Jorge Barcellos, who coached Brazil to second place at the 2007 Women's World Cup and the silver medal in the 2008 Olympic women's soccer competition, is headed to Women's Professional Soccer, where he will serve as the St. Louis head coach. Dallas and Los Angeles have yet to hire coaches with only weeks to go before the first player selections take place for the WPS's 2009 launch.
CLUB COACH (PREVIOUS POSITION)
BOSTON Tony DiCicco (U.S. under-20 women's national team coach)
CHICAGO Emma Hayes (Arsenal Ladies Football Club assistant coach)
DALLAS TBA
LOS ANGELES TBA
NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY Ian Sawyers (Julie Foudy Sports Leadership Academy director)
ST. LOUIS Jorge Barcellos (Brazil women's national team coach)
WASHINGTON Jim Gabarra (Washington Freedom, W-League)