Women's Professional Soccer
In early 2008, along with close friend NBA MVP Steve Nash, Mallett became investor and part owner of the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) league. While Nash and Mallett will not operate a team, their investment will fund the ongoing development of WPS. Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) is the premier women’s soccer league in the world and the global standard by which women’s professional sports are measured. The Inaugural Season kicked off in March 2009 with seven WPS teams based in the Bay Area, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New Jersey/New York, St. Louis, and Washington, D.C. The league’s eighth and nine franchises, Philadelphia and Atlanta, will begin play in the 2010 WPS Season, which begins March 2010.
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