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WPS suspension a setback for women's soccer

Jan 31, 2012 1:57 PM ET | By Julie Foudy
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Really? Is this where we are with women's soccer?

If it weren't indeed where the sport was at, I might find it strangely entertaining. It's kinda like watching "Taxicab Confessions" because you don't know what is going to come out of people's/owners'/players' mouths next. Players tweeting profanity at an owner and that owner tweeting nonsense back. Owners quibbling in the boardroom. League sources blaming the demise on lawsuits, diverted resources, sanctioning setbacks.

There is understandably ...

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