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ARTICLE INDEX 2002

September 15, 2003

WUSA folds

September 4, 2003

San Diego acquires Angela Hucles from the Boston Breakers in trade for Aly Wagner

August 21, 2003

Maren Meinert is WUSA's Most Valuable Player for the 2003 season

August 20, 2003

WUSA Team Fair Play Award - Philadelphia Charge

WUSA Executive of the Year - Joe Cummings - Boston Breakers

Team Community Service Award - San Jose CyberRays

WUSA Defender of the Year - Joy Fawcett - San Diego Spirit

August 19, 2003

Referee of the Year - Terry Vaughn

Humanitarian of the Year - Jenny Benson - Philadelphia Charge

Goal of the Year by Abby Wambach- selected by the Fans voting on the WUSA website

WUSA Rookie of the Year - Christine Latham - San Diego Spirit

WUSA Goalkeeper of the Year - Briana Scurry - Atlanta Beat

WUSA Coach of the Year - Pia Sundhage - Boston Breakers

August 18, 2003

Qantas Matilda Kelly Golebiowski to Play in WUSA Final

August 15, 2003

Fans can vote for 2003 WUSA Goal of the Year

August 13, 2003

WUSA 2003 awards finalists

August 11, 2003

Karina LeBlanc is WUSA MET-Rx Player of the Week

August 7, 2003

WUSA semi-final teams and matches

August 5, 2003

Mia Hamm is WUSA MET-Rx Player of the Week

August 4, 2003

Last few of season WUSA games are down to playoff life or death for almost half the league

July 31, 2003

Abby Wambach is WUSA Player of the Month

July 29, 2003

Venus James is WUSA MET-Rx Player of the Week

July 22, 2003

Abby Wambach is WUSA MET-Rx Player of the Week for the second time this season

July 15, 2003

Katia, Luckenbill, Pichon, and Prinz represent WUSA at 11th. Annual ESPY awards tomorrow

July 14, 2003

Dagny Mellgren is WUSA MET-Rx Player of the Week

July 11, 2003

Peter Zaratin is new New York Power Goalkeeper Coach

July 7, 2003

Christine Latham is WUSA MET-Rx Player of the Week

June 28, 2003

New York tied by Carolina in extra time

June 26, 2003

Televison coverage of New York Power game on Saturday to air on Metro Channel

June 23, 2003

WUSA standings

Cindy Parlow is Met-Rx Player of the Week

WUSA World stars win 2003 Hyundai WUSA All-Star Game

June 13, 2003

See four sets of famous soccer twins on NBC Today Show

June 9, 2003

Maren Meinert is MET-Rx Player of the Week for WUSA

May 31, 2003

Power Tie Freedom in exhibition game

May 21, 2003

New York Power goalkeeper coach Rob Thompson joining Florida State June 1st

May 19, 2003

Danielle Fotopoulos is WUSA MET-Rx Player of the Week

May 16, 2003

New York Power adds Heather Beem from Clemson as Developmental Player

May 12, 2003

San Jose's Brazilians Unleash Their Fury

May 5, 2003

Christie Welsh is WUSA MET-Rx Player of the Week

May 1, 2003

Maribel Dominguez is WUSA Player of the Month for April

April 30, 2003

New York Power General Manager Susan Marenoff resigns

April 29, 2003

Soccer fans can vote for WUSA players to compete in the 2003 WUSA All-Star Game

April 28, 2003

Tiffeny Milbrett is WUSA MET-Rx Player of the Week

April 14, 2003

Maribel Dominguez is WUSA Player of the Week

April 7, 2003

Mia Hamm named WUSA league's MET-Rx Player of the Week

April 4, 2003

WUSA's San Diego Spirit players to wear adjustable headguards

April 3, 2003

WUSA National television schedule 2003

April 2, 2003

ESPN to televise some 2003 WUSA games

March 31, 2003

New York Power regional television schedule on MSG, METRO and FSNY

March 26, 2003

San Diego loses to Atlanta in a Texas exhibition game

San Diego Spirit to host 2003 WUSA Championship Founders Cup III

New York Power dominate Penn State University in three 30-minute scrimmages

March 25, 2003

Second annual WUSA All-Star Game to be played at SAS Stadium in Cary, North Carolin

