What happened to Sun Wen and WUSA TV Coverage

Discussion in 'NWSL' started by nan, Mar 30, 2003.

  1. nan

    nan New Member

    Aug 6, 1999
    Los Angeles, USA
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    Hi!

    I've been a women's soccer fan since early 1999 and have been following the US women and the WUSA since then, but I wasn't really following the WUSA last season and I just found out that China's Sun Wen no longer plays in the WUSA. If this is true, what happened, where did she go? Also, I noticed on the WUSA website that there is no longer national TV coverage for one WUSA every week, what happened to that?

    Ok, thank you in advance for your answers.
     
  2. FearM9

    FearM9 New Member

    Jul 14, 2000
    On my bike
    1) Sun Wen retired from the league but she is playing on the Chinese WNT.

    2) There is national TV coverage. PAX will be airing most of the WUSA matches this season. ESPN2 will be carrying the April 5th season opener as well as the All-Star Game, one of the playoff matches, and FC3.
     
  3. StarCityFan

    StarCityFan BigSoccer Supporter

    Aug 2, 2001
    Greenbelt, MD
    Club:
    Washington Freedom
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The WUSA TV schedule is here on the PAX website. I don't know why it's not on the WUSA website.

    Sun Wen is staying home in China to help her national team get ready for the WWC. Officially, she's retired from the WUSA, but there are hopes she'll be back in 2004.

    Sun Wen retires from WUSA

    Article from Atlanta Beat website
     
  4. nan

    nan New Member

    Aug 6, 1999
    Los Angeles, USA
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    Thanks!

    Thanks for your answers guys! I feel as if I don't keep up with the league for one season and I miss out on big news. Thanks again.
     
  5. MasterShake29

    MasterShake29 Member+

    Oct 28, 2001
    Jersey City, NJ
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  6. jd6885

    jd6885 Member

    Jun 30, 2001
    Tacoma
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  7. nsa

    nsa Member+

    New England Revolution
    United States
    Feb 22, 1999
    Notboston, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    No home TV for the first Boston Breakers game. Next week on PAX and they're working on getting ATT3 again. :(
     
  8. SueB

    SueB New Member

    Mar 23, 1999
    Waterbury, VT
    I'm not registered with the Times and am not inclined to do so just this second, so I can't read the article - but all the other accounts I've read about the deal stated that the listed games (season opener, all-star game, semifinal, and final) WERE the four games they were talking about, not in addition to four other games. Can you quote the article?
     
  9. nsa

    nsa Member+

    New England Revolution
    United States
    Feb 22, 1999
    Notboston, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    From LAT
    From the WUSA
    Looks to me like Grahame Jones misunderstood the WUSA statement. The four live matches on ESPN2 will be:
    1. the opener on 4/5,
    2. the All-Star match on 6/19,
    3. a Semifinal match on 8/17, and
    4. FCIII on 8/24
     

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