Posted on 09/15/2003 1:55:12 PM PDT by presidio9
Edited on 04/13/2004 1:41:09 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
The WUSA shut down operations five days before the Women's World Cup, saying it didn't have enough money to stay in business for a fourth season. The decision was made by the league's board of governors Monday at a meeting in New York. The Atlanta-based league planned an announcement later in the day, spokesman Dan Courtemanche said.
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People watch womens' sports on an occasional basis. They'll gear up for a World Championship, for the Olympic Games, and for a highly promoted match against a powerful international contender (like China), but on a week by week basis people (i.e., women) aren't overly interested in the Kentucky Derbyettes playing the New Orleans Jasmines (the names were changed to protect the innocent).
The point is that the market for womens' sports leagues is small, despite years and years of promotion, and unless someone figures out a way to turn this small fan base into a rabidly loyal fan base the leagues will continue to start up and fail on a regular basis.
Hey, I resemble
that remark! After the crash,
us hairy grunters
will be the people
with food, and then you won't be
sorry to see us...
Well, people are wary about what they invest money in now. A few years from now we might see another women's soccer league start up, but they're going to have to do something to broaden the fan base or they'll be DOA.
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