March 21, 2003

Power Pre-Season match today with U-19 U.S. National Team postponed

March 19, 2003

San Diego wins another preseason exhibition game

March 17, 2003

Change in San Diego Spirit schedule

March 16, 2003

San Diego Spirit too much for Cal State Fullerton

New York Power beat Boston Breakers in preseason scrimmage

March 14, 2003

New York Power to host a season kick-off party

San Diego Spirit to play Arizona State

March 13, 2003

Charity fashion show with San Diego players at The Pacific Beach Buffalo Exchange clothing store

March 4, 2003

New York Sports Clubs renews sponsorship with the New York Power

February 28, 2003

New York Power Opens 2003 Training Camp

February 25, 2003

New York Power to start a new Mobile Marketing Tour

Power players to run with NY Road Runners March in 23rd. relay

February 24, 2003

No players selected during the WUSA Waiver Process

February 20, 2003

WUSA exercise of option today

February 14, 2003

San Diego Spirit single-game tickets go on sale Saturday, February,15th.

Atlanta Beat v San Diego Spirit pre-season exhibition in Houston

February 13, 2003

San Diego Spirit adds another San Diego Flash player to their coaching staff

Jay Entlich hired as head coach by Carolina Courage

February 12, 2003

Julie Foudy to Discuss Title IX Events at Charity Luncheon for G.U.T.S. (Girls Understanding Their Strengths)

February 11, 2003

New York Power selling 2003 mini-plan ticket packages

February 7, 2003

Christine Latham signs with San Diego Spirit

February 3, 2003

Sunday's 2003 WUSA Draft

January 8, 2003

WUSA Draft to be held Sunday, February 2nd. at WUSA headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia

December 21, 2002

Complete 2003 WUSA Schedule

December 16, 2002

Waivers and Draft dates postponed until agreement between Players Association and WUSA is finalized

November 5, 2002

New York Power schedule for the week of November 5, 2002

October 26, 2002

Omid Namazi is the new coach of San Diego Spirit

October 19, 2002

Power and Carolina play to scoreless Tie in WUSA exhibition match

October 15, 2002

New York Power acquire keeper Carly Smolak from San Diego

October 12, 2002

Power Cancel Game vs Russian Club Team

October 10, 2002

In first game with their new coach, the Power win over Boston in exhibition game

Spirit invites fans to "select –a –seat" at Torrero Stadium on Tuesday, October 22nd.

September 30, 2002

New York trades away first WUSA draft pick in 2003 to San Diego

September 14, 2002

San Diego ties Philadelphia in Exhibition game at the Rose Bowl

September 9, 2002

Reserve players for the North and South All-Star teams in the 2002 WUSA All-Star Game

September 5, 2002
Australian Tom Sermani is new Head Coach of New York Power

September 4, 2002

Starting lineups for WUSA North versus South All-Stars game

September 3, 2002

Dave Presher is the new general manager of the San Diego Spirit

August 22, 2002

New York Power to host first match of 2002 Nike U.S.Cup

Marinette Pichon named as WUSA Most Valuable Player for the 2002 season

August 21, 2002

WUSA awards of 2002

August 17, 2002

Carolina 2, Atlanta 1 (OT)

August 15, 2002

Nominees for WUSA Season End Awards          

August 11, 2002

WUSA semi-final match ups

Carolina lucky to tie a San Diego side that outplayed them

August 10, 2002

Todays results as WUSA playoff teams set for next week

August 8, 2002

AtlantaÍs play off bid delayed by Foudy goal

August 5, 2002

Mia Hamm is WUSA Player of The Week

August 4, 2002

Washington clinches play-off spot with home win against Atlanta in the most exciting , high quality WUSA game seen this season by WSW

August 3, 2002

Two goals by Prinz help Carolina win big at home to San Jose

August 2, 2002

2002 WUSA Hall of Fame game

WUSA "recreates" Chief Operating Officer position given to Tony DiCicco in 2001 and appoints Kevin Crow

July 29, 2002

Katia is the WUSA Player of the week ending July 29th

Portland, Oregon to host the 2002 WUSA All-Star Game

July 24, 2002

Philadelphia Charge lose at home to New York Power

July 22, 2002

Nikki Serlenga is WUSA Player of the Week for the week ending July 21, 2002

July 18, 2002

New York Power to be in double header with MetroStars' U.S. Open Cup game August 7th.

