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Chicago Daily
News, Sports Editorial Section, April 1, by Ned Dean
The new Women’s World Soccer League debuts this
Saturday at the league’s opener in Chicago. With its
six teams in Chicago, Montreal, Mexico City, New York, Los Angeles and Dallas
this ‘World’ league will struggle to capture a piece of the summer sports
market. I, for one, wish it luck but feel that it
will not do well in the American market. Soccer. Outside of the Mexico City franchise the local apathy
to soccer will lead insufficient loyal fans to keep the league afloat financially. The league’s inability to recruit any of the top athletes
from the recent women’s World Cup competition casts a doubt on the league
owners’ willingness to pay a respectable salary. Rather,
I suspect it is that the top women players are holding out for a better opportunity. I for one will be present for the opener and cheer these
women on. After the recent strikes in baseball and
basketball it will be nice to see some players who play for the love of the
game AND the fans.
Chicago Daily
News, Sports Editorial Section, April 21, by Ned Dean
The WWSL has not attracted the fan base it needs. It is only three weeks into the season and the dismal
attendance is already causing talk of bankruptcy for two of the six teams. If the teams can not draw better than its average of 2000
per game, I fear the WWSL players and owners alike will soon find themselves
without even an empty lot to wish in.
In baseball, both the Cubs and the Sox struggle
to better their matching 4-10 records…
Board Room,
Owners of WWSL, Chicago
Theodore Quigley
slammed the sports section down on the table and glared at the other owners
around the table as he challenges them. “This Dean
guy is absolutely right. If we can’t get at least
5000 to each game, we won’t even finish the season. God
damn it, we have to get more fans to the games.”
Those around
the table fumed, but not in disagreement. Quigley
was right. The women were playing very good soccer
and the advertising should have drawn the fans. Fans
just did not want to see so any 1-0 scores or scoreless ties. With four fifteen minute periods and allow only one sudden
death overtime period, defense ruled the games and made them boring to the
average American sports fan.
Vernon Edmont,
CPA/MBA/WWSL accountant, sat quietly in the corner. He
was dressed in his crisp three-piece suit that did little to hide his five
foot four beanpole thin body. With his thick wire-rimmed
glasses and soft-spoken manner, he looked anything but intimidating. He had already informed the owners of the financial woes
that beset their league. He waited for this moment
to spring is plan on them. He cleared his throat and
spoke.
“Gentlemen,
I have a proposal for some rules changes that just might improve our financial
position.” He passed copies of his one page proposal
to the men and gave them a few moments in silence to read it. After thirty seconds of silence one of the owners asked,
“Can we do this?”
Edmont smiled
and answered. “I’ve had Legal check the contracts. We have absolute rights to specify the team uniforms. While this is probably not what anybody had in mind when
it was written, we should be able to do it.”
The Dallas owner
chimed in. “Won’t the public complain? There will be an outrage.”
“We’ve had very
few minors show up at the games. We will simply prohibit
minors. Also, I’ve asked around discreetly and two
of the cable premium networks have offered a million a week to re-broadcast
three games a week after 11 PM. With that added income
alone we are assured to break even with our current attendance figures.”
Edmont sat back
and watched the smiles form on their faces as the proposal sank into their
little brains. He had intentionally made sure that
uniform clause was worded the way it was. He would
get his revenge for the way all the cute hardbody girls had turned their noses
up at him over the years.
The owner of
the New York Knickers asked, “How soon can we do this?”
They had taken
the bait. Edmont smiled and answered, “We can be ready
on April 28.”
The Chicago
Belles assembled in their locker room before the game on the 28th. They found their lockers padlocked. Shouting
came from the coach’s office, but the players could not quite make out the
words. Finally, a little guy in a business suit stepped
from the coach’s office and stared at the still clothed players. A smirked appeared on his face before he walked from the
locker room. Coach Anne Riley appeared in the coach’s
room door, red-faced and looking beaten.
“Okay, girls
I regret to inform you of a few changes and, according to the league representative,
we have no choice but to comply or spend the next several years tied up in
court.
