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magicJack
Founded2011
Dissolved2012
StadiumFAU Soccer Field
Capacity1,200
OwnerDan Borislow[1]
ManagerAbby Wambach
LeagueWomen's Professional Soccer
2011WPS, 3rd

magicJack (stylized with the first letter in lower case) was an American professional soccer club based in Boca Raton, Florida. The team competed in Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) for one season until legal challenges caused the team's owner, Dan Borislow, to be banned from the WPS, which folded in 2012.

History

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Freedom era

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Main article: Washington Freedom (soccer)

In 2001, magicJack was founded as Washington Freedom, a team of the defunct Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA). The Freedom were the only team to continue as an organization after WUSA folded, first playing exhibition games, then joining the W-League. The Freedom were a founding member of WUSA's successor, Women's Professional Soccer. In 2011, the team was purchased by Dan Borislow, the owner of the phone tech company magicJack, renamed, and relocated to Boca Raton, Florida.

First season

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File:MagicJack at midfield.jpg
Team magicJack players at midfield in August 2011

The team opened its 2011 season with three wins, and was the only team with a perfect record for the first month of the season. Despite this, coach Mike Lyons was then dismissed, beginning a long period of coaching controversy, while both Borislow and Christie Rampone functioned as team coach at various points. During the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, magicJack lost in a WPS-record 6–0 defeat, falling to the Philadelphia Independence.

On July 21, 2011, Abby Wambach was named as magicJack's player-coach for the rest of the season.[2] The team was the visiting side when the Western New York Flash of Rochester (Wambach's hometown) set the new WPS league record attendance of 15,404.[3] magicJack ultimately finished third in both the regular season and the playoffs.

Battling with the league

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In the waning months of the season, Borislow sent an e-mail to his players telling them that WPS was threatening to terminate the team before the season was over, and he filed a suit in Florida courts. The league denied this accusation, and agreements were made for the suit to be dropped.[4]

On October 25, 2011, the Women's Professional League Governors voted to terminate the franchise,[5] accusing owner Dan Borislow of violations ranging from "unprofessional and disparaging treatment of his players" to "failure to pay his bills". WPS also stated, "Mr. Borislow's actions have been calculated to tarnish the reputation of the league and damage the league's business relationships."[6] All players were able to sign with new teams when free agency started on November 9, 2011.

Forward Ella Masar was the only magicJack player to publicly condemn the team owner, Dan Borislow, accusing him of mistreating players, including her.[7]

Exhibition team

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Borislow again filed suit in Florida courts; on January 10, 2012, the judge ruled that the league could not terminate the team's franchise without following its own procedures, and a hearing was set for the following week.[8] Before adjudication resumed, WPS and Borislow reached another deal, this time allowing Borislow to keep his team as an exhibition team, guaranteeing magicJack at least seven games for each of the next two years, one at each of the WPS teams' home grounds and two in Florida.[9] The WPS announced on January 30 that it was suspending the 2012 season, in part because of their legal dispute with Borislow.[10] The league announced that it would cease all operations on May 18, 2012.[11] Borislow died in July 2014 of a heart attack after playing in a soccer game.[12]

Players

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Final squad

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As of December 2011.[13]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Hope Solo
2 DF File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Marian Dalmy
3 DF File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Christie Rampone
5 FW File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Lindsay Tarpley
6 MF File:Flag of Jamaica.svg JAM Omolyn Davis
7 MF File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Shannon Boxx
8 MF File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CAN Sophie Schmidt
9 FW File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Megan Rapinoe
10 DF File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Tina Ellertson
11 FW File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS Lisa De Vanna
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Sarah Huffman
16 MF File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Lydia Vandenbergh
17 GK File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Brett Maron
20 FW File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Abby Wambach
21 GK File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Jillian Loyden
22 DF File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Becky Sauerbrunn
23 FW File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Christen Press
26 MF File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Nikki Washington
30 GK File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CAN Karina LeBlanc
55 FW File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Ella Masar

Season table

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Final regular season standings.

Blue denotes regular season champion, and top seed in 2011 Women's Professional Soccer Playoffs.

Green denotes team has spot in 2011 Women's Professional Soccer Playoffs.

Place Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Western New York Flash 18 13 3 2 40 18 +22 42
2 Philadelphia Independence 18 11 3 4 31 18 +13 36
3 MagicJack 18 9 2 7 29 29 0 28*
4 Boston Breakers** 18 5 4 9 19 24 -5 19
5 Sky Blue FC 18 5 4 9 24 29 -5 19
6 Atlanta Beat 18 1 4 13 7 32 -25 7

Source: WPS standings

*MagicJack was docked one point on 12 May for various violations of league standards.[14]

**Boston wins head-to-head 2-1-1 over Sky Blue.

References

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  1. ^ Washington Freedom Contact Information Archived 2010-12-06 at the Wayback Machine
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