Washington Freedom was an American professional soccer club based in the Washington, DC, suburb of Germantown, Maryland, that participated in Women's Professional Soccer.
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17 Facts About Washington Freedom
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The Freedom was founded in 2001 as a member of the defunct Women's United Soccer Association.
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Additional personnel changes, better performance from retained players, and a Mia Hamm improved by off-season knee surgery led to a far better finish, as Washington Freedom went undefeated in their last eight matches and finished in third place.
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In 2003, the Washington Freedom were just good enough to make the playoffs, clinching the fourth and final spot with two games to go.
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The Washington Freedom drafted Allie Long, Alex Singer, Jill Gilbeau, Parrissa Eyorokon, Briana Scurry, Rebecca Moros, Sarah Senty, Kati Jo Spisak, Claire Zimmeck, and Christen Karniski.
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Additionally, the Washington Freedom received the rights to Joanna Lohman in a trade with Saint Louis Athletica.
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Keller had experience with the Washington Freedom going back to 2004, while DeDycker had played for the Atlanta Beat in the WUSA.
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McLeod was intended to be the starting goalkeeper, but visa issues kept her unavailable through the first five matches of the regular season, and the Washington Freedom had mixed success with Briana Scurry and Kati Jo Spisak in goal.
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Washington Freedom then went on a tear, scoring five goals and two assists in the team's final four games.
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The Washington Freedom won three of those four matches and thereby clinched third place in the standings and a home playoff match.
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That led to a road match against the Philadelphia Independence, which the Washington Freedom lost on a goal from Amy Rodriguez in the waning seconds of overtime, wasting a superb performance from rookie backup goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris.
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Washington Freedom changed the team name to Magicjack and moved the team to Boca Raton, Florida.
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Washington Freedom quickly came into conflict with the players and owners of other teams and the league terminated the franchise on October 25,2011, accusing Borislow of misconduct.
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Washington Freedom was one of the eight professional soccer teams that played in the Women's United Soccer Association from 2001 to 2003.
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Unique among the WUSA teams, though, the Washington Freedom maintained a continued existence, playing exhibition seasons in 2004 and 2005, then joining the USL W-League in 2006 and winning the W-League Championship in 2007.
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The Washington Freedom became a part of Women's Professional Soccer that launched in April 2009 and participated in that league in 2009 and 2010.
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Since the WUSA ended, the Washington Freedom has played most of their home matches at the Soccerplex in Maryland.
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