 The National Women's Soccer League was established in 2012 and is the longest-running women's soccer league in U.S. history, drawing on greater financial and planning support from the United States Soccer Federation.China was originally awarded the rights to host the 2003 tournament, but the SARS outbreak forced them to withdraw as hosts.The United States stepped in to host the tournament, which was organized in three months and was used unsuccessfully to prevent the WUSA from folding.