July 16, 2002

San Diego Spirit players to take part in "Soccer in the City" 

July 12, 2002

New York Power appoints two new assistant coaches to help Head Coach Charlie Duccilli

July 10, 2002

Boston hold on to first half lead at home to San Diego

San Diego Spirit to play Philadelphia Charge at the Rose Bowl on Saturday, Sept. 14th. as part of doubleheader with the Los Angeles Galaxy

July 8, 2002

Tickets for WUSA's Championship game on sale Wednesday July 10, 2002

Marinette Pichon is WUSA's Player of the Week 

July 7, 2002

Wrong call by referee assistant and Philadelphia French connection too much for an outstanding game by New York, and in spite of a brilliant performance by Saskia Webber.

July 6, 2002

San Diego snaps losing streak with extra time win over Boston in wild home nine goal game

July 5, 2002

Carolina Courage celebrates the Fourth at home with win over San Jose

June 30, 2002

Too much Courage for visiting Spirit

New York disappoint their largest home crowd of the Season in loss to Washington

June 29, 2002

Venus Ultimate Soccer Goddess Meghna Dholakia

June 28, 2002

New York cuts head coach Pat Farmer as losses mount

Torn anterior cruciate ligament knocks Sara Whalen out for the season

June 25, 2002

Free agent defender Jaclyn Ravei signed by New York Power

June 24, 2002

That's the Spirit as ten players tie visiting Charge

June 23, 2002


Nasty welcome back for Gao as New York Power loses away at Boston

June 22, 2002

Atlanta wins at home to San Diego courtesy of Hooper

Washington Freedom lose their home game to Carolina Courage

June 20, 2002

Gao Hong and Christie Pierce are back for New York Power

June 17, 2002

San Diego Spirit trade with Atlanta Beat for defender Anna Kraus

Brandi Chastain chosen as WUSA's Player of the Week for the week ending June 16, 2002

June 10, 2002


San Jose too much at home for San Diego

June 9, 2002

New York loses to Atlanta

June 5, 2002

San Diego Spirit makes a major coaching decision, will they hire one of the many top level women coaches this time?

June 1, 2002

Carolina wins at home against New York

San Diego loses at home to Atlanta

May 25, 2002

Season's first home win for New York

May 21, 2002
Julie Foudy scores her first WUSA goal in San Diego win over Philadelphia

May 19, 2002
Last minute loss for San Jose at home to Atlanta

New York at home suffers first loss to Boston

May 18, 2002
Freedom and Courage battle to a draw

January 23, 2002
Wake Forest Seniors Taggart and Roeck to play in All-Star game

January 22, 2002
Germany's 2001 Player of the Year Birgit Prinz signed by Carolina Courage

January 21, 2002
28 WUSA games to be shown live in Canada on their Women's Sports Network (WTSN)

January 16, 2002
Tony DiCicco appointed to membership of the FIFA Panel of Instructors and Lecturers for Coaching

January 14, 2002
Norwegian midfielder Linda Ormen added to New York Power roster

January 11, 2002
The New York Power waives Anne Nielsen

ARTICLE INDEX 2001

December 21, 2001
Soccer Night in San Diego weekly series to debut Christmas Day

December 19, 2001
San Diego Spirit begins widening of playing field and expands seating capacity

December 18, 2001
Players better watch their language on Saturdays as PAX TV signs two year deal with WUSA

December 11, 2001

40-minute Video of WUSA inaugural season available

December 8, 2001

New York Power assist NY Islanders and U.S. Marine Corps with Toys for Tots

December 6, 2001

San Diego Spirit and "Toys for Tots"

The Unity Games raises $240,025

Holly Pierce waived by San Diego Spirit

December 5, 2001

WUSA post-season waiver draft

December 4, 2001

Give the Gift of Power!! And receive an autographed photo from Sara Whalen

San Diego Spirit update

December 3, 2001

WUSA waiver draft has 41 players available

New York Power signs Saskia Webber from the Philadelphia Charge

November 30, 2001

WUSA to hold waiver draft On Wednesday, DEC. 5 AT 5 P.M. ET

Spirit Downs CyberRays, 3-1 in Benefit Match for Red Cross

October 26, 2001

San Diego to go to Bay Area for Benefit Match for Red Cross at Stanford's New Maloney Field

