Dec 11, 2012

New Women's Professional Soccer League team for D.C. Identified today

GERMANTOWN, Md. (Dec. 11, 2012) – The Washington, D.C. area’s entry in the new U.S. women’s professional soccer league revealed its identity, home venue and head coach on Tuesday afternoon, the latest step in the exciting return of top-flight women’s pro soccer to the nation’s capital.

Continuing a proud tradition that began with the Washington Freedom of the Women’s United Soccer Association and Women’s Professional Soccer and continued over the past two years with D.C. United Women of the W-League, the new club’s name embodies the passion and dedication of the region’s soccer community and evokes the hopes of a bright new future for the women’s game.


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2 comments:

  1. Why no Washington Freedom? Can't we keep any footy traditions going in this country?

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  2. Apparently Dan Borislow still owns the rights to the 'Freedom' name.

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