WPS Round Up + New Website

Friday, 17 April 09, 10:12 AM · Comments(0)

Hello WPS Fans,

After all the antecipation and the hype of the inaugural match we can say that our league is going very well, thank you very much. Actually thanks to you, the fans!

The WPS is the highest level of professional women's soccer in the United States and counts on the best players in the world. Think of the English Premier League with all its stars like Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Robinho, Drogba, Terry, Fabregas, Tim Howard, etc... Now think of a female version of the EPL but with the best female soccer players on the planet; Marta, Kelly Smith, Abby Wambach, Lindsay Tarpley, Cat Whitehill, Kristine Lilly, Brandy Chastain, Hope Solo, Heather O'Reilly, Carli Lloyd, Cristiane, Formiga .. the list goes on...

This is the WPS.

Marta is already showing why she's the best in the world and the Los Angeles Sol has already clinched two wins in the first two matches to sit on top of the table.

7 maches were already played and 14 goals scored. A good average for such a balanced league. The LA Sol is the only team who won both their matches so far and the St. Louis Athletica despite counting on a great squad, are yet to get their first point.

Here are the standings so far:

TEAM	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	P
LA Sol	2	2	0	0	4	0	6
FC Gold Pride	2	1	0	1	3	2	4
Res Stars	2	1	0	1	2	1	4
Breakers	2	1	1	0	3	2	3
Freedom	2	0	1	1	1	3	1
Sky Blue FC	2	0	1	1	1	3	1
Athletica	2	0	2	0	0	3	0

GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals in Favor, GA = Goals Against, P = Points

And a total of 44,217 fans went to the stadiums to show their support to their teams and to the league. An average attendance of 6,316 fans per match. These numbers might not impress at all if you compare them if the greatest leagues in the world. (a single game between Aston Villa and Everton can easily bring more than 44,000 fans to the stadium). However we all know that we're talking about women's soccer and in the USA. There's a lot of work to be done to show those who frown over soccer and criticize women's soccer in special that 2 World Cups and 3 Olympic Gold Medals are a vindication that women's soccer in the United States has never let this nation down.

We'll humbly but steadily continue growing and gathering more fans and more importantly forming the next generation of gold medalist and world cup champions in all the girls soccer programs around the country.

Come see for yourself this weekend. Gather your friends and family, get your tickets and go show your support to the nearest team.