October 17, 2001

New York Power and Boston Breakers to Play an Exhibition Game in Lilly’s hometown-Wilton, CT

October 10, 2001

NY Power's Sara Whalen and Jennifer Lalor to join the American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk in Central Park this Sunday

October 8, 2001

Philadelphia Charge midfielder Lorrie Fair and Philadelphia KiXX goalkeeper Peter Pappas to prepare Philadelphia for the arrival of Disney on Ice

October 5, 2001

WUSA's New York Power and Washington Freedom to join with MLS' MetroStars and D.C. United to raise funds by hosting the Unity Games

October 3, 2001

Philadelphia Charge news

September 26, 2001

San Diego Spirit players in a co-ed exhibition with former San Diego Sockers' legends Saturday

September 19, 2001

2002 Philadelphia Charge season tickets on sale

San Diego's WUSA Team appreciates Fans who showed faith and support

August 30, 2001

Among the changes for WUSA is the move of its headquarters to Atlanta

August 28, 2001

46 Washington area youth soccer teams selected by the Freedom in adopt-a-team lottery

August 25, 2001

CyberRays win the First WUSA Championship on penalty kicks

August 24, 2001

Is the WUSA Championship an alumni event?

August 23, 2001

Milbrett is honored twice as WUSA announces post season awards

August 22, 2001

US Youth Soccer receives designation as "Official Grassroots Partner of WUSA.”

August 18, 2001

Atlanta avoid an upset as Sun Wen’s presence and Parlow’s two goals send them to Boston

Murray’s finishing puts the CyberRays in the 2001 WUSA Final Game

No ties in todays semi-final WUSA games

August 16, 2001

Boston Native Joey Mcintyre to sing National Anthem at WUSA Championship Game

August 15, 2001

Charge leaves for Atlanta Thursday morning

WUSA semifinal teams' injury report

August 14, 2001

Liu Ailing is the WUSA Player of the Week for the third time

August 13, 2001

Philadelphia Charge lose Olafsdottir for the semifinals

August 12, 2001

Final WUSA League standings

San Diego Spirit give up two goals in the first eight minutes, but battle back to earn a tie

WUSA standings as of mid afternoon August 12, 2001

Philadelphia loses to Boston to finish in fourth place

August 11, 2001

Power downs Freedom 2-0

New York confirms its place in the Playoffs with win over Washington

August 9, 2001

WUSA standings as of end of August 9, 2001

Tie against San Diego puts Philadelphia Charge into the inaugural WUSA Semifinals.

August 8, 2001

Overwhelming response to Freedom’s “adopt-a-team lottery” from area youth soccer teams

Charge can clinch WUSA playoff berth with win or tie against San Diego tonight at Villanova Stadium

August 8, 2001

Katia is WUSA Player of Week 16

August 7, 2001

The playoff situation heats up as Philadelphia Charge demolish Carolina 5-1 with hat trick by Liu Ailing

August 5, 2001

Bay Area CyberRays clinch home field advantage in the playoffs with win over New York

The Spirit pick up valuable away points against Boston

August 4, 2001

WUSA standings as of end of August 4, 2001

Atlanta clinches a playoff spot with last minute heroics from Sun Wen and Charmaine Hooper and returns to the top of the league

August 3, 2001

Philadelphia Charge host Carolina Courage on Monday as final week of WUSA regular season begins

August 2, 2001

WUSA standings as of end of August 2, 2001

CyberRays clinch a playoff spot as they explode in the second half to overwhelm the Charge and go to the top for the first time

Spirit ties Freedom to stay in playoff quest

July 30, 2001

WUSA standings as of end of July 30, 2001

Schwoy's header in the second minute of stoppage time lift the Charge to a 2-1 victory

July 29, 2001

San Diego 3 Atlanta 1

Carolina1 Bay Area CyberRays 2

Boston's early goals beat the Freedom again

July 27, 2001

Charge take on the New York Power on Monday night at Villanova Stadium

July 26, 2001

New York breaks its losing streak in a goal fest with Boston

Washington 0 Philadelphia 2- Charge move closer to playoffs

Carolina jumps out of the cellar as they upset the Atlanta Beat again

July 25, 2001

Fawcett's first WUSA goal added to an Akide special as the Spirit upsets the CyberRays

