Soccer Insider Archive: Freedom
With WPS schedule set, the Freedom is a Washington team in name only
The Washington Freedom is listed among the six teams in Women's Professional Soccer, a three-year-old league struggling for survival. The Freedom's ties to Washington, however, are all but severed. In unveiling the 2011 schedule Thursday, the league announced that the Freedom will operate at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton...
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Steve Goff
| February 17, 2011; 12:17 PM ET |
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WPS college draft results
Women's Professional Soccer is still around? Yes. Barely. The league, a box office bust and financial failure that lost four clubs in its first two seasons, conducted its college draft with six teams Friday in Baltimore. The first 10 selections: 1. Western New York: California F Alex Morgan 2. Philadelphia:...
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Steve Goff
| January 14, 2011; 4:00 PM ET |
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Freddy Adu, Oguchi Onyewu, Jozy Altidore, Bob Bradley, Toronto FC, WPS, USSF women's program
*Freddy Adu's world tour continues with a stop in Turkey to trial with a second-tier German club on winter break. *Oguchi Onyewu has flown to Europe from Washington to finalize a loan deal with defending Dutch champion FC Twente. (Onyewu was not with AC Milan during winter training.) He has...
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Steve Goff
| January 6, 2011; 3:18 PM ET |
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Americans Abroad, Freedom, Germany, MLS, Olympics, USSF, Women
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WPS approves Washington Freedom's plan to play some home matches in South Florida
The Women's Professional Soccer board of governors has approved the Washington Freedom's request to play some home matches in South Florida this season, increasing the likelihood that the franchise will leave the area altogether after 10 years in three different leagues. Club owner Dan Borislow, who lives in Florida and...
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Steve Goff
| January 5, 2011; 11:00 AM ET |
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Freedom, Women
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Friday kickaround: MLS, D.C. United, Washington Freedom, NCAA tournaments, Mexican finals
*The list of players available in the first MLS re-entry draft is expected to be released at 5 p.m. today. D.C. United will have the first overall pick in Wednesday's process. Many high-profile veterans (out of contract or had options declined) will be in the mix, but they'll come with...
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Steve Goff
| December 3, 2010; 10:01 AM ET |
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College Soccer, D.C. United, Freedom, MLS, Mexico
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Wednesday kickaround: MLS expansion draft, MLS images, Washington Freedom exit, Americans abroad, Champions League TV listings
*The MLS expansion draft will begin at 2 p.m. ET, with the Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps selecting 10 players apiece from a massive pool of candidates. For live audio coverage of the draft, click here. Or follow the Insider's coverage for updates as the picks are announced. *I wanted...
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Steve Goff
| November 24, 2010; 9:36 AM ET |
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Americans Abroad, Euro Champions League, Freedom, MLS, TV
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