already a winner when you look at…
Although only 20 years old, Jack Wilshere has already had his share of time in the gossip column. All things considered, he is lucky to still be with his smoke show girlfriend, Lauren Neal Their tumultuous history began about 4 years ago. In 2009, a jealous fan posted a threatening remark about Neal, stating that she was not good enough for him as well and posted the rallying cry of “gah, lets kill her please?”…
While his play on the field for Spain has been remarkable (moving from right back to center while Puyol is out), his love live has been something of a different story. Ramos and Lara Alvarez first starting dating in 2010, with most reports saying it was near the end of the year. Their initial foray into love did not last long as they split up in March or April 2011. While she was initial the…