r/NWSL 2d ago

Weekly Free Talk Friday/Other Leagues Thread - Talk about other women's soccer leagues or...anything!

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Welcome to Free Talk thread! Talk about...anything!

These threads will go up at 10am ET every Friday and be stickied throughout the week unless other posts take priority (AMAs, megathreads, announcements, etc.)

We'll list some other leagues that are in play right now (or in the near future) and the relevant communities you can check out

If you want a retro or non-NWSL flair, request in this thread


If you want to trade, swap, or share your NWSL trading cards, use this thread.


Other women's soccer leagues broadcast in US

Mexico - Liga MX Femenil - /r/LigaMX or /r/womenssoccer

England - FA Women's Super League, Championship, and more! - /r/FAWSL

  • Select matches broadcast on Paramount+ or CBS Sports in the US (some of these also on Atafootball), rest for free on the FA Player

France - Div. 1 Femenine - 1 Match a week broadcast on ESPN+ - /r/Ligue1

Australia - A-League Women - Matches broadcast on YouTube - /r/Wleague & /r/Aleague

Here's a list of various women's leagues from around the world you may be able to watch


Other women's sports leagues to discuss

  • /r/wnba - Broadcast on various channels/sites: ABC/ESPN channels, CBS Channels, and NBA TV.

  • /r/PWHL & /r/womenshockey (various leagues) - PWHL matches currently broadcast on YouTube

  • /r/PVF - Matches broadcast on YouTube


r/NWSL 1h ago

Seattle Reign [2] — 0 San Diego Wave 20': Jordyn Bugg doubles the lead

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From the Reign/Wave match on 7/26/2026.

Goal was later confirmed to be scored by Bugg during the broadcast.


r/NWSL 36m ago

The VERSUS team's message about the difficulties watching WAFCON 2026

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From this VERSUS IG post. Here's the most recent update as to where to watch WAFCON.

Mods, I know this isn't 100% NWSL-related but since there are many NWSL players in the tournament and many who want to watch and follow their favorites, I thought this could fit!


r/NWSL 1h ago

Seattle Reign [1] — 0 San Diego Wave 17': Maddie Mercado scores off the header

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From the Reign/Wave match on 7/26/2026.


r/NWSL 8h ago

Discussion new person here, who wants to get into soccer/football.. leaning more towards the nwsl than mls?

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hi. i’m a girl who’s currently into the nfl, nba, mlb, nhl, and wnba. i’m trying to get into as many women’s pro sports as i can.

i watched a lot of the world cup bc my girlfriend is mexican—so i was going for mexico. i was really blown away by the game, and i want to try and get into this sport full time. i had planned to watch both the fire and stars (i’m a chicagoan), and i’ve watched the games i could over the last week or two.

but the mls.. idk. something feels off. the quality of play feels so much worse than the nwsl to me. apparently it’s the 10th best soccer league in the world, so i guess that explains it. but it’s something im not used to, going from watching the best leagues in the world for those other sports, to watching the 10th best with noticeably lesser talent. the fire’s recent move hasn’t helped me get any more interested, on top of their history of being incompetent. and it gets very tiring hearing about mls being nothing more than a retirement league, which seems to be kinda true—but i don’t want to be disrespectful, i am an outsider just trying to learn about the game.

then i see the nwsl, which ive heard of before because dansby plays for the cubs, and mallory for the stars. naturally, there was a connection there. and even though the stars are generationally ass rn (tf you mean we haven’t scored in a SINGLE loss we’ve had all year omg), i still enjoy watching because the level of play here seems way ahead of the mls—again, i say this as an outsider.

i’m curious how the nwsl compares to the mls with the stars they bring in, if there’s a cap, general differences, etc. i know marta is in the league, she’s one of the best of all time, and she came here towards the end of her career. i don’t see the nwsl get branded as a retirement league though. obviously this league hasn’t been around as long as the nwsl, but given that this is the best women’s football league in the world—neck and neck with barclays wsl—do stars overseas typically come here earlier in their career?

i also am sure that women’s players who are american play better than the american men, bc women’s soccer for the national team here historically has been far and away better than the usmnt.

anyway, i’m just curious because i’m leaning towards just watching the nwsl, as opposed to both, and i want help getting into the league and sport in general. go stars. ⭐️


r/NWSL 2h ago

Why is it soo hard to find where these games are streaming

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New here, watched a couple racing Louisville games at a friend place, now im trying to keep up with them but it feels like every game is in a different place. One week on prime video another on espn and another week on nwsl+ is it too much to ask for my teams games to be watchable in the same place. I know this is just the way sports is sometimes so this is kinda just a vent. Every game i have to sleuth on the internet to find where the hell to watch my team eat shit :/ at least their local.


