MagicJack (WPS)
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MagicJack was an American
professional soccer club based in Boca Raton, Florida
. The team competed in Women's Professional Soccer
. MagicJack was originally founded in 2001 as the Washington Freedom
of the defunct Women's United Soccer Association
. In 2011, the team relocated to Boca Raton, Florida and got the name of their sponsor magicJack
. On July 22, 2011, Abby Wambach
was named as magicJack's player-coach for the rest of the season. The team was the visiting side when the Western New York Flash of Rochester (Wambach's hometown) set the new WPS league record attendance of 15,404.
The team finished third on the 2011 Women's Professional Soccer season
, after losing the semifinal to Philadelphia Independence. On Tuesday October 25, 2011, the Women's Professional League Governors voted to terminate the franchise, accusing owner Dan Borislow
of violations ranging from "unprofessional and disparaging treatment of his players to failure to pay his bills." WPS also stated, "Mr. Borislow's actions have been calculated to tarnish the reputation of the league and damage the league's business relationships." All players can sign into new teams when free agency starts on November 9, 2011.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
professional soccer club based in Boca Raton, Florida
Boca Raton, Florida
Boca Raton is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA, incorporated in May 1925. In the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 74,764; the 2006 population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 86,396. However, the majority of the people under the postal address of Boca Raton, about...
. The team competed in Women's Professional Soccer
Women's Professional Soccer
Women's Professional Soccer is the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States. It began play on March 29, 2009. The league was composed of seven teams for its first two seasons and fielded 6 teams for the 2011 season, with continued plans for future expansion...
. MagicJack was originally founded in 2001 as the Washington Freedom
Washington Freedom
The Washington Freedom was an American professional soccer club based in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Germantown, Maryland that participated in Women's Professional Soccer. The Freedom was originally founded in 2001 as a member of the defunct Women's United Soccer Association. Since 2004, the...
of the defunct Women's United Soccer Association
Women's United Soccer Association
The Women's United Soccer Association, often abbreviated to the WUSA, was the world's first women's soccer league in which all the players were paid as professionals. Founded in February 2000, the league began its first season in April 2001 with eight teams in the United States...
. In 2011, the team relocated to Boca Raton, Florida and got the name of their sponsor magicJack
MagicJack
MagicJack is a device that plugs into a USB port on the user's computer and that has a standard RJ-11 phone jack into which any standard phone can be plugged. This allows the user to make phone calls to almost any phone in the U.S...
. On July 22, 2011, Abby Wambach
Abby Wambach
Mary Abigail "Abby" Wambach is an American professional soccer player, coach and Olympic gold medalist. A four-time winner of the U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year award, she has been a regular on the U.S. women's national team since 2003...
was named as magicJack's player-coach for the rest of the season. The team was the visiting side when the Western New York Flash of Rochester (Wambach's hometown) set the new WPS league record attendance of 15,404.
The team finished third on the 2011 Women's Professional Soccer season
2011 Women's Professional Soccer season
The 2011 Women's Professional Soccer season is the third season for the WPS, the top level professional women's soccer league in the United States...
, after losing the semifinal to Philadelphia Independence. On Tuesday October 25, 2011, the Women's Professional League Governors voted to terminate the franchise, accusing owner Dan Borislow
Dan Borislow
Daniel M. Borislow is an American entrepreneur, sports team owner, inventor, and thoroughbred horse breeder. Originating in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area, Borislow attended Widener University and worked in cable construction and landscaping before going into the telephone business. He...
of violations ranging from "unprofessional and disparaging treatment of his players to failure to pay his bills." WPS also stated, "Mr. Borislow's actions have been calculated to tarnish the reputation of the league and damage the league's business relationships." All players can sign into new teams when free agency starts on November 9, 2011.
Final squad
- As of 22 July 2011.