Charge Relaunch Website for the 2002 Season
Published on March 26, 2002 under Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA)
Philadelphia Charge News Release
Philadelphia, PA (Tuesday, March 26, 2002) - The WUSA and TEAMtalk, Inc. have joined forces to re-launch the WUSA's official league and four individual team web sites. WUSA.com, along with the official sites for the New York Power (nypower.com), San Diego Spirit (sandiegospirit.com), Carolina Courage (carolinacourage.com) and Philadelphia Charge (philadelphiacharge.com) will be launched Tuesday under the new agreement, which is for three years. The Atlanta Beat and Washington Freedom will also continue their existing relationships with TEAMtalk, which designed and launched those team websites before the league's inaugural season last year.
New elements of the sites include real time scoring and trivia games. Additional enhancements have been made to many interactive features such as message boards, polls, live chats with WUSA players, and streaming audio and video for the ultimate online fan experience. Player features, game previews and stories, photo galleries, as well as league and team news will also be elements to each site.
WUSA and TEAMtalk will work closely to provide timely content for the league and its teams to insure daily, fresh online information. Under the agreement, TEAMtalk will provide the new design and navigation architecture; hosting, maintenance, support services and its national network of writers to produce content. The two will also work together to produce online marketing elements.
"We found that our fans want the hard core soccer as well as access to exclusive stories, photos, and chats with our players," said WUSA Vice President of Television and New Media Kerry Tatlock. "Our partnership with TEAMtalk and the newly designed and enhanced sites give our fans what they have been asking for."
"We are very excited to take this next step in our growing relationship with the WUSA," stated TEAMtalk Senior Vice President of Business Development Jennifer Rottenberg. "We believe in this league and the sport of women's soccer, and we appreciate the belief the WUSA has in our capabilities."
TEAMtalk, Inc. is the North American subsidiary of TEAMtalk Media Group, a global media services company, headquartered in Leeds, UK and traded on the London Stock Exchange. TEAMtalk Media Group, a major provider of sports content and entertainment delivered to customers via the Internet, radio, TV, mobile and premium rate fixed line telephone and satellite networks, has more than twenty offices worldwide.
TEAMtalk Inc., based in Charlotte, NC provides a range of marketing and new media services, inluding: web design, Internet radio production, content syndication, newletters and SMS/text messaging and online/offline marketing integration. A partial list of TEAMtalk, Inc.'s diverse blue chip clients includes: FIFA, adidas, Umbro, MSNBC, Fox Sports, CNNSI, Ford, M&M's, Amoco, AllTel, Carter-Wallace, Southpeak Interactive's Mia Hamm Soccer 64 and the West Coast Conference.
Featuring the best women's soccer players in the world, including athletes such as Lorrie Fair, Mia Hamm, Brandi Chastain, Tiffeny Milbrett, Briana Scurry, Julie Foudy and dozens of international stars, the eight WUSA teams are the Atlanta Beat, Boston Breakers, Carolina Courage, New York Power, Philadelphia Charge, San Diego Spirit, San Jose CyberRays and the Washington Freedom. The 2002 WUSA season will kick off April 13 and conclude with WUSA Founders Cup II on August 24.
For Charge season and group ticket information call 215-467-GOAL. Philadelphia will begin its campaign in Atlanta against the Beat beginning at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 13. The club makes its home debut on Saturday, May 4 starting at 7 p.m. against the Boston Breakers.
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