The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) has officially laid groundwork for launching a Division II league in 2026 to boost player development. has corroborated the existence of the documents ...

Pachuca's Jenni Hermoso, center, is greeted by teammates before a Mexican Women's soccer league match between Pachuca and Pumas at the Miguel Hidalgo stadium in Pachuca, Mexico, Sept. 10, 2023.

By enlisting existing NWSL teams, the Division II league meets or exceeds many of U.S. Soccer's criteria. The federation requires at least six teams in the first year of a Division II league and ...

The NWSL has asked U.S. Soccer to sanction a second-division league that would include at least six teams and possibly launch in 2026. The WPSL Pro also will launch next year as a second-tier league.

Jaedyn Shaw (USA, 20, Forward, North Carolina Courage) The Future of U.S. Women’s Soccer. Shaw has enjoyed a meteoric rise in ...

LOS ANGELES — The United States has not yet formally won the bid to host the 2031 Women’s World Cup but various figures from the U.S. Soccer Federation and the NWSL are already looking six ...

The National Soccer Hall of Fame’s storage warehouse in North Carolina is like something out of “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” a veritable treasure trove of American soccer gems. Anything and ...

To meet U.S. Soccer’s Professional League Standards, the founding Division II teams would share infrastructure, staffing and common ownership with the existing NWSL teams.