Thu, Jan 19th 2012, 10:42
For the first three years of her Women’s Professional Soccer career, Heather O’Reilly played her home games one town over from the town she grew up in.
Now looking forward to her fourth season in the league, the U.S. National Team veteran will be playing even closer to home.
Newly married, O’Reilly and her husband, who is pursuing a Masters degree at Harvard, have been living in Cambridge, Mass., which was the precipitating factor in her signing with the Boston Breakers, who play their home games at Harvard Stadium.
“They’ve been an established club, for both leagues. They always draw great crowds,” O’Reilly said of the Breakers, who began their existence in the Women’s United Soccer Association. “They’ve been an impressive organization….
Tue, Jan 17th 2012, 13:46
U.S. Women’s National Team head coach Pia Sundhage has named the 20 players who will represent the U.S. at the 2012 CONCACAF Olympic Women’s Qualifying Tournament from Jan. 19-29 in Vancouver, B.C. The top two finishers in the eight-team tournament qualify for the 2012 Olympics.
Nineteen of the 20 players chosen by Sundhage were on the USA’s 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup team with 21-year-old forward Sydney Leroux the only player on the roster not in Germany.
“The players made it hard for us to choose the 20 for Canada,” said Sundhage. “We had a great camp in December and this past week in Los Angeles. I’m excited that we have a new player in the mix who wasn’t in the World…
Thu, Dec 29th 2011, 15:47
The Boston Breakers bolstered their roster by agreeing to terms with U.S. Women’s National Team star midfielder Heather O’Reilly. A three-year WPS veteran with the Sky Blue FC, O’Reilly adds tremendous experience to the Breakers midfield, which already features some of the best players in the world.
“This will be our biggest offseason signing to-date and a statement to our commitment to bring a WPS Championship to Boston,” Associate General Manager Lee Billiard said.
The 26-year-old two-time WPS all-star from East Brunswick, N.J., has four goals and nine assists in her WPS career. She has started 49 of the 50 games she has played in. Last season with Sky Blue FC, O’Reilly netted one goal and an assist in 11 games. In…
Fri, Dec 2nd 2011, 10:31
Registration for Heather’s Holiday Camp is now CLOSED. If you would like to be notified of future clinics, please email heather.oreilly.soccer@gmail.com.
Thank you and Happy Holidays!
Mon, Nov 21st 2011, 16:38
U.S. midfielder Heather O’Reilly is among 10 nominees for the FIFA Puskás Award to determine the best goal of the year from around the world. Her magnificent strike from distance against Colombia in the USA’s second group match of the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup earned her the honor.
She is the only woman among the nominees that include Lionel Messi of Barcelona and Argentina, Zlatan Ibrahimović of AC Milan and Sweden, Neymar of Santos and Brazil and Wayne Rooney of Manchester United and England.
“It was an amazing journey just to be in the World Cup, and then to score a quality goal like that was certainly a thrill,” said O’Reilly. “Sometimes you hit shots like that on the training field,...