Comments on: Serious Competition for WPS? http://wps.theoffside.com/team-news/serious-competition-for-wps.html News from the Women's Professional Soccer league Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:41:06 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Melissa http://wps.theoffside.com/team-news/serious-competition-for-wps.html#comment-190 Melissa Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:30:46 +0000 http://wps.theoffside.com/team-news/serious-competition-for-wps.html#comment-190 Good point. Also, the German players get paid in Euros. Good point. Also, the German players get paid in Euros.

]]> By: JoAnn http://wps.theoffside.com/team-news/serious-competition-for-wps.html#comment-189 JoAnn Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:19:16 +0000 http://wps.theoffside.com/team-news/serious-competition-for-wps.html#comment-189 There have been rumblings of this Super League for a while. WPS must have been aware. Maybe that's why they didn't take many English players? As for the Germans, we assumed that none were taken because the players wouldn't come over. Germany has the best women's league in the world (tied with Sweden) and it's established and funded. Why leave Europe for an untested league in a country where the WUSA already failed? There have been rumblings of this Super League for a while. WPS must have been aware. Maybe that’s why they didn’t take many English players?

As for the Germans, we assumed that none were taken because the players wouldn’t come over. Germany has the best women’s league in the world (tied with Sweden) and it’s established and funded. Why leave Europe for an untested league in a country where the WUSA already failed?

]]> By: Melissa http://wps.theoffside.com/team-news/serious-competition-for-wps.html#comment-187 Melissa Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:30:21 +0000 http://wps.theoffside.com/team-news/serious-competition-for-wps.html#comment-187 I am not particularly phased by this announcement. I'm actually happy to read that the FA plans to finally treat these players as professionals. Shame it took a new pro league to form in in the United States for them to do it. And the small number of British players who will wind up in WPS... meh. WPS is still going to be filled primarily with American players - it's in the friggin rules. The only threat here is the realization that WPS teams will probably eventually be ranked higher than the FA teams in future club world rankings. And the FA can't have that. HA! Another interesting question (and one being brought up in the wps fanzone forums) is why there were no German players in yesterday's draft picks. Yeah, why weren't there? Anyone know? I am not particularly phased by this announcement. I’m actually happy to read that the FA plans to finally treat these players as professionals. Shame it took a new pro league to form in in the United States for them to do it. And the small number of British players who will wind up in WPS… meh. WPS is still going to be filled primarily with American players – it’s in the friggin rules. The only threat here is the realization that WPS teams will probably eventually be ranked higher than the FA teams in future club world rankings. And the FA can’t have that. HA!

Another interesting question (and one being brought up in the wps fanzone forums) is why there were no German players in yesterday’s draft picks. Yeah, why weren’t there? Anyone know?

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