Women's soccer in the U.S. has been in the news this week, as the Women's United Soccer Association announces suspension of operations and the Women's World Cup is just a few days away.

• On this site: women's soccer history
• On About's World Soccer Site: Women's World Cup Soccer USA 2003 - Bill Hutchison

News stories: WUSA closes:
• Women's Soccer Enters a New Phase - Thomas Heath, Washington Post - September 16, 2003
• U.S. women's soccer league closes - financial shortage ends what once had looked so promising - Michelle Smith, San Francisco Chronicle - September 16, 2003
• Women's soccer league kicks the bucket - Washington Business Journal - September 16, 2003
• Women's Soccer Suffers Devastating Blow - KRON4 News - September 16, 2003
• Women's Soccer Timeout - Christian Science Monitor - Commentary - September 17, 2003
• Women's soccer: Unfazed by WUSA folding, girls seem pumped to see the world's best - Colin Stephenson, Star-Ledger - September 17, 2003
• U.S. Women's Soccer: The Next Generation - Paul Shugar, Scripps Howard News Service - September 17, 2003
• WUSA (Women's United Soccer Association) official website with September 15, 2003, announcement of the suspension of operations

Related News:
• Canadian women's soccer: Pellurud turns women's soccer program around - Globe and Mail - September 15, 2003