The Freedom back at RFK Stadium this Thursday, July 26th at 7pm when they take on the Philadelphia Charge

San Diego Spirit take on the Bay Area CyberRays at Spartan Stadium, San Jose, California today at 7:00 pm

Cindy Parlow is WUSA player of week 14

July 19, 2001

Atlanta 1 Bay Area 1

Boston wins a big one away from home against the Charge

German players to be honored for winning European Championships prior to game against Boston today

July 18, 2001


WUSA names Freedom's Mia Hamm as Player of the Week

July 15, 2001

Spirit loses to Courage as Fawcett plays in her first WUSA game

Freedom tops New York 2-1

CyberRays shoot up to second place as they beat the Breakers

July 14, 2001

Return of Captain Fitschen helps the Charge take care of the Spirit

July 11, 2001

Mercy Akide is WUSA's Player of the Week

WUSA Inaugural Championship Game to be held at Foxboro Stadium on August 25, 2001

The world's top international soccer playing mother may make WUSA debut on road trip this weekend

Players from the WUSA's Washington Freedom and Bay Area CyberRays to greet fans after they visit the new exhibition "Game Athlete Look Like?"

July 10, 2001

The Spirit and the Courage in big time player trade

Philadelphia Charge latest news

July 9, 2001

Philadelphia Charge lose to Carolina Courage 2-0

Spirit continue to climb with win over Boston

July 7, 2001

The Beat takes care of the Freedom as they go to the top again

July 3, 2001


Washington Freedom defender Bai Jie has been named the WUSA Player of week 11
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July 1, 2001

MSYSA announces 2001 Maryland Soccer Day-Washington Freedom vs. New York Power on July 15

A red card and a goal apiece for Philadelphia and Atlanta

June 30, 2001

Freedom downs Carolina to snap three-game losing streak

Spirit at home are fortunate to tie the Power

June 29, 2001

San Diego Spirit moves Holly Pierce to active roster

For the second consecutive week Tiffeny Milbrett of the New York Power is the WUSA Player of the Week.


June 24, 2001

LaKeysia Beene's shutout reaches 527 minutes as Spirit fails to score

The Courage hangs on to tie the Beat

June 23, 2001

Camping out with the Charge

June 22, 2001

WUSA standings as of end of June 22, 2001

Milbrett scores the first hat-trick in WUSA's short history as New York takes sole posession of first place

June 21, 2001

San Diego holds off Washington

Freedom fails to recover from the Spirit's first thirty minutes of play

June 20, 2001

CyberRays shutout the Charge and jump to tie fourth place in league

June 19, 2001

Tiffeny Milbrett of New York is the WUSA Player of the Week

June 17, 2001

New York goes on top with Atlanta after beating Philadelphia

Atlanta beats San Diego 3-2 to go to top of league

CyberRays 2 Carolina 0

June 16, 2001

Boston wins at home at last

June 12, 2001

LaKeysia Beene, recording her second consecutive shutout Sunday against the New York Power is the WUSA Player of the week

June 11, 2001

The first-place Charge and second-place New York Power will battle it out this Sunday on Father's Day

Freedom off to Boston on Saturday

June 10, 2001

WUSA standings as of end of June 10, 2001

Bay Area holds New York to a draw

Philadelphia outplays Carolina and goes to the top

June 9, 2001

WUSA standings as of end of June 9, 2001

San Diego 3 Boston 1

Home win for the Beat as they hold off Washington

June 8, 2001

WUSA news

June 8, 2001

WUSA standings as of June 9, 2001

June 7, 2001

New York overwhelm Carolina and jump to the top of WUSA

June 6, 2001

WUSA standings as of June 6, 2001

June 5, 2001

Philadelphia Charge Liu Ailing becomes the first player in WUSA history to win back-to-back player of the week awards

June 3, 2001

Charge 1 Freedom 2

June 2, 2001

San Diego Spirit 0 Bay Area CyberRays 1

Sold out match as 11,800 fans to see Charge battle Mia Hamm and the Washington Freedom

June 1, 2001

Its just a game!

