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Business & Off-pitchNWSL Championship to be held in Washington, D.C.The 2026 National Women’s Soccer League Championship has a home. For the second time in league history, the season finale will be played at Audi Field in Washington, D.C. The Washington Spirit and Audi Field hosted the 2022 NWSL Championship, which saw the Portland Thorns defeat the Kansas City Current, 2-0, in front of 17,624 […]
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Opinion & Features

Lauletta’s XI: Thorns, Royals entertain, fingers crossed for BandaWeek 10 saw the Thorns and Royals put on a show, the Current and Legacy play the passive game, and a bittersweet weekend for Barbra Banda, who marveled with her play before leaving with an injury. Here are 11 thoughts from the weekend. We’ll do this every Monday following National Women’s Soccer League match weeks. […]
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Tactics Talk: How Kenza Dali became one of the NWSL’s most important playersThinking of the most significant moments in the National Women’s Soccer League in recent years, the 2024 signings of Barbra Banda and Temwa Chawinga by the Orlando Pride and Kansas City Current, respectively, are obvious. Both players were essential in turning solid contenders into winning machines. Of the tactical tweaks, the Portland Thorns’ decision to […]
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