Saint Louis Athletica - Women's Professional Soccer

LSI · Site Admin Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 811 Location: Global

Lori Chalupny interview from the Saturday Soccer Report on 8/30 with Tony Hubert and Joe Pelusi - click here

or go to SaturdaySoccerReport.com

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POD · Joined: 28 Dec 2003 Posts: 290

Lori Chalupny, the starting left-back on the 2008 Gold Medal winning US Women's Olympic Team in China , will be making an appearance with her Olympic Gold medal and signing autographs at Soccer Master on Manchester rd on Monday September 8th from 6:30pm - 8:30pm. Lori is no stranger to St. Louis - she grew up up and played as a youth in St. Louis and for Nerinx all High School. She has been with the U.S. Women's National Team since 2001 and was voted the 2005 US Soccer Young Female Athlete of the Year.

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SoccerFanaticFreak · Joined: 13 Sep 2007 Posts: 81

Lori Chalupny at E-FesT!. Lori will also make a apperance at E-Fest. A fund raising event for Elite FT.

Saturday, September 6th, 2008
10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Collinsville KC Hall
(Hwy 157, 1 mile south of I-55)

http://www.eliteft.com/documents/Fall_2008_EFesT_Chalupny.pdf

LSI · Site Admin Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 811 Location: Global

Lori Chalupny, the starting left-back on the 2008 Gold Medal winning US Women's Olympic Team in China, will be making an appearance with her Olympic Gold medal and signing autographs at Soccer Master on Manchester rd on Monday September 8th from 6:30pm - 8:30pm. Lori is no stranger to St. Louis - she grew up up and played as a youth in St. Louis and for Nerinx all High School. She has been with the U.S. Women's National Team since 2001 and was voted the 2005 US Soccer Young Female Athlete of the Year. For more on this go to the STLsoccer.net Home page article.

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LSI · Site Admin Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 811 Location: Global

St. Louis' new Women's Professional Soccer Team, which will kick off in April 2009, has unveiled their new logo and team name through Vimeo.com and YouTube.com. Check it out - click here

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LLMG · Joined: 07 Sep 2008 Posts: 64

cool intro to the logo with the video approach. Interesting name. Just St. Louis? what is this?

Megmaster · Joined: 18 Dec 2003 Posts: 233

I think they are going after the Euro approach with just the St. Louis piece. You know like Bayern Munich or something like that.

Larry · Joined: 24 Apr 2005 Posts: 229

bayern munich has a FC on it. I think this team needs more then just St. Louis. Maybe it's coming soon after they get their MLS team?

IamBob · Joined: 05 Feb 2008 Posts: 69 Location: Original Jamaica

Longball · Joined: 18 Dec 2003 Posts: 289

so what is the name? I can't figure it out from the video. Is it just St. Louis?

Saint Louis Athletica · Joined: 12 Sep 2008 Posts: 422

The Countdown To 2009 Begins!

Women’s Professional Soccer 2009 Player Allocation is upon us. Everyone is waiting to hear where their favorite U.S. National Team Player is going to play in 2009.

On Tuesday, September 16th at a special event in Manhattan hosted by NBA All-Star Steve Nash and Commissioner Tonya Antonucci, the first 21 players in the history of Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) will be allocated to Bay Area, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, NJ/NY, St. Louis and Washington.

Fans can follow along in real time at fans.womensprosoccer.com, starting at 12:50pm Eastern Time.

Be the first to know!

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ShortFusz · Joined: 19 Feb 2006 Posts: 86

I'm just a little Fusz guy so don't know much here but I checked out the logo and why is it different colors then the club colors? if you are one club as you say, why not use the club colors for your pro team logo?

Larry · Joined: 24 Apr 2005 Posts: 229

from a Marketing standpoint and for a club unity standpoint, they should have used the same colors. Think about the girls feeling proud to have the same jersey color as the pro and going to the game wearing those colors and having a youth section all in dark green. Yea - weird move not having the colors the same. Maybe Lori is using her JB Marine influence here because those are JB colors. The logo also is too much greyish so it looks like it's not completed yet. cool video thought - I'll be there in St. Louie.

