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United States Soccer Federation
United States Soccer Federation
Den 21. november 2012 meddelte U.S. Soccer i samarbejde med Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) og Mexican Football Federation (FMF), at der ville blive dannet en ny professionel liga for 2013-sæsonen. Ligaen, der ikke fik noget navn på tidspunktet for den oprindelige annoncering, men som senere blev afsløret som National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), blev lanceret i april 2013 med otte hold. Ligesom WUSA og WPS er NWSL-holdene privatejede med nogle af dem ejet af eksisterende MLS-hold. De amerikanske og canadiske forbund betaler lønningerne for mange af deres respektive landsholdsmedlemmer. U.S. Soccer forpligtede sig oprindeligt til at finansiere op til 24 landsholdsspillere, mens CSA forpligtede sig til at betale 16 spillere og FMF lovede støtte til mindst 12 og muligvis op til 16 spillere. Desuden husede U.S. Soccer ligaens hovedkontor i de første fire år og planlagde kampene for at undgå eventuelle konflikter med internationale turneringer. Fire af ligaens charterhold havde tilknytning til WPS - Boston Breakers, Chicago Red Stars, Sky Blue FC og Western New York Flash. De øvrige fire første hold var placeret i Kansas City, Portland, Seattle og Washington, D.C., og holdet i Portland blev ledet af Portland Timbers fra MLS. NWSL blev udvidet til ni hold i 2014 ved at tilføje Houston Dash, der drives af Houston Dynamo fra MLS. I 2016 blev det udvidet til 10 hold med tilføjelsen af et andet hold fra MLS, Orlando Pride. Forud for 2017-sæsonen meddelte A&E Networks, at de havde taget en aktiepost i ligaen, og at Lifetime ville begynde at sende kampene til et nationalt tv-publikum. I 2017[opdatering] blev der diskuteret yderligere ekspansionshold af Los Angeles FC, Vancouver Whitecaps og FC Barcelona.
United States Soccer Federation
United States Soccer Federation
On November 21, 2012, U.S. Soccer, in conjunction with the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) and Mexican Football Federation (FMF), announced the formation of a new professional league for the 2013 season. The league, unnamed at the time of the initial announcement but later unveiled as the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), launched in April 2013 with eight teams. Like WUSA and WPS, NWSL teams are privately owned with some owned by existing MLS teams. The American and Canadian federations pay the salaries for many of their respective national team members. U.S. Soccer initially committed to funding up to 24 national team members, with the CSA committing to paying 16 players and FMF pledging support for at least 12 and possibly as many as 16. In addition, U.S. Soccer housed the league's front office for the first four years, and scheduled matches to avoid any possible conflict with international tournaments. Four of the league's charter teams had WPS ties—the Boston Breakers, Chicago Red Stars, Sky Blue FC, and the Western New York Flash. The other four initial teams were located in the Kansas City, Portland, Seattle, and Washington, D.C. markets with the Portland team run by the Portland Timbers of MLS. The NWSL expanded to nine teams for 2014 by adding the Houston Dash, run by the Houston Dynamo of MLS. In 2016, it expanded to 10 with the addition of another MLS-backed team, the Orlando Pride. Ahead of the 2017 season, A&E Networks announced it had taken an equity stake in the league and Lifetime would begin broadcasting games to a national television audience. As of 2017[update], additional expansion teams were being discussed by Los Angeles FC, Vancouver Whitecaps, and FC Barcelona.
United States Soccer Federation