May 31, 2001

Philadelphia puts the pressure on as they down Washington and go to the top

May 30, 2001

Matildas defender Dianne Alagich rushed off to the US at short notice this morning to join the WUSA Bay Area CyberRays

May 30, 2001

Washington Freedom to be featured at Race for the Cure

May 28, 2001

Liu Ailing is WUSA Player of the week

May 27, 2001

WUSA standings as of May 27, 2001

Atlanta Beat goes to the top of the league

Charge pick up valuable away points

May 26, 2001 2:25pm ET

Carolina picks up its first win in a scoring feast

May 24, 2001

Carolina Courage Danielle Fotopoulos sends you a day from her diary

WUSA standings as of May 24, 2001

Atlanta Beat tied with New York Power at top of WUSA league after away win

May 22, 2001

WUSA Player of the Week list

WUSA scoring leaders up and including May 20, 2001

ERA Max WUSA Player of the Game

May 21, 2001

WUSA standings as of May 21, 2001

Philadelphia Charge injuries and gifts for fans

Freedom fans welcome to open practice on Saturday May , 25

May 20, 2001

League leaders New York gathers three valuable away points and raises serious questions as to why they have such pitiful fan support at home

May 19, 2001

Defensive errors in second half allow Carolina to pick up their first point

May 18, 2001

Philadelphia Chinatown to honor Liu Ailing

May 14, 2001

WASHINGTON FREEDOM AND D.C. UNITED HOST SUPER SATURDAY OF SOCCER ON JUNE 30

WUSA standings as of May 14, 2001

Unbeaten Philadelphia Charge tie New York Power

May 13, 2001

Breakers earn 2-2 draw with Freedom

May 12, 2001

San Diego Spirit picks up an away point

May 10, 2001

The two Cox Teams meet in Atlanta, Georgia this weekend

May 7, 2001
WUSA standings as of May 7, 2001

Charge edge CyberRays to win home opener

MacMillan helps lift Spirit to first win

May 6, 2001
Milbrett leads New York over Carolina

May 5, 2001
Atlanta Beat 1 Boston Breakers 0 with cross from Parlow to Hooper's head to Sawa's winning shot

May 4, 2001
2001 WUSA Regional Broadcast Schedule

May 3, 2001
Every game played by the WUSA league's eight teams will be televised during the WUSA's inaugural season

May 3, 2001
The city of Philadelphia gets Charged with a pep rally and introduction of Philadelphia's first women's professional soccer team

May 2, 2001
For a limited time the New York Power is offering the first 10 groups to sell 25 or more tickets for this Sunday, May 6th game against Carolina with a pregame parade around the track.

May 1, 2001
WUSA standings as of May 1, 2001

Charge holding clinic for special Olympics athletes on Wednesday, May 2 at 5:30 p.m. atNortheast High School field hockey field, 1600 Cottman Ave., Philadelphia

April 29, 2001
WUSA results

Atlanta Beat 0 Philadelphia Charge 0 game statistics

April 28, 2001
Atlanta 0 Philadelphia 0 as goalkeepers continue to dominate WUSA

April 28, 2001
Carolina 1 Washington 2 as Hamm clicks with an assist and goal for away victory for Freedom

April 27, 2001
Philadelphia Charge team to offer fans a preview and chance to improve their own game on Tuesday May 1

April 25, 2001
Washington Freedom and D.C. United host WUSA-MLS double header on May 12

April 24, 2001
Philadelphia Charge 2 San Diego Spirit 0 in both teams' first WUSA match

Washington Freedom face a tough away game in Chapel Hill

Another difficult away game this week for Philadelpia Charge

April 21, 2001
Atlanta Beat 0 New York Power 0 as Gao Hong and Briana Scurry dominate

April 19, 2001
Less than 1,000 seats left for Spirit game on Sunday

April 15, 2001
OPENING DAY FOR WUSA --A View From The Grassroots

April 14, 2001
Spirit 4-0 over Cal-Berkeley in final pre-season game

Erin Montoya and Mercy Akide in 5-1 Victory over University of Utah

April 13, 2001
Philadelphia Charge adds Icelandic National Team member Margret Olafsdottir to their roster

April 11, 2001
20,000 Tickets sold for Freedom game and still going quickly

Nine Philadelphia Charge matches will be televised locally on Comcast SportsNet and CN8, the Comcast Network.

