Women’s Professional Soccer, the one-time home of U.S. players Abby Wambach, Hope Solo and Christie Rampone, called off its season as it fights a legal battle with a former team owner.
The league plans to return next year, according to a statement on its website.
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The league’s board voted today to end the season as it continues with a lawsuit filed by former South Florida franchise owner Dan Borislow. The legal issues "diverted resources from investment in the league," the league said in its statement.
The league began play in 2009 and was scheduled to start its 2012 season in April with five teams.
Borislow’s South Florida franchise was kicked out of the league in October after repeated clashes with WPS management over the owner’s treatment of players and his payment of bills. A Florida judge ruled this month that the league failed to follow its own procedures when terminating the franchise. Another court hearing is set for Feb. 1, according to the Associated Press.
The U.S. women’s national team beat Canada 4-0 yesterday to win its Olympic qualifying group. Wambach, Solo and Rampone, all members of the U.S. team that won a silver medal in the 2011 World Cup, were no longer under contract with a WPS team, according to USA Today.
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