It’s been four years since the Women’s Professional Soccer league was disbanded due to not bringing in enough revenue or interest to keep the league alive. Now backed by non-profit organization, the Women’s Soccer Initiative, Inc. the WPS reemerges and is set to be the highest level women’s professional soccer league in North America. Formed in September 2007 play will begin in April 2009, and consists of seven teams across the country. These localities will include the Bay Area, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New Jersey/New York, St. Louis, and Washington, D.C, with the thought of expansion in 2010 to Atlanta and Philadelphia and more prospects being announced later on. Soccer has developed into one of the biggest sports in the United States, especially for young girls and its refreshing to see a group of people working so hard to develop an elite level of play so to one day they can dream to reach that level. Word on the street is that three of LBSU’s own are being recruited to possibly play in the Women’s Professional Soccer league. Women are now being given more of the opportunity men have to go pro in the sport they love!
Kelly C. Kin338I Sec. 6
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The reinstatement of a woman's soccer league would be a good thing for the United States it is just a shame that it was taken away for awhile. If the league would have been up and running strong when Mia Hamm was dominating the soccer world I think that it would have helped get the league up and running faster. With the emergence of USA woman's national team becoming a national power and the sport of soccer being more liked and respected in the USA it gives female athletes another opportunity to be able to go pro and get paid for something that they love. I think that of all the cities they chose were good places and that their are men's teams their and it will help boost the popularity of the sport of soccer in the USA.
Robert Penagos kin 338I.S6
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