Mary-Frances Monroe (born February 7, 1980) is an American former

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who played for

Boston Breakers The Boston Breakers were an American professional soccer club based in the Boston neighborhood of Allston. The team competed in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). They replaced the original Breakers, who competed in the defunct Women's ...

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and was a member of the

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. Following her professional career, Monroe went on to serve as head coach of the

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women's soccer team and then, in May 2013, took on head coaching duties for the

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Women's Soccer team at the

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. Following the 2017 season she was relieved of her duties as head coach.

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External links

Boston Breakers player profile

Boston Aztec player profile

New England Mutiny player profile

WUSA player profile

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