AMANDA VANDERVORT
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  • UNITED SOCCER LEAGUE UNVEILS STEP UP: THE BOLD NEXT PHASE IN THE USL'S WOMEN'S SOCCER STRATEGY / LINK - January 2023 | United Soccer League
  • MOUNTAIN WEST TRAILBLAZERS SPOTLIGHT: WYOMING'S AMANDA VANDERVORT / LINK - November 2022 | Mountain West Conference
  • WOMEN'S SOCCER IS GROWING RAPIDLY, SAYS W LEAGUE PRESIDENT / LINK - August 2022 | Forbes
  • AMANDA VANDERVORT BELIEVES OPPORTUNITY ABOUNDS IN WOMEN'S SOCCER / LINK - August 2022 | Tampa Bay Business Journal
  • AMANDA VANDERVORT LEADS USL'S MASSIVE EXPANSION OF THE WOMEN'S PRO GAME IN AMERICA / LINK - June 2022 | Soccer America
  • USL SUPER LEAGUE LOOKING TO ADD MORE WOMEN'S PRO SOCCER OPPORTUNITIES / LINK - June 2022 | Sports Business Journal 
  • USL SUPER LEAGUE PRESIDENT INSPIRED BY TITLE IX ANNIVERSARY / LINK - June 2022 | Tampa Bay Times
  • IN ITS FIRST SEASON, USL'S W LEAGUE POSITIONED TO BE A GRASSROOTS COMPONENT OF U.S. WOMEN'S SOCCER / LINK - March 2022 | The Athletic 
  • AMANDA VANDERVORT NAMED USL SUPER LEAGUE PRESIDENT / LINK - October 2021 | United Soccer League
  • AMANDA VANDERVORT DEPARTS FIFPRO; NEW ROLE FOR SARAH GREGORIUS / LINK - May 2021 | FIFPRO
  • CHIEF WOMEN'S FOOTBALL OFFICER SAYS WOMEN'S GAME HAS PROVEN ITS "RESILIENCE AND INNOVATION" / LINK - April 2021 | Give Me Sport
  • AMANDA VANDERVORT ON WOMEN'S PRO SOCCER WORLDWIDE: THE STRIDES, SETBACKS, AND FIFPRO'S CALL TO ACTION / LINK - December 2020 | Soccer America
  • NEW REPORT REVEALS DAMAGING IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON WOMEN'S FOOTBALL ​/ LINK - November 2020 | Sky Sports Women's Football Show 
  • WOMEN'S SOCCER 'SEVERELY AFFECTED' BY COVID-19 CRISIS - FIFPRO SURVEY / LINK - November 2020 | Reuters
  • A ROADMAP TO RELAUNCHING WOMEN'S PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL / LINK - November 2020 | Soccer Today
  • SURVEY OUTLINES CORONAVIRUS IMPACT ON WOMEN'S SOCCER / LINK - November 2020 | AP
  • WOMEN'S FOOTBALL LEFT IN THE DARK DURING COVID PANDEMIC, SURVEY REVEALS / LINK - November 2020 | Guardian UK
  • GROWTH OF PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S GAME HIT HARDEST BY VIRUS, FINDS FIFPRO SURVEY / LINK - November 2020 | Inside World Football
  • FIFPRO PLAYER UNIONS REVEAL ONGOING IMPACTS OF COVID-19 ON WOMEN'S FOOTBALL / LINK - November 2020 | FIFPRO
  • AMANDA VANDERVORT ON ADVOCATING FOR WOMEN WORLDWIDE, THE COVID-19 IMPACT, AND FIFPRO'S NEW REPORT ON THE WOMEN'S PRO GAME / LINK - May 2020 | Soccer America
  • WOMEN’S PRO SOCCER MADE GAINS TOWARD PARITY. WILL CORONAVIRUS UNDO IT? / LINK - May 2020 | The World
  • 'MINIMUM EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS' TOPS FOOTBALLERS UNION'S WOMEN'S PLAN / LINK - May 2020 | The Women's Game 
  • FIFPRO REPORT HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR GREATER SUPPORT OF PLAYERS TO GROW WOMEN’S GAME / LINK - April 2020 | The Athletic 
  • FIFPRO LAUNCHES 'RAISING OUR GAME' INITIATIVE TO LIFT UP WOMEN'S PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL / LINK - April 2020 | Women in Football
  • FIFPRO LAUDS GROWTH OF WOMEN’S GAME BUT CALLS FOR SUPPORT / LINK - April 2020 | AP
  • MANY WOMEN'S FOOTBALL CLUBS ARE SHORT OF BACKROOM STAFF, FIFPRO SURVEY SAYS / LINK - April 2020 | The Guardian
