TWO-TIME NBA MVP STEVE NASH AND FORMER YAHOO! PRESIDENT/COO JEFF MALLETT KICK IN THE BUCKS AS OWNERS IN WOMEN’S PROFESSIONAL SOCCER

Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) announced two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash and former Yahoo! President and Chief Operating Officer Jeff Mallett will become investors and part owners of the league, which begins play in 2009 with teams based in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New Jersey/New York, St. Louis, and Washington, D.C. While Nash and Mallett will not operate a team, their investment will fund the ongoing development of WPS and is specifically earmarked for new media ventures and initiatives. “I am really excited to play a role in bringing professional women’s soccer to North America,” said Nash. As a father of twin girls, I’m especially pleased to help young women around the world realize that their dreams… [read more]