Recent NWSL Features

5 Most Surprising NWSL Offseason Trades With the regular season final rosters due in three weeks, Taylor Vincent takes a look back at the most surprising NWSL trades of the offseason. Taylor Vincent ■ Feb 27, 2026
NWSL Preseason Roster Breakdowns Taylor Vincent ■ Feb 20, 2026
NWSL Free Agency Update Taylor Vincent ■ Feb 13, 2026
Highlights: 2025 FIFA Women's Global Transfer Report Taking a look at the highlights from the 2025 women’s soccer global transfer report. Taylor Vincent ■ Jan 29, 2026
NWSL Championship/Shield Winning Roster Turnover Taylor Vincent ■ Jan 23, 2026
NWSL Expansion Team Update Taylor Vincent ■ Jan 09, 2026
NWSL Ratifies High Impact Player Rule Taylor Vincent ■ Dec 23, 2025
Most Impactful Moves of the NWSL Secondary Window Taking a look at the most impactful moves of the NWSL Secondary Window. Taylor Vincent ■ Dec 18, 2025
2026 NWSL Free Agency Check-In Over 160 days have passed since 2026 NWSL Free Agency opened up on July 1st, and players were free to begin negotiations and sign with other clubs. We're checking in on where teams and player contracts stand thus far. Taylor Vincent ■ Dec 11, 2025
Gotham FC Offseason Preview The Gotham FC offseason preview is here! Breaking down the positives, the negatives, roster flexibility, and offseason priorities. Taylor Vincent ■ Nov 23, 2025
Washington Spirit Offseason Preview The Washington Spirit offseason preview is here! Breaking down the positives, the negatives, roster flexibility, and offseason priorities. Taylor Vincent ■ Nov 23, 2025
NWSL Championship Media Day Notebook Dump Thursday the NWSL held their Media Day ahead of the Championship on Saturday. Spotrac was there for the action and here’s some highlights! Taylor Vincent ■ Nov 21, 2025
NWSL End of Season Award Winners Taylor Vincent ■ Nov 19, 2025
Orlando Pride Offseason Preview The Orlando Pride offseason preview is here! Breaking down the positives, the negatives, roster flexibility, and offseason priorities. Taylor Vincent ■ Nov 19, 2025
Portland Thorns FC Offseason Preview The Portland Thorns FC offseason preview is here! Breaking down the positives, the negatives, roster flexibility, and offseason priorities. Taylor Vincent ■ Nov 19, 2025
San Diego Wave FC Offseason Preview The San Diego Wave FC offseason preview is here! Breaking down the positives, the negatives, roster flexibility, and offseason priorities. Taylor Vincent ■ Nov 17, 2025
Kansas City Current Offseason Preview The Kansas City Current offseason preview is here! Breaking down the positives, the negatives, roster flexibility, and offseason priorities. Taylor Vincent ■ Nov 17, 2025
Racing Louisville Offseason Preview The Racing Louisville offseason preview is here! Breaking down the positives, the negatives, roster flexibility, and offseason priorities. Taylor Vincent ■ Nov 14, 2025
Seattle Reign Offseason Preview The Seattle Reign offseason preview is here! Breaking down the positives, the negatives, roster flexibility, and offseason priorities. Taylor Vincent ■ Nov 14, 2025
North Carolina Courage Offseason Preview The North Carolina Courage offseason preview is here! Breaking down the positives, the negatives, roster flexibility, and offseason priorities. Taylor Vincent ■ Nov 13, 2025
Houston Dash Offseason Preview The Houston Dash offseason preview is here! Breaking down the positives, the negatives, roster flexibility, and offseason priorities. Taylor Vincent ■ Nov 13, 2025
Angel City FC Offseason Preview The Angel City FC offseason preview is here! Breaking down the positives, the negatives, roster flexibility, and offseason priorities. Taylor Vincent ■ Nov 12, 2025
Utah Royals FC Offseason Preview The Utah Royals FC offseason preview is here! Breaking down the positives, the negatives, roster flexibility, and offseason priorities. Taylor Vincent ■ Nov 12, 2025
NWSL Awards Expansion Franchise to Atlanta Taylor Vincent ■ Nov 11, 2025
Bay FC Offseason Preview The Bay FC offseason preview is here! Breaking down the positives, the negatives, roster flexibility, and offseason priorities. Taylor Vincent ■ Nov 11, 2025
