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Women’s professional soccer has a champagne problem: A packed calendar around the World Cup that will test the sustainability of its mega growth

“That schedule was intentionally designed to position the NWSL at the center of one of the biggest years in the history of women's soccer,” Commissioner Jessica Berman said.

Fortune

NWSL sets plans for early start, summer break next season to account for 2027 World Cup

The Women’s World Cup and MLS’s calendar shift will offer the NWSL presented the NWSL with a host of challenges and opportunities for its 2027 plans

The Guardian - US

‘It leaves a bad taste in my mouth’: Columbus embraces NWSL while questioning the cost

A $205m expansion team is a sign of the league’s rapid growth, but conflicts over funding and facilities show the tensions of public-private partnerships in sports

The Guardian - US

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NWSL plans to gain growth through men’s World Cup pandemonium

Plenty of women watch the men’s tournament but are yet to translate fandom to the women’s game – will that change this summer?

The Guardian - UK

A calendar flip away from summer could do more harm than good for the NWSL

A change from a summer slate to a fall-to-spring schedule would align the league with much of global soccer, but it may not be what’s best for players and fans

The Guardian - US

How Denver Summit smashed the NWSL attendance record in their first home game

NWSL newcomers attracted more than 60,000 fans to Mile High Stadium for landmark fixture against Washington

The Guardian - UK

Angel City’s Savy King to return to NWSL 10 months after her heart stopped during a game

Savy King collapsed on the pitch while playing for Angel City against Utah Royal last May

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Pressure, purpose and change: Behind the touchlines at Dubai’s World Sports Summit

The inaugural World Sports Summit in Dubai brought together elite athletes and sports leaders to discuss the growing pressures of modern sport, mental health, faith and responsibility; and how that contributes to making sport a better human experience, way beyond competition.

Euronews

Explained: Why Trinity Rodman faces crucial NWSL standoff with European clubs watching closely

Trinity Rodman is out of contract in the summer with talks regarding her future ongoing

FourFourTwo

Flopped launch and new squad building: Boston and Denver’s journey to the NWSL

Our newsletter takes a look at how the two expansion teams are taking different approaches as they prepare to enter the ever-so competitive league next year

The Guardian - UK

Quiet rise of rookies shows benefit of NWSL’s bold decision to ditch draft

Young players are impressing across the country following the American league’s very un-American move

The Guardian - UK

NWSL Establishes M Fund For Players After Misconduct Settlement

NWSL settles misconduct allegations with million fund for affected players, implements safeguards to ensure player safety and well-being.

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Jessica Berman Is SI’s 2024 Innovator of the Year

In three seasons at the helm, the Berman has seen record growth and investment thanks to bold decisions made with players’ interests at the forefront.

Sports Illustrated

NWSL's elimination of the draft challenges the status quo

The 12-year-old league is charting its own path.

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‘It’s important we attract the best’: inside the NWSL’s groundbreaking deal that abolishes the draft

In an exclusive interview, commissioner Jessica Berman discusses the decision to become the first major US sports league to remove the draft, increasing revenue and expanding mental health support for players

Fortune

The NWSL signs a deal with its players’ union to get rid of the draft

The new collective bargaining agreement between the league and its players intentionally sought to walk away from the conventions, or peculiarities, of American sports.

The Guardian - US

How the NWSL became the world’s most innovative league

League commissioner Jessica Berman talks ballooning franchise values, player’s salaries and reducing injuries

Chicago Sun-Times

NWSL reaches new media deal with CBS, ESPN, Prime Video

Each Saturday night will include a double-header on Scripps’ over-the-air ION network.

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Women’s soccer just won a 40x raise as the NWSL signs a $240 million TV deal with CBS, ESPN, Amazon and Scripps

The landmark deal will pay the league $60 million a year for four years, a person with knowledge of the terms told Fortune.

The Guardian - UK

Decision day: how playoff battle shapes up in NWSL’s final round

National Women’s Soccer League’s 11th regular season concludes on Sunday and there is a lot riding on every fixture

Fortune

NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman is encouraging the league to be 'long-term greedy'

And she wants business-minded investors to back the league, not just passionate fans.

The Guardian - UK

The NWSL returns for 2023 with more fans and global domination on agenda

We look at the new season with its many title contenders and exciting new faces on the pitch, as well as big ambitions off it

The Philadelphia Inquirer

As the NWSL keeps growing, its draft could become a barrier to progress

PHILADELPHIA — For the first time in three years, the NWSL draft felt like a big deal again.

WEKU

4 former NWSL coaches are banned permanently following an abuse investigation

The banned coaches engaged in sexual misconduct, verbal and emotional abuse and made sexist and racist remarks to players, a 14-month investigation found.

Tribune News Service

NWSL misconduct investigation sanctions include ban for former N.C. Courage coach; team fined

CARY, N.C. — Former N.C. Courage coach Paul Riley, fired in August 2021 amid allegations of sexual misconduct, is among four former National Women’s Soccer League coaches permanently banned from working in the league.

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