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• Gotham to play Spirit in NWSL Citi Field debut
Reigning NWSL champions Gotham FC will play at Citi Field, home of MLB's New York Mets, on July 15 against the Washington Spirit in a rematch of the 2025 NWSL Championship....2026
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• Ben Shelton consoles heartbroken Trinity Rodman after NWSL championship defeat

Washington Spirit forward Trinity Rodman endured a difficult evening in the NWSL championship final as her team fell 1-0 to Gotham FC at PayPal Park. Rose Lavelle’s decisive strike in the 80th minute sealed the victory, leaving the Spirit without reward for their efforts. Rodman, who had been battling a sprained MCL, was introduced in […]...2025
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• ‘Sad’ Trinity Rodman Makes Feelings Clear About Tearing Up on Boyfriend Ben Shelton’s Shoulder After Heartbreak at NWSL
Ben Shelton's girlfriend, Trinity Rodman, shared why she cried on his shoulder after losing in the 2025 NWSL Championship final....2025
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• Emotional Rodman: Not myself in NWSL final loss
Washington Spirit forward Trinity Rodman said she "definitely underperformed" in Saturday's NWSL Championship, in which the Spirit fell to Gotham FC....2025
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• Gotham rides series of magic moments to win NWSL championship
On Saturday night, Gotham's stars shone brightest when it counted most....2025
• Lavelle leads Gotham to 2nd NWSL title in 3 years
Gotham FC claimed the 2025 NWSL Championship on Saturday, defeating the Washington Spirit, 1-0....2025
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• How an ownership change helped Orlando Pride win a championship: Suite Level with Mark Wilf

Years ago, Orlando Pride co-owner and chairman Mark Wilf got a knot in his stomach as he watched his daughter get ready for penalty kicks during a middle school soccer match. “I remember how tense it was,” he tells The Athletic. “She was a goalie, and it came down to penalties.” His daughter’s team won. Last year, that knot returned, as did the jubilation, during the final minutes of the NWSL Cham...2025
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• Rodman: Back injury 'not an excuse' for final loss
Washington Spirit forward Trinity Rodman acknowledged she was battling a back injury in Saturday's NWSL Championship but refused to use it as an excuse for her team's 1-0 loss to the Orlando Pride....2024
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• Spirit ousts Gotham on PKs to reach NWSL final
Washington Spirit goalkeeper Aubrey Kingsbury saved all three penalties she faced as the Spirit defeated reigning champion NJ/NY Gotham FC, 3-0 in a penalty shootout on Saturday at Audi Field to advance to next week's NWSL Championship....2024
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• Independence Day Rumblings - News for July 4, 2024

Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images Not to be confused with the 1996 Will Smith vehicle. Michael Wacha was excellent in Kansas City’s win last night: Wacha allowed just two hits Wednesday, working around three walks with eight strikeouts. On his 97th and final pitch, with two outs and a runner on first in the sixth inning, Wacha struck out Josh Lowe swinging on a cutter, which Wacha relied o...2024
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• No Hollywood ending for Rapinoe, but her legacy is assured

Megan Rapinoe's final match of her career may have ended in injury and NWSL Championship defeat, but her status as a U.S. soccer great is beyond doubt....2023
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2026
"Reigning NWSL champions Gotham FC will play at Citi Field, home of MLB's New York Mets, on July 15 against the Washington Spirit in a rematch of the 2025 NWSL Championship."

2025
"PayPal Park in San Jose, California, will host the 2025 NWSL Championship on Nov."

2024
"Barbra Banda's goal stood up as the game-winner to lift the Orlando Pride to their first NWSL Championship in a 1-0 victory over the Washington Spirit on Saturday at CPKC Stadium."

2023
"NWSL turned its championship game into a big-time event. Is becoming a big-time league next?"

2022
"The happiness of fans and players was evident: while processing the Yates report, they collectively rallied to reach the NWSL Championship game."

