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The growth of sponsorship revenue in the NWSL. How did it change since 2013?
When the NWSL first kicked off in 2013, there were only three official league-wide sponsors and one broadcasting partner who agreed to air just nine matches that season. The club themselves relied on small local partnerships for their front of kit sponsors, with each club having only one to two. Today, the league has 15 league-wide partnerships with brands and 12 media partners, including four broadcasters. More impressively, clubs’ individual sponsorships add up to over 400 brand partners.
Opinion: Katie McCabe is a football villain. But women’s football needs her
Kategorie: CommunityFew players evoke as much emotion as Katie McCabe. There are fans who love her, the other cannot stand her. McCabe is the type of player you adore when she plays for your team and despise when she plays against you. Men's football, meanwhile, is full of players like that.
How abolishing the NWSL draft made it a better league for women's football enviroment
Kategorie: CommunityThe historic Collective Bargaining Agreement signed by the league and its players association in August 2024 abolished the draft, making the NWSL the first major professional sports league in the US to get rid of this entry mechanism. How exactly did the league change since the draft was eliminated, and was it for the better?
Serie A Women: How high are the salaries in the top Italian league?
Kategorie: BusinessWhile the first organized attempts by Italian women to play football date back to 1932, when a group of female students in Milan began playing the sport, the regime at the time systematically suppressed their efforts. Soon after, the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) even banned female athletes from participating in football competitions.Â
Alexia Putellas is officially London city Lionesses player. All eyes were on Michele Kang
Kategorie: BusinessIt's actually happening. Alexia Putellas is transferring to London City Lionesses. What seemed to be impossible last season is now reality. When La Reina Announced her departure from Barcelona after 14 years, all eyes were on Michele Kang.Â
Why investment matters: The growth of NWSL training facilities
Kategorie: CommunityOn June 10 2026, Gotham FC announced the construction of the first ever dedicated training facility in club history, with $35 million of private funding going towards renovating the former Red Bull New York training facility into a 27,000-square-foot environment centered on high performance, recovery, and athlete well-being.Â
How to reduce the injuries in women's football? NWSL joined Project ACL
Kategorie: Regeneration, Injury, RecoveryIn the NWSL in 2025, 13 separate players saw their season cut short due to an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. In the ongoing 2026 season, nine players have already torn their ACLs, most recently Brazilian forward Dudinha in a friendly against the USWNT on June 9. It’s no surprise, then, that the league and its players association (NWSLPA) are joining Project ACL, a global research project hoping to reduce ACL injuries in professional women’s football.
Why the NWSL clubs top sports team valuation lists?
Kategorie: BusinessAt the end of last year, Forbes published a list of the world’s most valuable women’s sports teams in 2025. Of the 25 teams featured, 13 were football clubs and eight were clubs playing in the NWSL, making it the most-represented football league on the list. What have these NWSL clubs done to earn such high valuations?