The Washington Spirit and Portland Thorns are slated to join two European powers in a women’s soccer tournament this summer in Portland, Ore., people familiar with the plans said.
Details are close to being finalized for the fourth edition of the Women’s International Champions Cup, pegged for Aug. 17-20 and featuring four domestic trophy-winners from 2021. In the continued absence of a global FIFA women’s competition — the men have had one since 2000 — the WICC serves as a small-scale club world championship.
The Spirit won its first National Women’s Soccer League title in November and the Thorns claimed both the NWSL’s preseason Challenge Cup and the Shield (most regular season points).