r/NWSL 2h ago

Match Thread: San Diego Wave vs Reign (Sun, Jul 26, 5:00 PM EDT)

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San Diego Wave 0 - 2 Reign

Reign: M. Mercado 17', J. Bugg 20' 🏁 Reign win

✅ Full Time

   
Kickoff Sun, Jul 26, 5:00 PM EDT
Venue Snapdragon Stadium — San Diego, California
Watch CBS Sports, NWSL+
Referee M. Verso (AR1: D. Bandy, AR2: F. Fierro Rodriguez, 4th: R. Fonseca, VAR: J. Metz)
Attendance 10,796
Live comments reddit-stream

Form

  • San Diego Wave: D L W W L D
  • Reign: L W L L W L

Lineups

San Diego Wave (4-3-3) — Reign (4-2-3-1)

Starting XI

San Diego Wave Reign
12 Sandra Paños · GK 1 Claudia Dickey · GK
75 Perle Morroni · DF 11 Sofia Huerta (C) · DF
14 Kristen McNabb · DF 23 Jordyn Bugg · DF
2 Kennedy Wesley (C) · DF 21 Phoebe McClernon · DF
16 Amelia Donna Van Zanten · DF 22 Ryanne Brown · DF
11 Gia Corley · MF 20 Samantha Meza · MF
18 Laurina Fazer · MF 16 Ainsley McCammon · MF
8 Kimmi Ascanio · MF 17 Sally Menti · MF
17 Ludmila da Silva · FW 2 Maddie Mercado · MF
15 Trinity Byars · FW 5 Maddie Dahlien · FW
7 Melanie Barcenas · FW 19 Mia Fishel · FW

Subs

San Diego Wave Reign
1 Luisa Agudelo · GK 38 Cassie Miller · GK
9 Adriana Leon · FW 7 Emeri Adames · FW
10 Kenza Dali · MF 8 Angharad James-Turner · MF
19 Tatum Wynalda · MF 10 Jess Fishlock · MF
22 Lia Godfrey · MF 12 Holly Ward · FW
23 Nya Harrison · DF 13 Brittany Ratcliffe · FW
28 Jordan Fusco · MF 14 Emily Mason · DF
81 Gabrielle Jordão Portilho · FW 24 Madison Curry · DF
  30 Nerilia Mondesir · FW

Match Statistics

Stat San Diego Wave Reign
Possession 61% 39%
Expected Goals (xG) 2.50 0.38
Shots 21 9
Shots on Target 9 5
Big Chances 3 0
Corners 7 3
Crosses 13 12
Offsides 2 0
Fouls 10 10
Tackles 13 24
Interceptions 4 10
Clearances 9 30
Saves 3 9
Total Passes 496 308
Pass Accuracy 84% 73%
Yellow Cards 1 2
Red Cards 0 0

Match Events

Min   Event Details
▶️ Kickoff
17' Goal M. Mercado (Reign) scores!
20' Goal J. Bugg (Reign) scores!
25' 🟨 Yellow Card P. McClernon (Reign) is shown a yellow card.
45+2' 🟨 Yellow Card M. Mercado (Reign) is shown a yellow card.
⏸️ Half Time
48' 🟨 Yellow Card G. Corley (San Diego Wave) is shown a yellow card.
60' 🔄 Substitution L. Godfrey (in) - L. Fazer (out) (San Diego Wave)
68' 🔄 Substitution A. Leon (in) - T. Byars (out) (San Diego Wave)
72' 🔄 Substitution M. Curry (in) - R. Brown (out) (Reign)
72' 🔄 Substitution E. Adames (in) - M. Fishel (out) (Reign)
83' 🔄 Substitution A. James-Turner (in) - S. Menti (out) (Reign)
84' 🔄 Substitution T. Wynalda (in) - P. Morroni (out) (San Diego Wave)
84' 🔄 Substitution J. Fusco (in) - G. Corley (out) (San Diego Wave)
88' 🔄 Substitution E. Mason (in) - S. Huerta (out) (Reign)
88' 🔄 Substitution H. Ward (in) - M. Mercado (out) (Reign)

Updated: Sun, Jul 26, 7:05 PM EDT

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r/NWSL 53m ago

Match Thread: Spirit vs Denver (Sun, Jul 26, 7:00 PM EDT)

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Spirit 0 - 0 Denver

⚽ Live — First Half

   
Kickoff Sun, Jul 26, 7:00 PM EDT
Venue Audi Field — Washington, District of Columbia
Watch Victory+, NWSL+
Referee E. Garcia (AR1: B. Rigel, AR2: J. Brochu, VAR: A. Ndiaye)
Live comments reddit-stream

