On the eve of the NWSL championship in Kansas City, commissioner Jessica Berman addressed a wide range of issues facing the league. She reflected on a historic 2024 season with record viewership after the first year of the league’s new media rights deal and hinted at some of what lies ahead for NWSL expansion.

Another National Women’s Soccer League team announcement is imminent, with commissioner Jessica Berman announcing the three finalists for the league’s 16th team on Friday. Ahead of the NWSL championship,

After nearly a year of the expansion race to earn the league's 16th franchise, groups vying for the bid from Cincinnati, Denver and Cleveland comprise what's left of the race, NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman said during a Friday news conference. Not mentioned during the prepared remarks on expansion were the groups from Nashville and Philadelphia.