Women’s professional soccer gives it another try tonight –
the third – when Portland Thorns FC visits FC Kansas City to kick off the National
Women’s Soccer League. (Clever name for Portland: the city has a
huge public rose garden and is nicknamed “The Rose City.”)
The other
six teams begin action tomorrow: Seattle Reign (another clever name) at Chicago
Red Stars; Western New York Flash at Sky Blue FC at; and Washington Spirit at
Boston Breakers.
Here’s the Boston Globe’s story on the new league. And the New York Times did a more comprehensive piece.
I saw a lot
of Philadelphia Charge games in the old Women’s United Soccer Association
(WUSA) and just one (in Chicago)
in the Women’s Professional Soccer League.
I doubt I’ll see many in the new league as it has by-passed Philadelphia, for now at
least. But best of luck to the league and all the players. As the Globe notes, it may be the last chance for the women's pro game in the United States.
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