Homare Sawa (right) with Aya Miyama (Image found through Google Image)
Learn something new everyday. There is a Women’s Professional Soccer league and apparently Washington D.C.’s team Washington Freedom has Japanese Midfielder, Homare Sawa, playing for them.
From Wikipedia
Long considered Japan’s finest female footballer, she made her debut at age 12. IN 1993, at age 15, she made her international debut, scoring four goals in her first ever match. A fixture for the Japanese national team, participating in the last 4 FIFA Women’s World Cups and the 1996, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympic Games…
On September 24, 2008, Homare was selected by the Washington Freedom in the first round of the WPS International Draft. She has been a fixture in the Freedom midfield through both of the league’s seasons to date.
It looks like Sawa’s 3 goals to date (as of July 18) is good for 10th (tied) in the league .
Washington Freedom and Sawa is coming to Boston to face the Breakers on Jyly 31st and I am planning to go see the match. It will be interesting.
As I was searching for image to swipe, I found this blog post by MLS player Kosuke Kimura of Colorado Rapids. When Kimura’s Colorado team was visiting DC last year, he met Sawa when both teams played the same day. Background on Kimura’s articles are here: ESPN, By AsiaXpress’ Joe Nguyen
Here are the rest of my twitter posts. As always, dominated by baseball. (What else?)
- Well, those two #RedSox losses after All-Star break were pretty ugly. Let's hope tomorrow's starter… wait, it's Lackey vs Cliff Lee. Sigh. #
- Ha. RT @IanMBrowne: @DaigoFuji No #
- Who am I kidding. #RedSox goes in order. Sox was up buy a run after 4th, but lose to Texas Rangers 8-4. Lost two in a row. #
- Are you feeling it? Maybe #RedSox can pull this off and score 4 runs in the bottom of 9th? #
- RT @PeteAbe: RT @TomCaron: Molina's grand slam is the 41st HR allowed by #RedSox bullpen this season – the most in all of baseball. #
- Bill Hall started at third base last night. Now only need to play first base and catcher to have played all 9 position. #RedSox #
- Oh no, #RedSox game is in rain delay. 2-2 after third. RT @DanBarbarisi: Grounds crew putting on the tarp. We're in rain delay. #
- My vote is Naoko permanently replacing Heidi on NESN. #RedSox #
- Laser Show! Big Papi in the final for the #HRDerby with former #RedSox Hanley Ramirez. Good to see him hitting!! #
- Sad to find out that great baseball man Tsuneo "Cappy" Harada passed away last month. Did a lot for MLB-NPB relations http://bit.ly/d40jlP #
- Didn't know: There's a Women's Pro Soccer league & Washington team has Japanese player, Homare Sawa. coming to Boston 7/31. I may go. #
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