National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL)

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Governance

Chris and Angie Long tell SportBusiness about the opportunities and challenges of acquiring an NWSL expansion team in Kansas City just six months prior to the 2021 season.
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Governance

Tony Parker, a minority owner of National Women's Soccer League team OL Reign, has been quoted as saying he wants the team to relocate from Tacoma, Washington, to Miami, Florida
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Stadia

Chris and Angie Long, the majority owners of the new National Women's Soccer League team in Kansas City, are looking to build a female-focused, soccer-specific stadium for the club in the long term
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Governance

The National Women's Soccer League is bringing back the Challenge Cup as part of a revamped schedule for the 2021 season
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Industry Moves

The National Women's Soccer League is looking to expand its commercial efforts by appointing sports marketing veteran Mitch Poll as the league’s inaugural chief revenue officer.
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Industry Moves

National Women’s Soccer League expansion team Angel City has announced three front-office appointments ahead of the team's inaugural season in 2022.
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Governance

The turmoil at Utah Soccer Holdings shows no sign of letting up after Utah Royals head coach Craig Harrington and assistant Louis Lancaster were placed on a leave of absence by the National Women's Soccer…
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Governance

A National Women's Soccer League game between Portland Thorns and OL Reign has been postponed for the second time in a matter of days due to ongoing air quality concerns in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest
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Governance

The National Women’s Soccer League game between the Portland Thorns and OL Reign, which was scheduled for September 12, has been postponed due to air quality concerns in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest.
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Media

The National Women’s Soccer League has announced that every game of the NWSL 2020 fall series will be streamed globally thanks to an expanded partnership with Twitch.
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Governance

MLS team owner likens player protests of racial injustice to being stabbed
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Business

Natalie Portman and Serena Williams are among the 33-strong, female-led ownership group of the NWSL's latest expansion team, which has high hopes that "the world will pay attention" to its efforts on and off the field. Bob Williams reports
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Media

The National Women's Soccer League broke its domestic television ratings record for the second time in a month over the weekend, when the NWSL Challenge Cup final drew an average audience of 653,000 viewers…
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Governance

The National Women's Soccer League has formally awarded an expansion team to Los Angeles, California, giving the league a valued presence in the United States' second-largest media market
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Media

CBS said it is "thrilled" with the quality and excitement of the National Women's Soccer League Challenge Cup and the reception of fans to network's coverage of the event
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Licensing & Merchandising

The National Women's Soccer League expansion team in Louisville, Kentucky, has been officially rebranded as Racing Louisville FC
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Sponsorship & Marketing

The National Women's Soccer League expansion team in Louisville, Kentucky, has brought in PNC Bank as its inaugural major commercial partner
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Media

The opening game of the National Women's Soccer League Challenge Cup was the most-watched match in league history, with an average of 572,000 viewers on the main CBS television network