15 December 2012
The new eight-team women’s soccer league
will be called the National Women’s Soccer
League (NWSL). The league, which will be
administered by U.S. Soccer, will begin in the
spring of 2013.
The new league logo is appropriately red,
white and blue and features the silhouette of a
female soccer player about to strike a shot.
With the confirmation of the league name and
logo, the National Women’s Soccer League has
also launched its official pages on Facebook and
Twitter. Fans are encouraged to like the league at
facebook.com/NWSLsoccer and
follow on Twitter @NWSL_soccer.
A league website will be launched in the near
future.
U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati announced on
29 November that former U.S. Women’s
National Team General Manager Cheryl Bailey had
been named the Executive Director for the new
league.
“We are working on finalizing a number of
league items, but we now have a name and a logo
that we think the fans will identify with and
enjoy,” said Bailey. “This is a league
we have to build from the bottom up and we have a
group of dedicated owners and talented support
staff at U.S. Soccer to keep this process moving
in a positive direction while slowly growing the
brand.”
U.S. Soccer will subsidize the salaries of up
to 24 U.S. Women’s National Team players
while the Canadian Soccer Association and
Federation of Mexican Football will each do the
same for up to 16 players.
The eight teams in the league are: Boston
Breakers, Chicago Red Stars, FC Kansas City,
Portland Thorns FC, Sky Blue FC, Washington
Spirit, Western New York Flash and Seattle, which
has yet to announce its team name.
More information on the details of the league
will be released as they become finalized.
Source: U.S. Soccer
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with its membership and its partners, provides
leadership in the pursuit of excellence in soccer,
both at the national and international levels. The
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lead Canada to victory, but also encourages
Canadians to a life-long passion for soccer. For
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