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WPS Officially Suspends Operations For 2012 Season

by Kim McCauley

Women’s Professional Soccer has suspended operations due to legal costs associated with Dan Borislaw’s lawsuit and other financial issues.

  • Jeremiah Oshan

    Jeremiah Oshan

    WPS ‘Permanently Suspends’ Operations, Dissolves League

    WOLFSBURG, GERMANY - JULY 06: Hope Solo, goalkeeper of USA reacts during the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011 Group C match between Sweden and USA at Wolfsburg Arena on July 6, 2011 in Wolfsburg, Germany. (Photo by Martin Rose/Getty Images)
    WOLFSBURG, GERMANY - JULY 06: Hope Solo, goalkeeper of USA reacts during the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011 Group C match between Sweden and USA at Wolfsburg Arena on July 6, 2011 in Wolfsburg, Germany. (Photo by Martin Rose/Getty Images)
    WOLFSBURG, GERMANY - JULY 06: Hope Solo, goalkeeper of USA reacts during the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011 Group C match between Sweden and USA at Wolfsburg Arena on July 6, 2011 in Wolfsburg, Germany. (Photo by Martin Rose/Getty Images)
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    The other shoe dropped. About five months after canceling the 2012 season, WPS did what most saw as inevitable and “permanently suspended” operations and dissolved the league. The league released that information on its Facebook page, which was almost immediately followed by a story about coming to a settlement with embattled magicJack owner Dan Borislow.

    “We are proud of what WPS has accomplished, having attracted the highest quality players in the world to play in the best women’s league, as well as the progress women’s soccer has enjoyed over the past three years,” WPS CEO Thomas Hofstetter said in a statement. “We are extremely grateful to our sponsors, the talented players and dedicated fans that made this league so special. They, along with our teams, have invested an incredible amount of resources for the benefit of the women who played in WPS and the young players who aspire to play professionally someday.”

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  • Jeremiah Oshan

    Jeremiah Oshan

    WPS Officially Announces Suspension Of 2012 Season

    Confirming earlier reports, Women’s Professional Soccer officially announced the suspension of the 2012 season, casting the future of the fledgling league into doubt. The statement does not mention magicJack owner Dan Borislow by name, but it puts the blame for this decision directly on his shoulders:

    Prior to Monday, it appeared plans were moving forward for WPS to play the 2012 season with just five teams. The league was in that precarious position to begin with when it terminated its relationship with Borislow and disbanded the team back in October. Borislow subsequently sued the league.

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