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Can the NWSL ever compete with MLS, NHL, NFL or NBA?

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- For years, the global debate around the NWSL's on-field product has centered around whether it is the best women's soccer league in the world.

Recently, however, NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman and an ever-expanding league office have mulled a more provocative question: Can the NWSL -- a women's soccer league that is barely a decade old -- be one of the best sports leagues in the world? More bluntly: Can it be relevant and compete with MLS and the NHL?