The goalie, Bridget, adjusted a strap on her bra. It was not her usual sport bra, but a thin lace bra that
did little to contain her firm C cup breasts. The
straps cut into her shoulders and the cups offered not support. The matching g-string panties felt even more uncomfortable
as the first quarter entered its last two minutes. Bridget
and her teammates were getting desperate. The score
was still 0-0. If they did not score then the damn
new rules would force her and her team to surrender their new skintight jerseys. Of course, if the score remained tied BOTH sides would
lose their jerseys. The opposing team was just as
desperate.
With seconds
remaining in the quarter an opposing player was dribbling unopposed directly
at Bridget as she waited. Bridget watched her fake
first to her left then her right. Ignoring the fake
moves Bridget maintained her focus on the opponent. Finally,
she kicked the ball at the right side of the goal. Bridget
lunged and felt the ball glance off her fingertips as the buzzer went off
to end the quarter. The ball struck the goal post
and bounced outside the net. The score was tied, 0-0.
The players ran to their benches and huddled. The nearly four thousand spectators waited to see the
promised surprise. A roar erupted from that crowd
when it saw all the players doff their jerseys before re-taking the field. The cheers grew louder and louder as the play resumed.
Bridget struggled
to keep her breasts in her bra. She was luckier than
her teammates whose constant running caused their breasts to bounce free
quite often. As long as she kept her arms across her
chest and stood still, her breasts stayed in the bra. The
Belles had scored a goal half way through the second quarter and now led
1-0. As the end of the first half approached, the
NY Knickers were driven. Three Knickers passed the
ball between them before making a break toward Bridget’s goal. Bridget dropped her arms from her chest and tried to stay
focused. The crowd roar was picking up as the three
out-raced the Belles and drove to the center of the field in front of the
goal. The three players passed the ball back and forth
quickly before the woman of the right kicked it. Bridget
drove to her left and felt both her breasts pop free as the ball passed Bridget’s
outstretched arm and slammed into the net. The score
was tied with only seconds left in the quarter.
The Knickers
did not celebrate yet. If the score remained tied, both teams would lose
their short tight shorts. Bridget saw the Knickers
take possession of the ball immediately and she once again faced three players
charging to the goal. The Knickers saw that only three
seconds remained and with their breasts bouncing free of their bras they
rushed the kick. Bridget seemed to fly as her outstretched
hands closed on the ball.
The buzzer sounded
and the two teams raced for the locker rooms.
When the teams
took the field after the brief halftime, they wore only there bra, panties
and shoes. The crowd went crazy with a roar that would
match that of an excited Superbowl audience.
Bridget found
it now impossible to keep her breasts in her nearly useless bra. She was more concerned with the elastic band on her skimpy
panties. Whenever she moved she needed at least one
hand to pull up one side or the other. The other players
had to run with one or both hands at their waists. Bridget watched in horror
as one player and then another forgot to hold up their panties only to find
that after a few steps their panties were around their thighs or knees. Bridget’s horror turned to fear as one of her teammates
charged the Knickers goal only to have her panties trip her up as they dropped
to and wrapped around her ankles. While Bridget’s
teammate tried to pull her rebellious panties back up her legs, Bridget watched
the Knickers drive back at the Belles goal. Bridget
reluctantly ignored her own panties. Her vision narrowed
down to just the Knickers with the ball. She ignored
her teammates rushing to help her and saw the Knicker prepare to kick.
RIGHT!
Bridget gambled. She dove to her right and was delighted to see the ball
fly directly into her outreached hands as her body struck the grassy field. She smiled and held the ball triumphantly as the crowd
cheered even louder than ever before. Her smile crumbled
as she turned and saw a pair of red lacy panties lying in front of the goal. She looked down to see that her shaven pussy was exposed
to the world. Before she could act a Knickers player
scooped up Bridget’s panties and ran toward the Knickers end of the field. Bridget held the ball in front her crotch as she stood
trembling.
Bridget heard
her teammates yelling at her to kick the ball out. If
Bridget continued to just hold the ball, a penalty could be accessed. Bridget trembled as she threw the ball into the air and
kicked it as strong as she could. Her all but naked
body seemed to tingle as if she felt the eyes of thousands on her taut flesh.
The rest of
the quarter continued in a defensive frenzy. The score
remained tied and no attempts were made on Bridget’s goal.
