Philadelphia Independence
[5][6] The Independence practiced and held preseason games at their training home, United Sports, in West Bradford Township, Pennsylvania.Grassroots support was instrumental in bringing top-tier women's professional soccer back to the Philadelphia area.Paul Riley, Steven Fraser and Skip Thorp were selected as coaches for the 2010 WPS All-Star game held in Atlanta.[12] Paul Riley was voted the WPS Coach of the Year in 2010 for his team's third place regular season performance as an expansion franchise and subsequent playoff berth.[citation needed] The Halsteads purchased the franchise from WPS in March 2009 and orchestrated the team's success in both 2010 and 2011 seasons (they never won a championship, but were runners-up both years).On January 30, 2012, Women's Professional Soccer announced suspension of the 2012 season, citing several internal organization struggles as the primary cause.
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