Some of these issues included an ongoing legal battle with magicJack owner Dan Borislow and the lack of resources invested into the league.
On March 18, 2009, Fox Soccer Channel announced that Mark Rogondino[6][7] would handling play-by-play responsibilities and Jenn Hildreth[8] providing color commentary for their 20-match[9] 2009 regular season[10] package on Sunday[11] evenings beginning at 6 p.m.
The inaugural telecast on March 29, 2009 featured the Los Angeles Sol hosting the Washington Freedom[12] at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California.
[17][18] The final weeks of the 2009 WPS season produced over 100,000 viewers[19] for Fox Soccer Channel's showcase games.
Hopkins would eventually handle play-by-play duties for that year's WPS Final[28] alongside Jenn Hildreth.
[29][30][31] On June 11, 2010, Women's Professional Soccer and Comcast Sports Group Networks announced an agreement for the latter to air up to 27 WPS games[32] (either live[33] or on tape delay[34]) in regional markets throughout the summer of 2010.