2021
"Sources: NWSL final moved to Louisville"

2020
"PTFC: From the Archives | Thorns vs. North Carolina Courage | 2017 NWSL Championship | Oct. 14, 2017"

2018
"Providence Park to host 2018 NWSL Championship match on Sept. 22, 2018"

2017
"Thorns FC PDX arrival, NWSL Championship Rally details for Sunday"

2015
"As part of the deal, FOX Sports 1 will air three regular season matches and all three games of the NWSL Playoffs, which includes two semifinal games on September 13 and the NWSL Championship Game on October 1."

• NWSL faces litmus test to retain Trinity Rodman's star power
Trinity Rodman represents some of the very best that the NWSL has to offer. That's why Saturday's NWSL Championship -- perhaps her final game -- feels so significant....2025
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• More than anyone else, she built the NWSL. Will she be a champion this weekend?

Photo by Ira L. Black - Corbis/Getty Images The Brazilian trailblazer made women’s soccer into the sport it is today. This weekend, she will captain the Orlando Pride in search of her first NWSL Championship. When soccer legend Marta scored last week in the semifinals, in an incredible breakaway that ended with four defenders falling over, the Orlando Pride home crowd went wild and rightly...2024
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• Independence Day Rumblings - News for July 4, 2024
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• Daly inspires Houston to Challenge Cup final
The Dash don't have a rich history, but Houston has found an identity worthy of a team playing for the NWSL championship against Chicago on Sunday....2020

• GOAL | Lindsey Horan scores against the Courage in the 2017 NWSL Championship
2017

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• ‘Sad’ Trinity Rodman Makes Feelings Clear About Tearing Up on Boyfriend Ben Shelton’s Shoulder After Heartbreak at NWSL
2025

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• Gotham rides series of magic moments to win NWSL championship
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• More than anyone else, she built the NWSL. Will she be a champion this weekend?
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• OL Reign were surprise NWSL Shield winners. Is momentum on their side?

Unlike OL Reign's previous NWSL Shields, winning this year's wasn't easy -- but that might make them a stronger NWSL Championship contender....2022

• Thorns FC PDX arrival, NWSL Championship Rally details for Sunday
2017
• Thorns FC are back! Watch the livestream of the NWSL Championship Rally at Providence Park; Festivities begin at approx. 7:45pm PT
2017

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• 2017 NWSL Championship Flyaway presented by Alaska Airlines
2017

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• Thorns FC 2017 NWSL Championship Rally from Providence Park
2017

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• Calm, cool and healthy, Thorns FC's Tobin Heath ready to "put everything out there" in 2017 NWSL Championship game
2017

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• Thorns FC NWSL Championship Matchday | How to watch, viewing party, previews and more
2017
• The Soccer Life | Thorns FC's Emily Menges talks team, character and more on eve of 2017 NWSL Championship match
2017
• Know Your Enemy | Learn more about 2017 NWSL Championship opponent North Carolina Courage
2017

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• Brazilian soccer legend Marta just made her name impossible to forget

One of the best pro players ever, men or women, here’s how Marta just put a cherry on top of a remarkable career It’s been less than 48 hours since the time of this report since one of the greatest soccer players to ever grace a professional field had their career come to a close on the highest of highs. That player would be Marta, the Brazilian phenom who has been not just one of the best female...2024
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• NWSL playoffs preview: How can each team win the championship?
Eight teams remain in the NWSL Championship trophy race. Why will each win? What could be each team's undoing?...2024
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• The NWSL playoffs are here! Here's why each team will win it all (and why they won't)

Here's your guide for why every playoff team will win the NWSL Championship -- and why they won't. Who should you bet on?...2023
• NWSL playoff rewind: Spirit, Red Stars pull upsets to reach Championship final
The stage is set for next weekend’s NWSL Championship final, and it’s not the matchup that many, if any, would have predicted. The Washington Spirit and Chicago Red Stars will duke it out in Louisville on Saturday in a battle between teams that have never won an NWSL title. Coming off of bye weeks, and ... Read more...2021
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• #Statman Stumpers | Think you know the 2013 NWSL Championship starting XI for Thorns FC?
2020