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The 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup was a tournament-style competition starting on April 9 and ending with a final played on May 8, before the start of the regular NWSL season. The tournament was organized as a group stage with two five-team, geographically chosen groups playing a round-robin , followed by a single-game final featuring the top team ...
The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) presents six annual awards to individual players. The Golden Boot award is presented to the top scorer at the end of the regular season, while the Most Valuable Player, Defender of the Year, Goalkeeper of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and Coach of the Year awards are voted on by various league constituents.
Tobin Heath received the first NWSL championship MVP award in 2013; she scored the opening goal of Portland Thorns FC's 2–0 victory in the inaugural championship game. [1] In 2022, Portland's Sophia Smith received the championship MVP award the same season she was named league MVP. [2] The most recent winner is Barbra Banda (2024).
Lindsey Horan (2018) was the first winner not also to win the Golden Boot presented to the NWSL's top goal scorer. [1] Sam Kerr (2017, 2019) is the first player to win multiple MVP awards. [ 2 ] Five players born outside the United States have won the award: Kim Little (2014), Kerr, Jess Fishlock (2021), Kerolin (2023), and Temwa Chawinga (2024).
The NWSL has agreed to create a $5 million fund to compensate players who experienced abuse and implement reforms to resolve investigations launched by attorneys general for New York, Illinois and ...
[19] [20] The "double"—an NWSL Championship and NWSL Shield in the same season—has been won three times: by the North Carolina Courage in 2018 and 2019, and by the Orlando Pride in 2024. [ 19 ] [ 21 ] Orlando also set the league's all-time points record during the 2024 season, with 60 points and an 18–2–6 record . [ 22 ]
The KC Current forward broke a remarkable NWSL record during Kansas City’s late-evening win on the West Coast. KC Current’s Temwa Chawinga sets NWSL record for most goals in a season at Bay FC ...
December 19, 2023 at 9:23 PM Houston Dash forward María Sánchez became the highest-paid player in NWSL history thanks to the deal she signed Monday. (AP Photo/Matt Patterson) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)