Women's pro soccer team quietly moves to FAU
MagicJack, formerly Washington Freedom, has World Cup players and opens season April 16
March 28, 2011|By Jeff Rusnak, Sun Sentinel
With little fanfare, Florida Atlantic University's soccer stadium has become the new home of a team called "magicJack" in the six-team Women's Professional Soccer (WPS), the top women's league in the world.
While the team's name is a departure from the norm, so too is the unorthodox way magicJack, formerly the Washington Freedom, is being introduced to area fans by its owner, Dan Borislow.
With his April 16 season opener less than three weeks away, the West Palm Beach-based Borislow has yet to formally announce the third-year team's move from Washington, D.C.
Borislow has also yet to hire a front-office staff, release a team roster, which includes seven U.S. Women's National Team players, and re-brand the club at the WPS website, where it remains the Washington Freedom. Uniforms were recently printed for the Freedom in a league-wide deal with Puma, but are now being changed.
Former U.S. World Cup goalkeeper Briana Scurry is the magicJack general manager and former Sky Blue FC assistant Mike Lyons is coach. The roster features star striker Abby Wambach, Shannon Boxx, Hope Solo and Christie Rampone, all likely starters for the United States at the FIFA Women's World Cup being played this summer in Germany.
MagicJack, formerly Washington Freedom, has World Cup players and opens season April 16
March 28, 2011|By Jeff Rusnak, Sun Sentinel
With little fanfare, Florida Atlantic University's soccer stadium has become the new home of a team called "magicJack" in the six-team Women's Professional Soccer (WPS), the top women's league in the world.
While the team's name is a departure from the norm, so too is the unorthodox way magicJack, formerly the Washington Freedom, is being introduced to area fans by its owner, Dan Borislow.
With his April 16 season opener less than three weeks away, the West Palm Beach-based Borislow has yet to formally announce the third-year team's move from Washington, D.C.
Borislow has also yet to hire a front-office staff, release a team roster, which includes seven U.S. Women's National Team players, and re-brand the club at the WPS website, where it remains the Washington Freedom. Uniforms were recently printed for the Freedom in a league-wide deal with Puma, but are now being changed.
Former U.S. World Cup goalkeeper Briana Scurry is the magicJack general manager and former Sky Blue FC assistant Mike Lyons is coach. The roster features star striker Abby Wambach, Shannon Boxx, Hope Solo and Christie Rampone, all likely starters for the United States at the FIFA Women's World Cup being played this summer in Germany.
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