The Philadelphia Independence, one of five teams currently associated with Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS), will not be participating in the Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) Elite Division in 2012. The Independence did have ample opportunity to be involved in WPSL and decided not to participate in the league at this time. Instead, the Independence and owner David Halstead will be focusing on improving the WPS business model and working to build the WPS league to come back better and stronger in
Atlantic Soccer Factory (ASF) is proud to announce the creation of the Philadelphia Fever and their acceptance to the Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) Elite League. The Fever will join the league as an NCAA-compliant amateur team that features New Jersey and Pennsylvania’s top collegiate players as well as former pros. The new WPSL Elite League now has (8) eight teams, including (6) full-time professional clubs, competing in the inaugural 2012 season. The Fever will play against former Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) teams such as the Boston Breakers and 2011 WPS Champions,
The Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) has announced the addition of the New England Mutiny as the seventh team in the new WPSL Elite League. The team will join four other WPSL teams and two teams fromWomen’s Professional Soccer (WPS) in the new league for the inaugural 2012 season. The East Coast and Midwest-based WPSL Elite League launched on February 9, 2012, with WPS clubs Boston Breakers and Western New York Flash and WPSL teams Chicago Red Stars and FC Indiana. ASA Chesapeake Charge of Maryland and Boston areaAztec MA joined the league five days
The Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) has announced the addition of ASA Chesapeake Charge and Aztec MA to the growing ranks of the new WPSL Elite League. The two teams will join Chicago Red Stars and FC Indiana from the WPSL and the Boston Breakers and Western New York Flash from Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS)for the inaugural 2012 season. The WPSL Elite League now has six (6) women’s soccer teams competing in the 2012 season. The new WPSL Elite League is an elite league that will be based in the Midwest and East Coast for the 2012 season. Teams in the league
Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) announced today that its Board of Governors has voted to suspend the 2012 season to permit the League to focus on the resolution of certain pending legal issues and the challenges that now face the League as a result of its ongoing dispute with a former owner. “We are proud of what the League has accomplished in the first three seasons, but we do recognize the necessity to resolve our existing legal and operational issues so that
It was a banner week for soccer sponsorships in the great state of Texas. Both the Houston Dynamo (MLS) and Galveston Pirate (NPSL) announced major sponsorship deals that put them in the forefront of their respective leagues. The Houston Dynamo announced a long-term sponsorship agreement with Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) on Thursday. The agreement will make Mazda the official vehicle of the Houston Dynamo as well as a founding partner of BBVA Compass Stadium, which will open May 12. The agreement signals Mazda’s
2012 MLS SuperDraft exposes the stretched coverage of college soccer It’s no wonder the national media was hard on Luke Holmes surrounding the 2012 Major League Soccer SuperDraft. They look at his stats from Notre Dame College and wonder how bad the competition must be … lets be serious he scored 24 goals as a junior and an NAIA best 29 as a sophomore. When you compare those stats to “only scoring” five goals in 16 games for the University of
This year’s NSCAA Convention in Kansas City was one of the most eventful in recent memory. The MLS SuperDraft featured one of the best draft classes in MLS history, while the WPS Draft took place in a cloud of uncertainty. The good news is that MLS is growing by leaps and bounds and WPS gets another season and another opportunity to be the best women’s league in the world. The Olympics should provide both leagues with
We have to start by sharing our disappointment for every MLS team passing on Akron’s Luke Holmes. We hate to be biased, but when a local player that is technically gifted gets passed over for players described as projects, we have to draw the line somewhere. His coach at Notre Dame College, Michael McBride, spoke numerous times about Luke’s superior fitness, humbleness, pace, leadership, the list of positives goes on and on. For those who criticized his fitness, keep in mind