[MAKING A LIST] There are 54 current or former W-League players representing nine teams at the 2007 Women’s World Cup that will kickoff Monday.
The entire Canadian team has played in the W-League, and 13 members of the U.S. team have experience in the W-League. Other nations with W-League representatives headed to the tournament are Australia (6 players), Ghana (4), New Zealand (2), Japan (1) and Norway (1).
Four players headed to China less than two months after the conclusion of their club play in the W-League are Jodi-Ann Robinson and Sophie Schmidt of the Vancouver Whitecaps, Jersey Sky Blue’s Formiga (Brazil) and Ottawa Fury’s Faye White (England).
W-LEAGUE PRODUCTS
Australia
Emma Wirkus Asheville Splash 2002
Cheryl Salisbury Memphis Mercury 2002
Thea Slatyer Washington Freedom 2006
Joanne Peters Charlotte Lady Eagles 2002
Danielle Small Jackson Calypso 1999
Caitlin Munoz Boston Renegades 2004
Brazil
Daniela Hampton Roads Piranhas 2005
Formiga Jersey Sky Blue 2007, New Jersey Wildcats 2006
Canada
Amy Walsh Laval Comets 2006, Montreal Xtreme 2004
Andrea Neil Vancouver Whitecaps 2001-06
Melanie Booth Toronto Lady Lynx 2005, Toronto Inferno 2003-04
Brittany Timko Vancouver Whitecaps 2003-06
Candace Chapman Atlanta Silverbacks 2005, Toronto Inferno 1999, 2001
Christine Sinclair Vancouver Whitecaps 2001-02, 2006
Diana Matheson Ottawa Fury 2004-06, Toronto Inferno 2003
Erin McLeod Vancouver Whitecaps 2003-06
Jodi-Ann Robinson Vancouver Whitecaps 2005-07
Kara Lang Vancouver Whitecaps 2003-05
Karina Leblanc New Jersey Wildcats 2005-06, Montreal Xtreme 2004
Katie Thorlakson Vancouver Whitecaps 2003-05
Kristina Kiss Ottawa Fury 2000-02
Martina Franko Vancouver Whitecaps 2004, 2006
Melissa Tancredi Atlanta Silverbacks 2005-06, Detroit Jaguars 2004
Randee Hermus Vancouver Whitecaps 2001-02, 04-06
Rhian Wilkinson Ottawa Fury 2003-06
Robyn Gayle Ottawa Fury 2004-06, Toronto Inferno 2003
Sophie Schmidt Vancouver Whitecaps 2005-07
Tanya Dennis Toronto Lady Lynx 2006
Taryn Swiatek Ottawa Fury 2003-06
England
Faye White Ottawa Fury 2007
Rachel Unitt New Jersey Wildcats 2005
Kelly Smith New Jersey Wildcats 2004, New Jersey Lady Stallions 1999-00
Rachel Yankey New Jersey Wildcats 2005, Laval Dynamite 2000
Ghana
Mavis Danso Rochester Rhinos 2006
Patricia Ofori Rochester Rhinos 2006
Adjoa Bayor Northern Virginia Majestics 2002-03
Belinda Kanda Rochester Rhinos 2006
Japan
Homare Sawa Denver Diamonds 1999-00
New Zealand
Priscilla Duncan West Michigan Firewomen 2006
Emma Humphries Cocoa Expos 2007
Norway
Siri Nordby Tampa Bay Extreme 2001
USA
Briana Scurry Delaware Genies 1998
Christie Rampone New Jersey Lady Stallions 1998, Central Jersey Splash 1997
Cat Whitehill New Jersey Wildcats 2005
Lindsay Tarpley New Jersey Wildcats 2005, Kalamazoo Quest 1998-99
Shannon Boxx Boston Renegades 1999
Tina Ellertson Seattle Sounders 2003-05
Heather O’Reilly New Jersey Wildcats 2004-05
Carli Lloyd New Jersey Wildcats 2004, South Jersey Banshees 2001, New Brunswick Power 2000
Leslie Osborne Chicago Cobras 2001
Kristine Lilly Delaware Genies 1998
Angela Hucles Boston Renegades 2005, Hampton Roads Piranhas 2000
Marci Jobson Atlanta Silverbacks 2005, Charlotte Lady Eagles 2004, Chicago Cobras 1997-2000
Abby Wambach Rochester Ravens 1998