US EditionThe rise of women's soccer has led to more professional options for athletes
- The growing popularity of women's soccer in North America has led to the emergence of multiple professional leagues by 2025, including the NWSL, USL Super League, and Northern Super League in Canada.
- This expansion comes as the NWSL has submitted a request for approval from U.S. Soccer to establish a second-tier league featuring at least six teams, with a potential debut in 2026.
- The eight-team USL Super League plays a fall-to-spring schedule, is in its inaugural season's final stretch, and operates alongside the NWSL without being direct rivals, while the Northern Super League recently started in Canada.
- NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman suggested that there could be future opportunities for players to return to the NWSL, emphasizing the positive impact of cooperative player loans and preseason matches between leagues as evidence of a collaborative and beneficial relationship.
- This growth increases career opportunities for women players and suggests the potential for North American leagues, alongside Liga MX Femenil, to collaboratively build a more competitive women’s soccer landscape.
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Mikaela Shiffrin joins Denver NWSL’s ownership group
One of the most accomplished female athletes in Colorado history is buying into the state’s National Women’s Soccer League future. Denver NWSL announced Tuesday morning that Mikaela Shiffrin, the most decorated alpine skier of all time, joined the club’s ownership group led by its governor, Rob Cohen. Shiffrin, who has won two golds and a silver at the Olympic Winter Games on top of 15 medals at the World Championships, holds the record for Worl…
Rise of women’s soccer and NWSL has led to more professional options. Enter: Super League and Northern Super League .
As the popularity of women’s soccer grows, so have the opportunities for players looking to make the sport a career. The National Women’s Soccer League was once the lone professional women’s league in North America. But others have more recently jumped into the market, including the USL’s Super League and the Northern Super League in Canada. And now it appears lower-tier leagues are forming, too. The NWSL has asked U.S. Soccer to sanction a seco…
Soccer Monday: Diana Matheson talks Northern Super League
Canada was one of just two countries that played in the 2023 Women’s World Cup without a domestic professional women’s league. The other was Haiti. But former national team star and co-founder Diana Matheson had long been determined for Canada’s “A League of Their Own.” And earlier this month, the Northern Super League kicked off. The six-team league has been bolstered and advised by Christine Sinclair, international soccer’s all-time leading g…
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