As the NWSL prepares for another season, things will be different with the schedule and layout. Due to the Men's World Cup this season, the NWSL and league office have decided to be accommodating to the men's tournament.

The defending NWSL Shield winners have traded veteran forward Nichelle Prince and an international roster spot to expansion club Boston Legacy FC, the Current announced Tuesday in a news release. Kansas City gets $125,000 in allocation funds and $50,000 in intra-league transfer funds in return.

The Kansas City Current's former general manager has joined the Orlando Pride, seasoning further an already spicy rivalry.

USWNT head coach Emma Hayes said she wasn't consulted before the NWSL announced its new High-Impact Player rule last month.

Midfielder Emma Regan's breakthrough year with Canada and AFC Toronto has led to a transfer to a National Women’s Soccer League club.

This article was originally published on www.si.com as Sports Illustrated FC’s 2025 NWSL End of Year Awards. It's often said that the 1994 World Cup, hosted by the U.S., was a turning point for the game of soccer in the country. Next year will likely be as monumental.

Brazil soccer legend Marta married her former National Women's Soccer League teammate Carrie Lawrence Jan. 2, in Jupiter, Florida.

The Orlando Pride hired Caitlin Carducci on Tuesday as the NWSL club’s new vice president of soccer operations and general manager.