Women’s Professional Soccer announced today that it has officially closed its doors, ending a second attempt at creating a professional women’s soccer league in America. The Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) would like to officially thank the owners of WPS for their valiant efforts on behalf of the women’s game. While this may be the end of one league, it is not the end for professional women’s soccer. “At the WPSL we tried to do everything we could to help WPS
On Thursday evening, May 17, members of the Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) Elite League’s Philadelphia Fever team found out first-hand the impact they have on the community. The girls made an appearance at Monroe Township Youth Soccer (MTYS) club’s tryouts and gave away tickets and posters, and hung out with the youth players for a few minutes. “Hanging out with the kids was really cool,” said Fever player Megan Minnix. “It’s always cool to have fans and the kids were
The Boston Breakers won their Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) Elite League home opener 4-1 against FC Indianabefore a standing-room-only crowd of 2,312 fans at Dilboy Stadium in Somerville, Mass. Fans lined up over an hour before the gates opened for the chance at the remaining tickets for the sold-out match. Media from as far away as Haiti, home of several members of FC Indiana, joined the Boston faithful for the opening of the second week of WPSL Elite League
With their inaugural home game in the Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) Elite Leauge looming Sunday, May 20, the Chicago Red Stars have announced the addition of several returning players. All of the players were elements of the 2011 Red Stars team that fell just short in the WPSL Championship match, and they look to send the Red Stars to similar heights in this year’s new WPSL Elite League. Headlining the group is a former Red Stars’ Women’s Professional Soccer
The Western New York Flash have announced the signing of Omolyn Davis to their 2012 Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) Elite Leauge roster. Davis, a Jamaican International, was selected 10th overall by Women’s Professional Soccer’s magicJack in the 2011 WPS Draft. In her rookie season in the WPS, Davis started 5 of the 6 games that she appeared in, scoring 1 goal. After the 2011 WPS season concluded, Davis took her trade to FC Energiya of Russia. A graduate of the
The California Storm will feature several big names in women’s soccer when they return to Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) action for the 2012 season. Rejoining the Storm will be former U.S. Women’s National Team members Brandi Chastain and Aly Wagner and former Brazil Women’s National Team member Sissi. Stanford standouts Teresa Noyola and Lindsay Taylor will also be back on the team, along with several other Storm veterans. Over the years Storm, one of the founding members of the WPSL,
Excitement filled the stadium as the Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) Elite Leauge opened the inaugural season on Thursday, May 10, with ASA Chesapeake Charge hosting Boston Breakers at Anne Arundel Community College. While Boston took a convincing 3-0 win, the score did not accurately indicate the fierce level of competition in the match. After scoring three quick goals in the opening 15 minutes, the former Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) side were held scoreless by a team made up primarily
In his 14 years of coaching, Albert Oni has moved up through the ranks of club, high school, ODP and college soccer. Two years ago he took on the challenge of coaching then-new ASA Chesapeake Charge in their first season in the Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL), leading the team to the first round of the playoffs that year. On Thursday, May 10, Oni will take on the next challenge of his career as he directs Charge against former Women’s
Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) Commissioner Jerry Zanelli has seen many changes in the game over his more than two decades in women’s soccer. Fifteen years ago he joined with other team owners to create the Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) which now boasts over 70 teams across the country and recently added the WPSL Elite League and a U-20 League to its ranks. Prior to creating the WPSL, Zanelli was a founding member of the USL’s W-League. With interest in