NWSL team-by-team preview: Can Orlando Pride repeat as champions?

NWSL regular season arrives as Orlando Pride aim to defend title; Liverpool vs. Newcastle in Carabao Cup final

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Are you ready for some sapphic soccer?The National Women's Soccer League is about to start a new season, with 14 teams from across the country and many of the world's best players competing for the championship cup starting this weekend.Last year, Orlando Pride, with stars Marta and Barbra Banda, won both the NWSL Shield for best regular season record, and the championship, leaving many to wonder if they'll repeat again this year.The NWSL was fo…

NWSL team-by-team preview: Can Orlando Pride repeat as champions?

With the National Women's Soccer League returning to action this weekend, we take a look at where the 14 clubs stands and how close each is to winning the NWSL championship.

As the NWSL brings in foreign talent, international players savor new opportunity: ‘Everyone just goes for the win all the time’

A new NWSL season kicks off this weekend, and there are a number of new faces across the league. Many of these players represent a trend in the NWSL: an influx of foreign players as the U.S.-based league becomes increasingly international.In the past few months, a number of top American players have made the decision to head overseas. USWNT center back Naomi Girma, one of the best defenders in the world, led the charge with a transfer to Chelsea…

2025 NWSL Previews: Washington Spirit and Orlando Pride — American Soccer Analysis

Hello and welcome to our 2025 NWSL previews. We’ve got some new writers, some old writers, but lots of exciting analytical insights coming at you ahead of a very exciting 2025 season. You can read all of them here! We got a preview of this exact match up already, with the Spirit defeating Orlando in a penalty shootout in the Challenge Cup Final.If you want some extended audio preview content, check out the xOwn Goals Podcast (available wherever …