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What's next for women's soccer? The suspension of the WUSA was a blow to pro soccer, but its effects are being felt throughout the amateur and youth ranks as well.(Women's United Soccer Association)
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Soccer Digest
- Article date:
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December 1, 2003
- Author:
- Woelfel, Rick
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LONG BEFORE THERE WAS A WUSA, Michelle Biehl thought about what it would be like to play soccer for a living. After all, she can scarcely remember a time when she wasn't kicking a soccer ball. Soccer has always been her passion.
When the WUSA was launched in 2001, Biehl thought she was on the verge of living her dream. Then, in mid-September, that dream came crashing down around her.
This fall, as a fourth-year junior at Villanova, Biehl was one of the country's top defenders. She planned to give the WUSA a shot after college--until she got a phone call telling her the league was no more. "My mother called me," says Biehl still in disbelief. "I was very shocked. I had ...