The NWSL wants them, and arguably needs them; its leaders speak about “claiming our space as the best league in the world." But internally, they can’t quite agree on how to do that.

The NWSL is at a crossroads. The league’s three-year media rights deal with CBS wraps up at the end of the year, and commissioner Jessica Berman expects a new deal to be in place by the end of ...

It is an open secret that the NWSL, like every league in the U.S., will have to pause its season as the world’s biggest event consumes the United States in 2026 — not just in the 11 host ...

As the NWSL gears up for its next 10 years, its longest-tenured players are simultaneously looking back with pride on how far the league has come—Twitter is now more a home for #NWSLAfterDark ...

The NWSL's Division II league plans to start with eight teams next year, while the WPSL Pro aims to have 12 in 2026, all of whom could be competing for the same players.

NWSL now has the big thing missing from other women’s soccer leagues What has been missing most from women’s soccer over the years, particularly on the league level, comes down to one word: money.

The NWSL first approached the players' union about a new CBA last September, with the expiration of the current deal more than two years away. Sources told ESPN that the impetus for opening ...

Debinha has been a star in the league since making her NWSL debut in 2017 and the 31-year-old was the hot topic throughout NWSL free agency – before deciding to make a move to the Current.

Across the board, 2024 was a record year for women's sports. The WNBA saw record audiences. In college basketball, the women's March Madness tournament outdrew the men's. The NWSL was no exception.

The NWSL of 2025 is also not the NWSL of 2021, due to a change in leadership and procedures aimed at player safety. This is the first time, however, that the players have been offered some form of ...

As the NWSL begins its 11th season Saturday, the league is poised for an explosion in growth. Ticket sales, both for season packages and opening weekend, are up, and this summer’s World Cup ...