Despite a lineup headlined by FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year Marta, the LA Sol lasted only one season and folded last January.
Despite a lineup headlined by FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year Marta, the LA Sol lasted only on
The LA Sol’s abrupt folding on January 28 is #5 on LA Soccer News’ list of the top ten local stories of 2010. Complete story
THE YEAR’S TOP STORIES - #5 Sol fold
The LA Sol’s abrupt folding on January 28 is #5 on LA Soccer News’ list of the top ten local stories of 2010. Complete
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BOXX GOES FIRST Marta goes to Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO, CA –Shannon Boxx was the first player taken in the dispersal draft of former Los Angeles Sol players. The U.S. national team midfielder was taken by Saint Louis Athletica, which traded three players to the Atlanta Beat earlier this week in exchange for the first pick. Complete
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CHASING MARTA? Saint Louis trades for first pick
Saint Louis Athletica appear poised to select Brazilian superstar Marta with the first pick in the dispersal draft of Los Angeles Sol players. Athletica traded three players to the Atlanta Beat in exchange for their first pick in Thursday’s draft. Complete
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WHERE WILL MARTA GO? Salary may hinder her move
As a four-time World Player of the Year, and last year’s Women’s Professional Soccer Most Valuable Player, Marta obviously is the cream of the crop in the dispersal of the LA Sol, which folded on Thursday. But while most teams would be smacking their lips at the chance of getting the Brazilian superstar, her salary might be an obstacle for teams in the budget- conscious WPS. Complete
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THE SOL SETS WPS team folds after one season
After a turbulent offseason, the Los Angeles Sol of Women’s Professional Soccer has ceased operations. The team has been for sale since the middle of last year, when Anschutz Entertainment Group President Tim Leiweke all but announced that the company would no longer be willing to fund half of the team’s losses, estimated at more than $1 million. Complete
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