Daily News | The NWSL will add two more teams in 2026, commissioner Jessica Berman says
The door is now officially open for at least one more team.In January, a source with knowledge of the league’s process told The Inquirer that while there were informal expressions of interest from some local groups, none of the “at least 10 formal bids” came from here.
After Berman’s interview, an NWSL spokesperson told The Inquirer that previous bidders won’t get priority in the next round. That would help Philadelphia’s chances if a local bidder steps up. There is ample women’s soccer history in the region, as Philadelphia had teams in both of the NWSL’s predecessor leagues: the Women’s United Soccer Association from 2001-03 and Women’s Professional Soccer from 2010-11.
If the NWSL expands to Boston, it will leave Philadelphia and Atlanta as the only cities to have had teams in the two previous leagues but not the current one. Philadelphia also has a long history of drawing huge crowds for U.S. women’s national team games, including» READ MORE:
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