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Soccer/Football

Upton

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2. They put one in Boston..

Reply to HuckleB (Original post)

Wed Dec 5, 2012, 10:11 AM

Dec 2012

because they had a franchise (Breakers) in the previous women's league, the WPS..The problem with all this is, the WPS lasted only a few years and averaged but 3500 a game in it's final season. The new league's long term viability is shaky at best..

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New women's professional soccer league announced, with eight U.S. teams [View all] HuckleB Nov 2012 OP

I don't know the answer Rabid_Rabbit Dec 2012 #1

They put one in Boston.. Upton Dec 2012 #2

They did put some teams in some strange places, as you note. HuckleB Dec 2012 #3

The Portland team will probably do very well. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #4