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NWSL’s Return Was A Glorious Middle Finger To The Establishment

Professional team sports are back in America, and we couldn’t have asked for a better league to lead the charge. 

Thorns, Courage Kneel During National Anthem In Powerful Black Lives Matter Statement

The National Women’s Soccer League is back, and they’re taking a stand — by taking a knee.

7 Rookies You Want To Watch Out For In NWSL Challenge Cup

The excitement is real for the 23 games, eight NWSL teams and the first U.S. professional league to begin play. The NWSL will return and many key players will be participating, but the real talk is the new faces who will get their opportunities at a professional debut. Some fan favorites will be competing with their respective teams such as, Crystal Dunn, Sam Mewis, Julie Ertz, Debinha, Christine Sinclair and many more. Not only are we excited to see familiar faces, but it is the recent 2020 top college draft picks that will really keep us on our toes. 

NWSL Ready To Take Center Stage As First Major Team Sports League To Return In America

NEW YORK — The National Women's Soccer League roars into action on Saturday, as back-to-back champions North Carolina Courage kick off the month-long NWSL Challenge Cup against the Portland Thorns on Saturday.

The NWSL becomes the first major North American league to return after the coronavirus outbreak, with eight of the league's nine teams traveling to suburban Salt Lake City, Utah, for the competition to be played without spectators.

One More Sleep Until Pro Team Sports Return To America

The National Women’s Soccer League recently announced the full list of broadcast talent for the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup sponsored by P&G and Secret Deodorant. Only one more sleep until the tournament kicks off and the teams and fans could not be more excited. 

NWSL Challenge Cup Rosters Missing Big-Name USWNT Stars

Two more U.S. national team members joined Megan Rapinoe in deciding to skip a month-long National Women's Soccer League tournament in Utah that will be played in empty stadiums amid the COVID-19 outbreak, it was announced on Tuesday.

Utah Royals forward Christen Press and Portland Thorns midfielder Tobin Heath, who played with Rapinoe on last year's World Cup-wininng U.S. squad, both cited the virus as their reason for skipping the event that begins on Saturday.

NWSL Changes Challenge Cup Schedule In Response To Orlando Pride Dropping Out

The NWSL Challenge Cup has had to do some schedule reshuffling after Orlando Pride withdrew from the tournament. 

This comes after the squad produced a total of 10 positive coronavirus cases — six players and four staff members. Reportedly a trip to a bar in Orlando, Florida, — a state that has been easing quarantine restrictions by opening bars and restaurants — is the cause of the outbreak. 

Orlando Pride Withdraw From NWSL Challenge Cup After 10 Positive COVID-19 Tests

The National Women's Soccer League's restart plan took a major hit Monday when the Orlando Pride withdrew from the NWSL Challenge Cup after six players and four staff members tested positive for the coronavirus.

The Challenge Cup, scheduled to start Saturday in Utah, is due to make the NWSL the first U.S. pro team-sports league back in action amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Pride wrote in a statement that all of the players and staffers who were found to have the virus were asymptomatic.

Finally, Is The NWSL About To Announce An Expansion Team?

Women’s soccer in the U.S. is on the rise, slowly but surely. As the conversation gains traction, questions about the possibilities of National Women’s Soccer League expansion are all the buzz. People love their home teams and want to add a women’s soccer team to their list — come on, who wouldn’t?

The latest news on NWSL expansion comes from The Athletic’s Meg Linehan. On Wednesday, Jun. 17 she wrote an article hinting at a team coming to Los Angeles.

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