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With the Women's World Cup about to kick off, young girls around America are probably figuring out how they are going to fit watching the games in with their school schedules and sleep schedules. For all the bad press that the men's national team gets, the women's team gets nothing but positive. And for the young girls watching at the odd times of day when the games will be on, this is probably their dream. To play professional womens soccer.
See, the thing is, we tried to have a professional women's league after the last WWC, but it kinda fell apart after three years. Now, the associated press is reporting that a seven team league will be put into play after the 2008 summer games in China. Why wait until 2009? Because, the founders of the league think that if they started earlier than that, that it would take focus off the cup and the Olympics.
I disagree with that. I think the waiting has to do with the fact that there might not be a league in two years. I think the protracted start date is a safety net that gives the investors enough time to pull out if the deal starts to go under. Hopefully though, with seven teams slated to start, more of Americas daughters will get the chance to earn their boots and the play at the advanced level will develop a good crop of talent for when the older members of the national team start to retire.
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