That was good for the Belles because Bridget spent most of her time
crouched next to a goal post in an unsuccessful attempt to cover her most
private of areas. She realized she was stuck with
no help available until the game ended. The new rules
said that any clothing retrieved by and opponent was forfeited for the rest
of the game. The other Belles realized Bridget was
too embarrassed to defend their goal and feared they might soon suffer the
same fate. With no offense the Belles were doomed,
but they’d take the Knickers down to doom too.
With the start
of the fourth quarter Bridget was completely naked save for her shoes and
socks. Both teams had had to surrender their bras,
which in Bridget's case was her only clothing above her ankles. Both team were desperate to avoid a sudden death overtime
period that they would all play naked if the score remained unchanged. Most of the quarter seemed to drag by as a defensive battle
seesawed back and forth in the middle of the field.
Bridget realized
her team’s dilemma. If Bridget continued to cringe
behind the goal post, she would doom her team to the double humiliation of
a loss and being naked. She slowly concentrated and
blocked all thoughts except the desire to win. With
no players on either team watching her, but thousands in the stands enjoying
her naked splendor, she stood up straight and raced down a sideline. Upon reaching mid-field she turned to the center and charged
into the battle with her breasts giggling vigorously. Her
naked legs became a blur as she intercepted the ball and drove toward the
Knickers net. Players on both teams were caught unaware
as Bridget’s all too naked and spectacular body moved as if propelled by
a jet engine. A few moments passed before they reacted. That was all Bridget needed.
The Knicker’s
goalie was unprepared as Bridget drove the soccer ball directly at her. Bridget executed a brilliant fake and kicked with all
her might. The ball rocketed passed the goalie and
into the net.
The crowd went
wild at the daring of Bridget’s bold, unorthodox maneuver.
With the goal
score Bridget’s concentration broke. She froze standing
with her legs at least three feet apart. Her heavy
breathing made her magnificient breasts the target of all eyes. Her sweat covered flesh glistened in the bright sunlight. She broke toward her goal while the pandemonium continued. Back at her goal she forced herself to assume her usual
normal defensive stance in front of her own goal.
The Knickers
spirit had gone out of them. They tried to mount an
offensive, but the now invigorated Belles became an impenetrable defensive
wall. When Bridget heard the buzzer at the end of the
game her composure evaporated. She raced toward the
tunnel that led to the locker rooms only to find it blocked by photographers
and reporters. Cameras flashed on all sides of her
as the male journalists and fans crowded around her. Bridget
was the star of the game and they all wanted a piece of her in more ways
than journalistically appropriate. Bridget felt herself
being lifted was placed on the shoulders of a shirtless beefy male fan. Her breasts bounced against his scalp as he jogged back
out to the field and a celebration exploded with the rest of the fans pouring
onto the field.
As Bridget found
herself on nude display to thousands, the now naked Knickers players fought
their way to their locker room only to find it locked. They
cowered with their hands over their crotches and breasts.
Vernon Etmond stood beside the door and told the Knickers that as the
losers they had to go out and sign autographs for thirty minutes. If they did not, they would be found in breach of contract.
A blond Knicker
challenged back, “and what would that mean, mister?”
Etmond smiled
and answered in his soft-spoken voice. “If you don’t,
we will charge you with breach of contract and insist that you be arrested
right now.”
“So what, asshole?”
Etmond could
barely hold back a smile. “Then you will never play
soccer, as a professional or amateur again. If that
is the course you want to take, I will bid you adieu.”
“Okay. Just let us into the locker room.”
A smile burst
on Etmond’s face. “I’m sorry, but if you are in breach
of contract, I would be remiss if I allowed you back into a league facility. You will have to make other arrangements.”
The women stood
in shock as Etmond turned and walked out of the stadium.
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Chicago Daily
News, Sports Editorial Section, May 12, by Ned Dean
The new Women’s
World Soccer League has finally scored with the American fans. The new, rather unorthodox rule changes have resulted
in sold out games at every event for the last two weeks. This
is not the soccer seen elsewhere in the world, but it is already proving
to be an entertaining sport.
Rumors of a
threatened players’ strike and law suit were dashed today when in uncharacteristically
swift move an appellate court in New York ruled yesterday that league contracts
with the players were legal and thoroughly binding. The
court ordered the players to appear and play at all regularly scheduled games.
Yes, this new
adult oriented soccer league is here to stay for at least the three seasons
specified in those same contracts. So, either stay
away or come and enjoy, but it is going to be with us for a while.