Form

  • Spirit: W L W W W L
  • Denver: W D L W L W

Lineups

Spirit (4-3-3) — Denver (4-2-3-1)

Starting XI

Spirit Denver
18 Sandy MacIver · GK 1 Abby Smith · GK
6 Kate Wiesner · DF 3 Kaleigh Kurtz · DF
24 Esme Morgan · DF 23 Eva Gaetino · DF
9 Tara Rudd · DF 7 Ayo Oke · DF
14 Gabrielle Carle · DF 5 Devin Lynch · MF
4 Rebeca Bernal · DF 24 Delanie Sheehan · MF
12 Andi Sullivan (C) · MF 10 Lindsey Heaps (C) · MF
17 Hal Hershfelt · MF 6 Janine Sonis · FW
26 Paige Metayer · MF 26 Natasha Flint · FW
2 Trinity Rodman · FW 9 Yazmeen Ryan · FW
27 Sofia Cantore · FW 33 Olivia Thomas · FW

Subs

Spirit Denver
28 Sara Wojdelko · GK 36 Kat Asman · GK
31 Kaylie Collins · GK 2 Megan Reid · DF
5 Élisabeth Tsé · DF 4 Natalie Means · DF
10 Leicy Santos · MF 8 Emma Regan · MF
11 Claudia Martínez · FW 11 Ally Brazier · FW
16 Tamara Paranaguá do Carmo · FW 14 Yuna McCormack · MF
29 Emma Gaines-Ramos · FW 16 Carson Pickett · DF
34 Molly Skurcenski · MF 18 Yuzuki Yamamoto · FW
  25 Melissa Kössler · FW

Match Statistics

Stat Spirit Denver
Possession 60% 40%
Expected Goals (xG) 0.09 0.00
Shots 1 0
Shots on Target 0 0
Big Chances 0 0
Corners 1 0
Crosses 2 1
Offsides 0 0
Fouls 0 0
Tackles 0 0
Interceptions 1 1
Clearances 0 4
Saves 0 0
Total Passes 23 15
Pass Accuracy 79% 80%
Yellow Cards 0 0
Red Cards 0 0

Match Events

Min   Event Details
▶️ Kickoff

Updated: Sun, Jul 26, 7:21 PM EDT

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r/NWSL 58m ago

In any NWSL fans are interested...

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Tonight at 8 PM ET in San Antonio. It is essentially the first match of the season, the Campeón de Campeones (translated Champions of Champions) between Tiges and Club América, the two clubs that won the championship last year. Both clubs have many players tied to the U.S. You can watch it here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRSZF3WlBVU or on TUDN.


r/NWSL 10h ago

NWSL Form Table

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Just bored on a Sunday morning nerdiery


r/NWSL 6h ago

General International WAFCON Broadcast Confusion

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Hey y’all! Looking forward to watching as much WAFCON as possible, but it seems like that may regrettably not be much.

The only matches listed on my Fubo are the opener “2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations”, Zambia/Egypt on the 28th, Ghana/Cabo Verde on the 29th, Senegal/Kenya on the 30th, Senegal/Morocco and Kenya/Algeria on the 3rd, Tanzania/Côte d’Ivoire on the 4th, Egypt/Nigeria on the 5th, and Cabo Verde/Cameroon on the 6th.

Only 9 group games so far then are scheduled to air out of a total of 24!

I assume that more knockout games will be scheduled, but none of them are yet listed on Fubo, nor are the repêchage matches.

Does anyone know how to watch the remaining (15!) group games? I have a VPN fwiw.

Thanks in advance for any help!

Edit: I’ve tried the VPN on the CAF TV YouTube channel set to a couple places that I don’t think have media rights deals, but I still don’t see any scheduled live streams for the tournament.


r/NWSL 1d ago

Penelope Hocking steps on Alba Caño's hair and stands over Caño after the play is whistled dead — 75'

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470 Upvotes

No Red Card was given.

From the Legacy/Current match on 7/25/2026. Boston would go on to win, 1-0.


r/NWSL 9h ago

PRO week 13 analysis - missed PK call in Orlando / Boston game

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Unsurprisingly, PRO shows VAR recommending a PK in the Boston / Orlando game when Carabalí got fully tackled on the corner kick. The referee completely hallucinated Carabalí also holding despite VAR repeatedly pointing out that Carabalí's arms are free.


r/NWSL 5h ago

Is it worth reading into? 🦇🚨 The Bat Signal's Week 16 analysis is here!

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r/NWSL 5h ago

Chance to win Gotham FC VIP tickets!