  • WOMEN IN FOOTBALL LAUNCHES #WHATIF CAMPAIGN IN EUROPE / LINK - March 2020 | Women in Football
  • KEVIN'S COMMENTARY - AMANDA VANDERVORT / LINK - March 2020 | University of Wyoming Athletics 
  • FIFPRO STRENGTHENS WOMEN'S FOOTBALL COMMITMENT / LINK - November 2019 | FIFPRO.org 
  • US YOUTH SOCCER BECOMES THE OFFICIAL PLAYER AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PARTNER OF THE NWSLPA / LINK - July 2019 | USYouthSoccer.org
  • AFDP GLOBAL LAUNCHES THE #FEARLESSFOOTBALL CAMPAIGN TO END ABUSE, HARASSMENT AND EXPLOITATION IN WOMEN’S FOOTBALL / LINK - June 2019 | AFDPGlobal.com 
  • FROM NEW YORK TO PARIS VIA KATHMANDU, A VISION FOR SOCIAL CHANGE / LINK - April 2019 | AFDPGlobal.com 
  • MLS REMAINS A GROWTH STORY AS IT ENTERS ITS 24TH SEASON / LINK - March 2019 | Chicago Tribune 
  • SBJ IN-DEPTH: MLS 2019 / LINK - February 2019 | Sports Business Journal
  • AFDP GLOBAL FOUNDER, HRH PRINCE ALI BIN AL-HUSSEIN OF JORDAN, CONVENES ROUNDTABLE TO DISCUSS SEX ABUSE ALLEGATIONS SURROUNDING WOMEN’S FOOTBALL IN AFGHANISTAN / LINK - February 2019 | AFDPGlobal.com 
  • UNITED SOCCER COACHES AWARDED TARGET FUNDING FOR URBAN SOCCER INITIATIVE / LINK - January 2019
  • MEET THE TEAM: Q AND A WITH AMANDA VANDERVORT / LINK - ​​November 2018 | AFDPGlobal.com 
  • FACEBOOK IN SOCCER STREAMING DEAL WITH UNIVISION, MLS / LINK - March 2017 | Wall Street Journal
  • MLS SEASON KICKS OFF WITH EXPLOSIVE SOCIAL CONTENT / LINK - March 2017 | Digital Sport
  • MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER IS PERFECTING THE BEAUTIFUL GAME FOR THE SOCIAL AGE / LINK - July 2016 | Fast Company
  • MLS SETS DIGITAL SHOWCASE FOR RIVALRY WEEK / LINK - May 2016 | Sports Business Daily
  • WHY SNAPCHAT IS THE MOST BUZZED ABOUT SOCIAL PLATFORM FOR SPORTS TEAMS / LINK - May 2016 | Gilt Edge Soccer
  • MLS HOPES TO BOLSTER SUPPORT AMONG FANS WITH A NEW TAGLINE AND MORE MOBILE / LINK - May 2016 | AdWeek
  • 10 YEARS LATER, TWITTER CEMENTS POSITION ACROSS SPORTS LANDSCAPE / LINK - March 2016 | Forbes
  • MILLENNIALS & SOCCER: WHEN MLS WENT SOCIAL / LINK - February 2016 | Skidmore Studio
  • MLS, TWITTER EXPANDING PARTNERSHIP FOR DECISION DAY SEASON FINALES / LINK - October 2015 | Sports Illustrated
  • MLS #DECISIONDAY COMES WITH 10 GAMES IN TWO NATIONAL TV WINDOWS. PLUS A HASHTAG! / LINK - October 2015 | Awful Announcing
  • EXPANDING THE FAN EXPERIENCE BEYOND THE FIELD / LINK - October 2015 | Sports Business Daily
  • RECORD-SETTING POSTSEASON CAPS OFF 2014 MLS CAMPAIGN / LINK - December 2014 | Yahoo Finance
  • WOMEN'S FOOTBALL FIGURES DESCEND ON DELHI / LINK - December 2014 | FIFA.com
  • WINNER, #MLSSUPERHEROES BEST SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN / LINK - November 2014 | Cynopsis Sports Leaderboard
  • SOCCER FANS FOLLOW SPONSORS TO SOCIAL MEDIA / LINK - October 2014 | Sports Business Daily
  • MLS TURNS SOCCER STARS INTO SUPERHEROES, LITERALLY / LINK - June 2014 | Digiday
  • FOLLOW THE WORLD CUP ACTION ON TWITTER / LINK - June 2014 | Twitter Blog
  • OUTLAWS AND SOCCEROOS: 10 WORLD CUP TWITTER ACCOUNTS YOU NEED TO FOLLOW / LINK - June 2014 | Mashable 
  • SO YOU WANT TO WORK IN SPORTS? THESE PROS TELL HOW THEY MADE IT / LINK - March 2014 | Mashable
  • MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER GETS ITS PLAYERS READY TO MEET THE PRESS / LINK - March 2014 |  Goal.com
  • MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCORES WITH SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING / LINK - March 2014 | News Cred Blog
  • MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCORES WITH GOOGLE PLUS / LINK - February 2014 | Digital Marketing Show
  • HOW MLS NAILS IT IN SOCIAL MEDIA / LINK - February 2014 | Stone Temple Consulting
  • SOCCER STAR TO SIGN DIGITAL AUTOGRAPHS DURING GOOGLE+ HANGOUT / LINK - September 2013 | Mashable
  • MLS, VISIT KC, H&R BLOCK TEAM UP FOR MLS SOCIAL HQ / LINK - July 2013 | Kansas City Business Journal
  • DON GARBER'S TWITTER Q&A A NICE GESTURE, BUT LIGHT ON SUBSTANCE / LINK - July 2013 | SB Nation
  • HURCULEZ GOMEZ HIJACKS MLS COMMISSIONER'S Q&A / LINK - April 2013 | The Guardian
  • DON GARBER TO CONDUCT MARCH TO SOCCER ADDRESS ON GOOGLE+ HANGOUT / LINK - February 2013 | The Original Winger 
  • MLS COMMISSIONER DON GARBER ADDRESSES MEDIA AND FANS / LINK - February 2013 | NBC Pro Soccer Talk
  • MLS COMMISSIONER - THE DIGITAL DON / LINK - February 2013 | New York Times
  • CASE STUDY: SOCIAL CONTESTING WITH HOOTSUITE / LINK - January 2013 | Hootsuite 
  • ST KITTS AND NEVIS EMBRACING FEMININE FUTURE / LINK - August 2012 | FIFA.com 
  • WOMEN'S GAME GIVEN COM-UNITY LIFT IN ST LUCIA / LINK - August 2012 | FIFA.com
  • MLS DIGITAL UNVEILS NEW SOCIAL, MOBILE LOCAL STRATEGIES FOR 2012 / LINK - April 2012 | Coyle Media
  • HOW SOCIAL MEDIA IS KICK-STARTING AMERICAN SOCCER / LINK - March 2012 | Active8Social
  • MLS EMBRACING SOCIAL MEDIA / LINK - March 2012 | Mobile Sports Report 
  • TANZANIA COMMITS TO DEVELOPING WOMEN'S FOOTBALL / LINK - October 2011 | FIFA.com 
  • JAMAICA COMMITS TO DEVELOPING WOMEN'S FOOTBALL / LINK - September 2011 | FIFA.com 
  • FIFA WOMEN'S SYMPOSIUM LAUNCHED / LINK - September 2011 | Jamaica Observer
  • JFF TURNS FOCUS ON WOMEN'S FOOTBALL WITH FIFA'S HELP / LINK - September 2011 | Jamaica Observer
  • SYMPOSIUM WRAPS UP WITH PUSH FOR EXTRA GROWTH / LINK - July 2011 | FIFA.com​
  • MLS SHOWS SUPPORT FOR REAL SALT LAKE VIA #MLS4RSL / LINK - April 2011 | RSL Soapbox
  • SOCIAL MEDIA AND MLS - A PERFECT MATCH? / LINK - April 2011 | Goal.com​
  • A WOMEN SOCIAL LEAGUE IN A DIGITAL WORLD / LINK - ​June 2010 | Football Marketing
  • WOMEN'S SOCCER, A TWITTER GOLDMINE / April 2010 | The Wall Street Journal (print) 
  • IS WPS THE iLEAGUE? / LINK - April 2010 | The New York Times
  • WPS TO FANS: WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW? / LINK - April 2010 | Bleacher Report
  • WPS DOMINATES MLS IN ONLINE MEDIA STRATEGY / LINK - April 2010 | Goal.com
  • WPS LAUNCHES 2010 AD CAMPAIGN / LINK - March 2010 | PR News Wire
  • WPS IS FIFTH AMONG SPORTS LEAGUE FOR TWITTER FOLLOWERS BEHIND NBA, MFL, MLB and NHL / December 2009 | USA Today (print)
  • WOMEN'S SOCCER: THE NEXT GENERATION / LINK - October 2009 | Curve Magazine
  • GRADING WPS IN YEAR ONE / LINK - September 2009 | Pitch Invasion
  • WPS WILL LET PLAYERS TWEET FROM THE SIDELINES / March 2009 | Sports Business Journal (print)
  • TACKLE, TRAP AND TWITTER / LINK - March 2009 | The Wall Street Journal
  • ​CAN TWITTER HELP WPS FIND FANS? / LINK - March 2009 | Finding Dulcinea
  • @REDSTARSCEO HOW LONG TIL YOU TWEET THIS? / LINK - March 2009 | Pitch Invasion
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