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WUSA Announces Launch of  Website and Information Hotline!              

NEW YORK, NY.  Fans looking for an insiders perspective on all the developments of the new Women's United Soccer Association/WUSA , will now be able to access that information on the Internet with the launch of the WUSA's official website www.wusaleague.com.

The WUSA website will feature current and archived press releases, transaction information, photos of league players, links to WUSA team sites and information on how to contact the league, among its features. In addition to announcing the launch of its website, the WUSA has also activated a special WUSA information hotline 1-877-WUSA-INFO for fans to receive information on the league and its teams. FMS Internet of Wellesley, Massachusetts, designed the WUSA website.

"We wanted to respond to the numerous requests by fans looking for more information on the league by providing them with a resource that provides the most up-to-date information possible on the WUSA," said Lee Berke, the WUSA's Acting President. "From updates on our players and teams, including reports on WUSA allocated players during the upcoming Olympics, to WUSA team and league news, fans utilizing the WUSA website or information line will be kept informed of all developments.  As we draw closer to the launch of our inaugural season, fans can expect even more enhancements to our Internet coverage, including features on all of the members of the 1999 World Cup Champion team."

WUSA's founding players are: Michelle Akers, Brandi Chastain, Tracy Ducar, Lorrie Fair, Joy Fawcett, Danielle Fotopoulos, Julie Foudy, Mia Hamm, Kristine Lilly, Shannon MacMillan, Tiffeny Milbrett, Carla Overbeck, Cindy Parlow, Christie Pearce, Tiffany Roberts, Briana Scurry, Kate Sobrero, Tisha Venturini, Saskia Webber, and Sara Whalen. WUSA investors include: Mr. John S. Hendricks, Chairman and CEO of Discovery Communications, Inc., the parent company of Discovery Channel, The Learning Channel, and other cable network services, Mr. Amos B. Hostetter, Jr., former Chairman and CEO, Continental Cablevision, Inc.; Comcast Corporation; Cox Enterprises; Cox Communications; and Time Warner Cable.

[Source: WUSA.  For more information call WUSA News at 1-877-WUSAINFO.]