While 2020 might have thrown everything it could in the way of women's soccer, leagues and clubs fought to get players back on the pitch and give us enthralling matches while we were all stuck at home. In 2021, global excitement around the game is at an all-time high. The National Women's Soccer League in the U.S. is on the cusp of returning in all its glory -- beginning on April 9 -- while in Europe, there are some nail-biting league races as well as big ties ahead in the latter stages of the Champions League.
What more could you want?