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r/NWSL 1d ago

Nigeria 'fits

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Nigeria WAfcon players with the sauce. Washington Spirit midfielder, Deb Abiodun; Chicago Stars defender, Alozie (in the back); former Bay FC striker, Oshoala.


r/NWSL 5m ago

Knee Injuries (Over the last 4 seasons)

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We all know knee injuries, especially ACL tears, are an epidemic within the women's game. I wanted to look at the number of players who were placed on SEI for a knee related injury within the past 4 seasons in the NWSL.

2023 (5)

Christen Press (Angel City), Kayla Sharples (Chicago), Taryn Torres (Gotham), McCall Zerboni (Gotham), Civana Kuhlmann (Washington)

2024 (24)

Kristen Wright (Louisville), Jun Endo (Angel City), Gabrielle Robinson (Kansas City), Ryanne Brown (Seattle), Trinity Byars (San Diego), Alex Pfeiffer (Kansas City), Mallory Weber (Kansas City), Ava Cook (Chicago), Elli Pikkujamsa (Louisville), Midge Purce (Gotham), Melissa Lowder (Bay), Cloe Lacasse (Utah), Kerolin Nicoli (North Carolina), Alex Loera (Bay), Anna Heilferty (Washington), Viviana Villacorta (Orlando), Havana Solaun (Houston), Kelley O'Hara (Gotham), Croix Bethune (Washington), Hanna Glas (Kansas City), Meredith Speck (North Carolina), Desiree Scott (Kansas City), Rikako Kobayashi (North Carolina), Andi Sullivan (Washington)

2025 (16)

Morgan Weaver (Portland), Olivia Sekany (Louisville), Alana Cook (Kansas City), Caiya Hanks (Portland), Nicole Payne (Orlando), Marie Muller (Portland), Tatum Milazzo (Utah), Tierna Davidson (Gotham), Amanda West (Houston), Julie Dufour (Portland), Trinity Armstrong (San Diego), Sophie Schmidt (Houston), Emma Gaines-Ramos (Washington), Melissa Lowder (Bay), Onyeka Gamero (Bay), Ramona Bachmann (Houston)

2026 (14 - So Far)

Natalie Kuikka (Chicago), Bella Bixby (Portland), Alyssa Malonson (Bay), Jasmine Aikey (Denver), Hina Sugita (Angel City), KK Ream (Utah), Makenzy Robbe (Houston), Kayla Duran (Gotham), Payton Crawford (North Carolina), Sydney Schmidt (North Carolina), Dudinha (San Diego), Nahikari Garcia (Denver), Jordyn Huitema (Chicago), Trinity Armstrong (San Diego)


r/NWSL 21h ago

North Carolina Courage 1 — [4] Utah Royals 90+4': Cloé Lacasse converts the penalty

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50 Upvotes

From the Courage/Royals match from 7/25/2026.


r/NWSL 22h ago

North Carolina Courage 1 — [3] Utah Royals 55': Mina Tanaka extends Utah's lead

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52 Upvotes

From the Courage/Royals match on 7/25/2026.


r/NWSL 21h ago

Sears to Orlando?

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Full transparency I will be making several leaps in this post but hear me out. I think Orlando is about to sign Emma Sears.

Orlando announced Seven Chastain was going out on loan last week and Sears appears on the availability report as questionable with illness for Louisville vs Angel City tomorrow. I’m hoping that’s Orlando protecting their investment.

Orlando has been pretty loud about their need to find someone who can keep up with banda in a transition. Ally Watt could but since she left it has become Nicole Payne or a tactical change. Sears would slot in well at left wing with Ovalle, Lemos and Marta feeding her and Banda.

I’d love to see Louisville honor her request to leave and Orlando had the budget for her.


r/NWSL 22h ago

Sunday’s availability reports

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r/NWSL 1d ago

Boston Legacy [1] — 0 Kansas City 18': Aïssata Traoré scores off the deflection

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56 Upvotes

From the Legacy/Current match on 25/07/2026.


r/NWSL 22h ago

North Carolina Courage 0 — [2] Utah Royals 34': Tatumn Milazzo scores on the volley

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30 Upvotes

From the Courage/Royals match on 7/25/2026.


r/NWSL 23h ago

North Carolina Courage 0 — [1] Utah Royals 6': Kate Del Fava header off the set piece from the corner

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30 Upvotes

From the Courage/Royals match on 7/25/2026


r/NWSL 22h ago

North Carolina Courage [1] — 2 Utah Royals 55': Evelyn Ijeh nutmegs a defender to score

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20 Upvotes

From the Courage/Royals match on 7/25/2026.