The National Women’s Soccer League was coming off a historic year in 2019. Teams like the Washington Spirit and Chicago Red Stars set attendance records for their respective clubs. Clubs around the league were looking to build off the momentum of the U.S. Women’s National Team World Cup victory provided. The NWSL was on the up.
But with COVID-19 shutting the league down for the foreseeable future, it is a wonder if the momentum will last.
It’s easy to understand why attendance spiked like it did after the 2019 USWNT World Cup win. Fans were eager to see their heroes playing week in and week out against one another.