April 10, 2001
Philadelphia Charge 2001 Schedule

April 9, 2001
San Diego Spirit 4 University of San Diego 0

Don't miss the Freedom Rally on Wednesday April 11th from 12:30pm ­ 2pm at Freedom Plaza (14th & Penn. Ave)

Philadelphia Charge dominate the University of Virginia 7-1

April 8, 2001
Spirit overwhelms the University of Nebraska 5-1

April 4, 2001
China National Team veteran Bai Jie joins Washington Freedom roster

April 1, 2001
Washington Freedom wins WUSA League Training Camp Championship Cup

San Diego Spirit 0 U.S.Under-21 National Team 1

March 29, 2001
Washington Freedom 3 Philladelphia Charge 1 In preseason game

March 26, 2001
CyberRays and Atlanta all tied up at 1-1

Boston Breakers beat U.S. Under-19 National Team 1-0

Philadelphia Charge tied by U.S. U-19 National Team 3-3

Power downs Freedom 4-2

March 25, 2001
Spirit loses to Carolina Courage 3-2

March 24, 2001
WUSA kicked off its pre-season tournament Friday with four matches on day 2

Freedom evens their game record against Courage with 3-1 win

Freedom weekly schedule update

Spirit 3 Philadelphia Charge 3-1, In first spring training match

March 23, 2001
Washington Freedom to fly promotional banners sponsored by WUSA around the city in anticipation of the April 14th launch of women's professional soccer


March 22, 2001
Torero Stadium renovations underway for Spirit inaugural season

March 20, 2001
Iverson, Dion and Smith selected by Philadelphia charge in WUSA waiver draft

WUSA begins television & print advertising campaign in national and local markets

March 19, 2001
Olympic Training Center Ready for Fans to Visit on Three Tournament Match Days

March 19, 2001
Washington Freedom lose WUSA exhibition match 1-0 against the Carolina Courage in the Fifth Annual Kicks Against Breast Cancer Tournament

March 18, 2001
Foudy, MacMillan andAkide score as the Spirit shut out Beijing

WASHINGTON FREEDOM KICKS OFF FIRST WUSA SEASON ON APR. 14
MSYSA Offers Super Discounts For Opening Day

CHARGE lose exhibition game to Beijing F.C.

March 15, 2001
Philadelphia Charge news

March 14, 2001
JP Dellacamera and Wendy Gebauer will be the team for TNT and CNN/Sports Illustrated's WUSA Games

March 13, 2001
Signing of "Marvelous" Mercy Akide fills final foreign allowance for San Diego Spirit

March 10, 2001
San Diego Spirit and New York Power win a game apiece in pre season scrimmages

Philadelphia Charge news

San Diego Spirit names Tom Tate as the club's new goalkeeper coach

Philadelphia Charge open training camp at Rancho Capistrano in San Juan Capistrano, Calififornia

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Some thoughts from Tom Sermanni, Head Coach of the Australian Women's Team

By Roger Rogers

University of Pennsylvania Head Coach Darren Ambrose joins Philadelphia Charge as an asssistant coach

When England Head Coach Powell and WUSA Charge Assistant Coach Sundhage were players in the same match

2001 WUSA Television schedule

Turner Network Television (TNT) and CNN/Sports Illustrated to televise 22 WUSA games this year

WUSA invites three more China National Team players

Acting Commissioner Tony DiCicco named as Chief Operations officer for WUSA

San Diego Spirit to use Warren Field on the campus of the University of California at San Diego as its training home for the 2001 season Spirit

Martin Vasquez named as assistant coach at San Diego Spirit

San Diego Spirit head coach Carlos Juarez and his staff to evaluate 20 players this weekend at an invitation-only local tryout

Philadelphia Charge holding an invitation-only free agent tryout camp for top Delaware Valley's players

Philadelphia Charge select Saunders from Baylor, Enos from Boston, Soileau from Mississippi, and Pells from Georgian Court College in WUSA draft

Head Coach Juarez adds Hampton from UCLA, Broome from SMU, Streufert from Gonzaga, and Strey from San Diego WFC in WUSA supplemental draft

Exhibition game between Atlanta Beat and San Diego Spirit scheduled for March 11, 2001 in El Paso, Texas

adidas to be the official equipment supplier for the San Diego Spirit of the Women's United Soccer Association

  San Diego Head Coach Carlos Juarez hoping to add to pre-season Roster in fourth-round draft this weekend

Nike to be the Official Team Uniform Supplier for the Washington Freedom.

