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Playing On: Asisat Oshoala’s Fight to Give Nigeria’s Girls a Chance

Playing On: Asisat Oshoala’s Fight to Give Nigeria’s Girls a Chance

by Heidi Smith | Mar 2, 2026 | blog

Asisat Oshoala’s parents were reluctant to allow her to play football, believing it would distract her from her studies and that the sport was a dead end — for girls. Today, Asisat Oshoala is a record-breaking international superstar, and she’s using...
Celebrating Carmen Pomies, Certified Women’s Soccer Badass

Celebrating Carmen Pomies, Certified Women’s Soccer Badass

by Heidi Smith | Mar 1, 2026 | blog

Kicking off #WomensHistoryMonth with a notable figure from #womenssoccerhistory: Carmen Pomies. Not only was Carmen the first international player, having played for both France’s Femina Sport FC and as a visiting team member of the legendary #dickkerrsladies in...
Double Standards, Sponsors and that Infamous Ponytail Yank: What Women’s Soccer Can Learn From 2009 Incident

Double Standards, Sponsors and that Infamous Ponytail Yank: What Women’s Soccer Can Learn From 2009 Incident

by Heidi Smith | Nov 15, 2025 | Uncategorized

It was about six minutes into our interview on Applebee’s Tailgate Talk when co-host Tim Lambert asked if I’d ever heard of Elizabeth Lambert. “We’re not kin,” he assured me. Elizabeth Lambert, for anyone not following women’s soccer in 2009, is the University of New...

Recent Posts

  • Playing On: Asisat Oshoala’s Fight to Give Nigeria’s Girls a Chance
  • Celebrating Carmen Pomies, Certified Women’s Soccer Badass
  • Double Standards, Sponsors and that Infamous Ponytail Yank: What Women’s Soccer Can Learn From 2009 Incident
  • What Can Youth Sports Learn from Play Therapy?
  • Beer, False Teeth and Singalongs: the Lighter Side of the Legendary Dick, Kerr’s Ladies

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