Boston's 2026 NWSL franchise announced Friday that it will officially change its name following a highly-ridiculed launch last fall.
The team announced itself in October as BOS Nation FC -- an anagram for "Bostonian" -- and received immediate national blowback for the name and the accompanying marketing campaign, "Too Many Balls," which many deemed offensive.
The team apologized and quickly retracted most of its marketing, but prior to Friday, club leadership had declined to explicitly say the name would be changed.
The team said the new name will be announced "in the next few weeks," and that an updated wordmark and crest would follow in the summer.