The last four NWSL champions make up the field of semifinalists, each of them targeting a spot in the Championship game on Nov. 22 at San Jose's PayPal Park

Croix Bethune was swept up in the best kind of whirlwind for the first seven months of her professional soccer career.

NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman says the league plans to add an 18th team for 2028, following Atlanta’s expansion announcement.

The Mile High City is full of great fans who can’t get enough sports. The Summit will play its first National Women’s Soccer League match in about five months, and that gives Denver’s die-hard, altitude-dizzy fans time to become the first generation of Summit fans.

The defending champion Orlando Pride kicked off the 2025 NWSL postseason with a win against the No. 5 seed Seattle Reign FC on Friday in Orlando.

Temwa Chawinga is the league's dominant player and will rightly be named MVP. As for the rest of the NWSL awards? That's all up for debate.

Gotham FC goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger, left, defends the net as KC Current forward Nichelle Prince takes a shot during an NWSL playoff match at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. Emily Curiel [email protected]

The semifinals of the NWSL playoffs are set following a shocking upset by No. 8 seed Gotham FC over No. 1 Kansas City Current in the quarterfinals.