Cardsfan · Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Posts: 286

I don't about the Lori influence. She commented to my daughter during a signing how cool it would be to be wearing the same logo as our girls. Her sister even plays for SLSG.

I do hope they get her to play here.

Sport Billy · Joined: 23 Aug 2006 Posts: 500

JBDad · Joined: 23 Feb 2006 Posts: 19

Looks like the allocation of the National team players has been announced:

http://www.womensprosoccer.com/stlouis/?team=stlouis

They are showing Lori Chalupny, Tina Ellertson, and Hope Solo as St. Louis players.

LSI · Site Admin Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 811 Location: Global

NEW YORK (September 16, 2008) – Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) announced the allocations of the U.S. Women’s National Team to its seven franchises Tuesday during a ceremony at the Sports Museum of America in downtown Manhattan.

Our St. Louis team (team name is simply = St. Louis), was allocated Local Hometown Hero Lori Chalupny, World renown goalkeeper Hope Solo and defender (converted forward) Tina Ellertson.

The announcement was hosted by NBA All-Star and WPS part-owner Steve Nash and presided over by WPS Commissioner Tonya Antonucci. Each of the seven teams set to begin play in WPS for the 2009 season were allocated three players apiece from the U.S. Women’s National Team pool. The allocation followed an extensive process in which the players and teams submitted their preferences to the league and a committee then examined the lists to give its recommendations. The WPS Board of Governors met on September 14-15 to consult with players, teams and the league to determine the best possible dispersal for all parties with the following allocation results:

“The excitement for WPS allocation has been building for months as fans, coaches and even the players have been speculating about which athletes will be dispersed to each WPS market,” said Antonucci. “This is a big day for Women’s Professional Soccer, as teams now have Olympic gold medalists from Beijing allocated to their home cities along with other talented national team players. These are the first building blocks for the teams as the league begins the countdown to the inaugural 2009 WPS Season."

Following this week’s U.S. Women’s National Team allocation will be the international draft of top global stars the week of September 22nd which will assign teams the rights to negotiate with four premiere international players. That will be followed by a draft of remaining players in early October and again in January. The order of the international draft will depend on the weighted rankings voted on by teams following the U.S. Women’s National Team allocation with the weakest-rated team selecting first and the strongest-weighted team selecting last.

“The allocation process was developed to give players the chance to provide their input on where they wanted to play, allow for dialogue between league and teams about marketing potential and to give the best opportunity for a level playing field among teams come April 2009 and the start of the WPS Season,” said Antonucci.

The allocation process began with members of the U.S. National Team player pool submitting their city preferences to the League. After reviewing the athletes’ lists, the teams likewise forwarded their player preferences to the League.

A WPS committee examined both lists and considered League and team marketing initiatives before sending an allocation recommendation to the teams. Prior to the Sept. 16 announcement, the WPS Board of Governors held a 48-hour closed-door meeting in New York City to determine the final allocation results. During this time, the Board of Governors consulted with players, teams and league in order to accomplish the best possible dispersal for all parties.

At the conclusion of the closed-door meeting, the Board of Governors forwarded its allocation decisions to Commissioner Antonucci for final approval.

About Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS)

The mission of Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) is to be the premier women’s soccer league in the world and the global standard by which women’s professional sports are measured. Play kicks off in the spring of 2009, with WPS teams based in the Bay Area, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New Jersey/New York, St. Louis, and Washington, D.C. The league will expand in 2010 with the inclusion of Atlanta, Dallas, and Philadelphia. For more information, visit www.womensprosoccer.com.

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POD · Joined: 28 Dec 2003 Posts: 290

I think we made out like bandits! Solo is the best keeper in the world. Lori is local fan attraction and Teri can play forward or back. Can't wait!

POD · Joined: 28 Dec 2003 Posts: 290

will Lori play offensive mid or right back? will Teri play forward or centerback. I say Solo plays in the net! Laughing

LLMG · Joined: 07 Sep 2008 Posts: 64

I hope solo plays in the net! Laughing