Sep 22, 2022
AMERICAN SOCCER VET TO FUEL NEW WOMEN’S DIV. II PRO LEAGUE The Women’s Independent Soccer League (WISL), the women’s professional league that soft-launched in 2021, today announced the appointment of soccer industry veteran Lynn Berling-Manuel as managing director....
Apr 16, 2021
The Los Angeles Force is the first club to officially join the newly-named Women’s Independent Soccer League (WISL). The club, led by President Bob Friedland, has a men’s side that currently plays in the National Independent Soccer Association. WISL expects to...
Apr 8, 2021
Pro League to Fill Opportunity Gap in Women’s Game; Branding Laden with Equity Symbolism Today marks the birth of a new women’s professional soccer league – the Women’s Independent Soccer League, or WISL. It is a league created by women for women. The league’s...
Apr 8, 2021
How do you name a new league? We started by defining the essence of the league and let the name emerge in the process. First, our league is an equality project. Over 100 years ago, women won the right to vote. Yet still, we must fight every day for basic equality....