Philadelphia Charge name Swedish National U-20 Team Coach Pia Sundhage as an assistant coach

San Diego to Host all Eight Teams for WUSA Spring Training from March 22-31 with U.S. U-19 and U-21 National Teams participating

U.S. Women's National Team Press Officer Aaron Heifetz to head media & public relations at WUSA San Diego Spirit

WUSA Players in Philadelphia Charge Team make waves around the world

Chapel Hill native Susan Ellis will serve as an assistant coach with the WUSA Carolina Tempest

Barbara Allen appointed as Chief Executive Officer by WUSA

ARTICLE INDEX 2000

Uhlsport to become the Official Uniform Supplier for the Bay Area CyberRays, New York Power and the Philadelphia Charge

Philadelphia Charge add 15 players to their original allocated 5 in WUSA combine draft

Top Chinese stars signed by WUSA

Philadelphia Charge plan to add totheir roster at first-ever WUSA Combine and Draft

WUSA choses W-League players for more than half of the confirmed roster of 171 attending the WUSA Combine

WUSA's New York Power Team appoints Susan Marenoff as General Manager
First WUSA television commercial to be shown on CBS this coming Sunday, November 12th

WUSA Teams and stadiums named

Julie Foudy to serve as player representative on WUSA

USA approves removal of Orlando team from Florida to North Carolina for the inaugural 2001 season

WUSA Teams chose two foreign players each in first foreign player draft

WUSA signs another eight international stars for league play

W-League players trying to impress the WUSA club representatives this Saturday and Sunday at Tampa, Florida

WUSA to conduct its first-ever Combine and Draft from December 4 through the 11th, 2000 in Boca Raton, Florida

Ellen Lawler named as Vice President of Advertising and Promotion for WUSA

Seton Hall Assistant Coach Kelly Smith among the foreign born players in the World All-Star Team

Eight top international players sign with WUSA for League play next April

Lauren Gregg appointed by WUSA as Vice President of Player Personnel and Technical Director

WUSA to sponsor Discovery Health Channel Women's Soccer Challenge 12 game indoor soccer tour

The U.S. Soccer's National Council approved membership of the Women's United Soccer Association as a sanctioned Division I women's professional soccer league at the U.S. Soccer's 84th Annual General Meeting in New York City today

Tom Stone named as Head Coach of WUSA Atlanta

Jim Gabarra named a Head Coach of the Washington D.C. WUSA Team

WUSA-Washington D.C. Franchise launches new website

Some of the WUSA players in action recently win the DFB Jubilee Tournament at Braunschweig, Germany

WUSA and Time Warner Cable appoints Jerome Ramsey, Vice President of Time Warner Cable as President for the WUSA New York and Orlando team markets

Marlene Bjornsrud, Assistant Director of Athletics at Santa Clara University, named by WUSA as General Manager for the WUSA San Francisco Bay area team.

WUSA to have a voting player representative on its Board of Governors

The cities where the first 24 U.S. National Team members will be playing in the first year of the WUSA Professional league and their comments
WUSA will operate the Division 1 Women's Professional Outdoor Soccer League in the United States as MLS opts not to file an application

  WUSA appoints Tony DiCicco as acting commisioner

  Turner Sports and Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) Announce Exclusive Multi-Year Television Agreement with TNT and CNN/Sports Illustrated

Women's United Soccer League (WUSA) announces initial team markets, and player commitments.

U.S. Soccer announces deadline for filing applications for sanction of a women's professional league

In an historic move major corporate financing and media join forces with top U.S. soccer players to form the first professional women's soccer league in the USA

WUSA LEAGUE LEGION™ created for fans to support
the WUSA league and players

U.S. Soccer Federation issues a Public Statement Public statement....
February 15, 2000


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