magicJack (WPS)
MagicJack was an American professional soccer club based in Boca Raton, Florida. The team competed in Women's Professional Soccer. MagicJack was originally founded in 2001 as the Washington Freedom of the defunct Women's United Soccer Association. In 2011, the team relocated to Boca Raton, Florida and got the name of their sponsor magicJack. On July 22, 2011, Abby Wambach was named as magicJack's player-coach for the rest of the season.[2] The team was the visiting side when the Western New York Flash of Rochester (Wambach's hometown) set the new WPS league record attendance of 15,404.[3]
The team finished third on the 2011 Women's Professional Soccer season, after losing the semifinal to Philadelphia Independence. On Tuesday October 25, 2011, the Women's Professional League Governors voted to terminate the franchise, [4] accusing owner Dan Borislow of violations ranging from "unprofessional and disparaging treatment of his players to failure to pay his bills." WPS also stated, "Mr. Borislow's actions have been calculated to tarnish the reputation of the league and damage the league's business relationships."[5] All players can sign into new teams when free agency starts on November 9, 2011.
Players
Final squad
- As of 22 July 2011.[6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
External Links
Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:MagicJack_(WPS) MagicJack (WPS)] at Wikimedia Commons
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