Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Ali Krieger wins UEFA Cup, Father Ken retires
Ali's Franfurt team beat Marta and company Sunday 3-2 in the second leg of the women's UEFA Cup final. She is now with the US team in LA.
Meanwhile, her father (and former PWSI coach) Ken Krieger has retired after a 30-year coaching career - accumulating a record as the winningest high school coach in Virginia history. He wants to spend more time supporting Ali, as well as caring for his ailing father, who has pancreatic cancer. Read about his amazing career here.Labels: Ali Krieger, Ken Krieger, U.S. Women
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Ali Krieger update
In case you were wondering why Ali Krieger hadn't been in the last three US Women's team camps after making her first appearances for the full national team earlier this year, it wasn't because she wasn't wanted.
The US team tried calling her in three times, but her pro club - FFC Frankfurt - would not release her. As one of the best women's teams in Europe, they have been busy with Bundesliga, German Cup, and UEFA Cup matches. In fact, she's showing up late to this US camp because Frankfurt faces Marta's Umea team this Saturday for the Women's UEFA Cup trophy after a 1-1 draw in the first leg.
I caught up with Ali by email yesterday from Germany and incorporated some of her quotes into our story on the US camp.
Here's the rest of what she had to say:
On her first chance to get back to a US camp since January of this year
I'm really happy to finally get back to LA and train once again with the full team. The reason I am only going to half of the camp is because I am playing in the UEFA Cup Final match this Saturday with 1.FFC Frankfurt against a team from Umea, Sweden. The club has released me for the second week of this camp because we have some time off before we finish the last three games of our Bundesliga (regular season) games.
On when she'll be done with the Bundesliga season and her plans for the summer
The Bundesliga here in Germany will not be finished until June 15th which is our last game. I will then be coming home on June 16th to prepare for the upcoming camps that are left for this summer with the full WNT.
On what her first season as a pro in Europe has been like
Playing for Frankfurt has been a great experience and I am very happy to be on one of the best club teams in the world! I think no matter if I am with the US team training or playing here in Germany with my club, I think both atmospheres have prepared me for what is to come these next couple months. I feel really lucky to have both options of playing with the US Team or here in Frankfurt. I am really happy to be thrown back into the mix after missing out on a few big events, but I did miss for appropriate reasons, UEFA Cup games and German Cups games for Frankfurt. I think playing here in Europe this year, has honestly been the best experience I think I could get.
On chances of making the US Olympic squad
I feel fit and really motivated for the next month coming up. I'm happy to have the opportunity to make the Olympic roster and I will be extremely excited if it comes true. It will be truly rewarding and I would feel very honored to be a part of such a great team. I have been working really hard this past year to make this dream come true, so I can only hope the outcome will be successful!
Got any of your own questions for Ali? Post them here as comments, and I'll email her for your answers.
Labels: Ali Krieger, U.S. Women
Friday, January 18, 2008
Ali update
So did you hear the U.S. Women won again in China? With one game left, they only need a draw agains host China to take home the Four Nations Cup yet again. Our new best friend Ali Krieger went 90 minutes again, playing central defense. Things are looking great on that front - even though she expected to play right back mostly going in.Labels: Ali Krieger, U.S. Women
Meanwhile, her father (and former PWSI coach) Ken Krieger has retired after a 30-year coaching career - accumulating a record as the winningest high school coach in Virginia history. He wants to spend more time supporting Ali, as well as caring for his ailing father, who has pancreatic cancer. Read about his amazing career here.
Labels: Ali Krieger, Ken Krieger, U.S. Women
In case you were wondering why Ali Krieger hadn't been in the last three US Women's team camps after making her first appearances for the full national team earlier this year, it wasn't because she wasn't wanted.
The US team tried calling her in three times, but her pro club - FFC Frankfurt - would not release her. As one of the best women's teams in Europe, they have been busy with Bundesliga, German Cup, and UEFA Cup matches. In fact, she's showing up late to this US camp because Frankfurt faces Marta's Umea team this Saturday for the Women's UEFA Cup trophy after a 1-1 draw in the first leg.
I caught up with Ali by email yesterday from Germany and incorporated some of her quotes into our story on the US camp.
Here's the rest of what she had to say:
Got any of your own questions for Ali? Post them here as comments, and I'll email her for your answers.
The US team tried calling her in three times, but her pro club - FFC Frankfurt - would not release her. As one of the best women's teams in Europe, they have been busy with Bundesliga, German Cup, and UEFA Cup matches. In fact, she's showing up late to this US camp because Frankfurt faces Marta's Umea team this Saturday for the Women's UEFA Cup trophy after a 1-1 draw in the first leg.
I caught up with Ali by email yesterday from Germany and incorporated some of her quotes into our story on the US camp.
Here's the rest of what she had to say:
On her first chance to get back to a US camp since January of this year
I'm really happy to finally get back to LA and train once again with the full team. The reason I am only going to half of the camp is because I am playing in the UEFA Cup Final match this Saturday with 1.FFC Frankfurt against a team from Umea, Sweden. The club has released me for the second week of this camp because we have some time off before we finish the last three games of our Bundesliga (regular season) games.
On when she'll be done with the Bundesliga season and her plans for the summer
The Bundesliga here in Germany will not be finished until June 15th which is our last game. I will then be coming home on June 16th to prepare for the upcoming camps that are left for this summer with the full WNT.
On what her first season as a pro in Europe has been like
Playing for Frankfurt has been a great experience and I am very happy to be on one of the best club teams in the world! I think no matter if I am with the US team training or playing here in Germany with my club, I think both atmospheres have prepared me for what is to come these next couple months. I feel really lucky to have both options of playing with the US Team or here in Frankfurt. I am really happy to be thrown back into the mix after missing out on a few big events, but I did miss for appropriate reasons, UEFA Cup games and German Cups games for Frankfurt. I think playing here in Europe this year, has honestly been the best experience I think I could get.
On chances of making the US Olympic squad
I feel fit and really motivated for the next month coming up. I'm happy to have the opportunity to make the Olympic roster and I will be extremely excited if it comes true. It will be truly rewarding and I would feel very honored to be a part of such a great team. I have been working really hard this past year to make this dream come true, so I can only hope the outcome will be successful!
Got any of your own questions for Ali? Post them here as comments, and I'll email her for your answers.
Labels: Ali Krieger, U.S. Women
Friday, January 18, 2008
Ali update
So did you hear the U.S. Women won again in China? With one game left, they only need a draw agains host China to take home the Four Nations Cup yet again. Our new best friend Ali Krieger went 90 minutes again, playing central defense. Things are looking great on that front - even though she expected to play right back mostly going in.Labels: Ali Krieger, U.S. Women
Labels: Ali Krieger, U.S. Women
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