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2 weeks ago | 
nytimes.com | Asli Pelit |Meg Linehan
On Friday, the National Women's Soccer League's application to launch a Division II league in 2026 became public. In a letter to U.S. Soccer CEO JT Batson, NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman formally outlined the league's proposal. CBS Sports was first to report the application, and The Athletic corroborated the document's existence. In the letter, Berman said establishing a second division was "essential for the development and sustainability" of the NWSL.
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2 weeks ago | 
nytimes.com | Meg Linehan |Asli Pelit
The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) has officially laid groundwork for launching a Division II league in 2026 to boost player development. The Athletic has corroborated the existence of the documents initially reported by CBS Sports, which confirm that NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman sent a letter to U.S. Soccer CEO JT Batson on April 1, submitting its sanctioning application for a Division II women's soccer league.
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2 weeks ago | 
sports.yahoo.com | Meg Linehan |Asli Pelit
The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) has officially laid groundwork for launching a Division II league in 2026 to boost player development. has corroborated the existence of the documents initially reported by CBS Sports, which confirm that NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman sent a letter to U.S. Soccer CEO JT Batson on April 1, submitting its sanctioning application for a Division II women’s soccer league.
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1 month ago | 
nytimes.com | Melanie Anzidei |Meg Linehan
Gotham FC and U.S. women's national team defender Tierna Davidson left Friday's match against the Houston Dash with an apparent leg injury. The 26-year-old was working to close down her former teammate, Yazmeen Ryan, and planted her left leg awkwardly while running toward the end line. There was no contact on the play. She fell, immediately holding her left knee and looking visibly upset.
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1 month ago | 
sports.yahoo.com | Meg Linehan |Jeff Rueter
Trinity Rodman has returned to the U.S. women’s national team roster for the first time since winning gold at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Head coach Emma Hayes named her 24-player roster, and two training players, on Tuesday for the team’s upcoming friendlies against Brazil. While the deep dive into player evaluation has continued, there is slightly less turnover in this roster compared to others with 19 players returning from the SheBelieves Cup.
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1 month ago | 
nytimes.com | Meg Linehan |Jeff Rueter
Trinity Rodman has returned to the U.S. women's national team roster for the first time since winning gold at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Head coach Emma Hayes named her 24-player roster, and two training players, on Tuesday for the team's upcoming friendlies against Brazil. While the deep dive into player evaluation has continued, there is slightly less turnover in this roster compared to others with 19 players returning from the SheBelieves Cup.
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2 months ago | 
sports.yahoo.com | Meg Linehan |Jeff Rueter
It’s officially an NWSL regular season gameday again. With free agency, big transfers and trades, the announcement of a second expansion team for 2026 and the first winter in league history without a draft all done, it’s finally time to stop forecasting and settle in for some long-awaited on-field action. The NWSL in 2025 still feels like it’s in a transitional phase, even as it continues to grow from a business perspective.
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2 months ago | 
ca.sports.yahoo.com | Meg Linehan |Jeff Rueter
With free agency, big transfers and trades, the announcement of a second expansion team for 2026 and the first winter in league history without a draft all done, it’s finally time to stop forecasting and settle in for some long-awaited on-field action. The NWSL in 2025 still feels like it’s in a transitional phase, even as it continues to grow from a business perspective.
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2 months ago | 
nytimes.com | Meg Linehan |Jeff Rueter
It's officially an NWSL regular season game day again. With free agency, big transfers and trades, a new expansion team and the first winter without an NWSL Draft done, it's finally time to stop forecasting and settle in for some long-awaited game action. The NWSL in 2025 still feels like it's in a transitional phase, even as it continues to grow from a business perspective.
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2 months ago | 
sports.yahoo.com | Melanie Anzidei |Meg Linehan
The NWSL has opened an independent formal review of Bay FC’s coaching staff, a league spokesperson confirmed to on Friday. The review was first reported by The San Francisco Chronicle following a two-month investigation by the publication into allegations from former players and staff members of a “toxic” environment under head coach Albertin Montoya. “The NWSL takes all concerns related to player well-being extremely seriously,” a league spokesperson said in a statement.
