The timing of the suspension of operations for the Women's Professional Soccer organization could not be worse for the Canadian Olympic Soccer team.
On Monday, the league confirmed they will not operate in 2012. According to the league's website, www.womensprosoccer.com, the league needs to focus its energies on resolving a legal issue resulting from a dispute with a former owner.
Players that are impacted include all-star sniper Christine Sinclair, defenders Candace Chapman and Lauren Sesselman and goaltender Karina LeBlanc. All the players are currently unemployed and will be counted on significantly at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
According to Lori Ewing of the Canadian Press, the owner at the center of the conflict is Dan Borislow, the owner of the now defunct franchise called magicJack based in Boca Raton, Florida. The magicJack franchise was repeatedly disciplined last season for not meeting league standards. In August, Borislow sued the WPS, and in January a Florida judge ruled that the league failed to follow its own dispute procedures when they terminated the franchise in October.
Last Friday, Team Canada qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games in London with a 3-1 win over Mexico in Vancouver.
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