While hopes are high the World Cup may fire interest in the sport and allow the league to make a return perhaps as early as 2005, the end of the league marks a new low-point in soccer's efforts to crack the US market.
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The Women's United Soccer Association has been forced to suspend operations due to a financial crisis and sponsorship shortfall - just days before the start of the FIFA Women's World Cup.
