I’m more about doing and less about watching, but the launch of the blandly named Women’s Professional Soccer league this year makes me feel like it’s okay to plop down in the bleachers. Why a WPS match instead of Major League Soccer or one of the European sides on their summer tours of the United States?
1. Principal – I want to support women’s sports. The WPS will be a high level of play with some truly fine players both established and emerging. They’re fit, technical and well-organized.
2. It’s good for the U.S. Women’s Team – A top-quality domestic league will give the U.S. women a way to make money playing (and endorsing) while pitting them more regularly against quality opponents. The national team’s quality went down when the old women’s league, WUSA, folded and other nations still had women’s leagues. Coincidence? No.
3. Affordable ticket prices – MLS also shares this benefit, so I may try to take in one of their matches, too. But supporting WPS will be my priority. I suppose I could get a two-fer if the two league schedules smile upon me: Then I could see the awfully named FC Gold Pride (almost as bad as the previous leagues CyberRays) and the San Jose Earthquakes … seeing Darren Huckerby in action is definitely a draw there. He was always fun to watch with Norwich City, and I hear he still has it.
4. The matches mean something – When Chelsea or Milan come to town, there’s a good chance they won’t even field their best players. If I’m going to pay top-dollar, I want to see top players. So I’ll just mark it on my schedule to go to England during the season.
5. It’s an excuse to hop on a plane and check out a new city – I’ve never been to Boston, which has teams in both leagues. And I haven’t seen the Bay Area since the 1989 earthquake!
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