The longest-running women’s professional soccer league in the United States is navigating uncharted waters.
Entering its sixth season, the National Women’s Soccer League has been around nearly twice as long as its predecessors, Women’s Professional Soccer and the Women’s United Soccer Association. Both lasted three seasons before folding.
Though the Boston Breakers in January ceased operations, reducing the number of teams in the league from 10 to nine, Orlando Pride players said the league is still in a good place.
The Breakers were the longest-running professional women’s soccer team in the United States, so their situation got the attention of players throughout the league.