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Former Boston Breakers (WPS) General Manager, Andy Crossley, runs a great site called Fun While It Lasted where I love to go to see the great history and information he digs up about minor league franchises that have come and gone in the American sports landscape. I especially enjoy anytime he posts something regarding soccer teams that once played in the D.C. and Virginia area.

His latest post revisits the former Washington Stars of the American Soccer League (ASL), one of the precursors to MLS.

From: #84 Washington Stars at Fun While It Lasted


Washington Stars Logo


The Washington Stars were a professional soccer franchise based in Fairfax, Virginia that operated for three seasons between 1988 and 1990.  The Stars were a founding franchise in the American Soccer League, which debuted in the summer of 1988 with ten East Coast franchises stretching from Albany to Miami.
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Be sure to check out Fun While It Lasted on Facebook, they are giving away a Marta Bobble Head Doll.