Chicago Stars FC Offseason Preview The Chicago Stars FC offseason preview is here! Breaking down the positives, the negatives, roster flexibility, and offseason priorities. Taylor Vincent ■ Nov 10, 2025
NWSL Playoff Bonuses Taylor Vincent ■ Nov 09, 2025
2025 NWSL Season Ending Injury Trends Looking at the 2025 NWSL season ending injury and maternity trends, including team and injury breakdowns. Taylor Vincent ■ Nov 07, 2025
Temwa Chawinga clinches 2025 NWSL Golden Boot Taylor Vincent ■ Nov 02, 2025
NWSL 2025 End-of-Year Award Predictions Taylor Vincent gives her NWSL 2025 end of season award guesses for MVP, Midfielder of the Year, Defender of the Year, Goalkeeper of the Year, Rookie of the Year and Coach of the Year. Taylor Vincent ■ Oct 29, 2025
Roster’s due to Roster Freeze, Looking at NWSL Roster Turnover With the NWSL's Roster Freeze having hit on October 10th, we deep-dive into what the rosters looked like at the beginning of the season and where they stand now. Taylor Vincent ■ Oct 16, 2025
Historical NWSL Playoff Patterns As the 2025 regular season wraps up, here’s a look back at how teams have performed year over year looking at playoff, championship winner, and last place trends.  Taylor Vincent ■ Oct 09, 2025
The NWSL's 2024/25 Offseason Grading Taking a look back at the NWSL 2024-25 offseason moves and who had the best offseason (respective to what they needed). Taylor Vincent ■ Oct 03, 2025
2025 NWSL 15 under 22 - What If? What if the NWSL had a Best Young Player award? Who might qualify for that award? In her second annual list, Taylor Vincent breaks down her best 15 players under 22 right now across the league. Taylor Vincent ■ Sep 26, 2025
NWSL Announces First-Ever Combine Taylor Vincent ■ Sep 17, 2025
FIFA Mid-Year Transfer Window Breaking down FIFA's mid-year transfer window: international transfers, transfer types, activity by region and transfer fees spent Taylor Vincent ■ Sep 11, 2025
2026 Free Agency Check-in – 10 weeks later After 10 weeks of NWSL free agency, let's take a look at how signings have looked across the league and teams. Taylor Vincent ■ Sep 04, 2025
2025 NWSL Secondary Window Overview The NWSL’s 55-day long Secondary Transfer Window officially closed on Monday, here’s an in-depth look at all the movement and how it compares to previous years.  Taylor Vincent ■ Aug 29, 2025
Improvement of NWSL Contracts and Player’s Rights A deep dive into how NWSL contracts and player rights have changed since 2013. Taylor Vincent ■ Aug 22, 2025
Evolution of NWSL Salaries and Roster Rules A deep dive into how NWSL salaries and roster rules have changed since 2013. Taylor Vincent ■ Aug 21, 2025
Recent Evolution of the NWSL’s Short-Term Contracts Taylor Vincent ■ Aug 08, 2025
2025 NWSL Secondary Window Check-In A dive into how the first 29 days of the 2025 NWSL Secondary Window compares to previous 2023 and 2024 windows.  Taylor Vincent ■ Jul 30, 2025
Take Aways from the NWSL 2026 Free Agency List Taylor Vincent ■ Jul 01, 2025
NWSL Midyear Retroactive on Roster Composition Halfway through the 2025 NWSL Regular Season, here’s a look at how different teams evolved through the offseason and how it impacted the first half of the season. Taylor Vincent ■ Jun 27, 2025
NWSL Mid-Year Award Guesses Taking a look at the front-runners for the end of season awards as the NWSL 2025 season approaches the mid-year mark. Taylor Vincent ■ Jun 20, 2025
The NWSL’s Changing Secondary Window Breaking down the history of NWSL's Secondary Window and implications moving forward. Taylor Vincent ■ Jun 09, 2025
NWSL Expansion Rules and Player Movement Update Taylor Vincent ■ Jun 05, 2025
NWSL’s Top 7 External Signings of the Offseason Taking a look at the seven most impactful NWSL external signings from the offseason after 10 weeks of regular season play. Taylor Vincent ■ May 30, 2025
NWSL’s Good Behavior Incentives Update Taking a look at the new process in which the NWSL incentivizes good behavior. Taylor Vincent ■ May 23, 2025
NWSL 2025 Secondary Window Signings/Trade Tracker Taylor Vincent ■ May 21, 2025
Looking Ahead: Potential 2026 NWSL Roster Turnover As option decisions and free agency quickly approach in the NWSL, we take a look at how teams are shaping up their 2026 rosters and who is currently at risk of having high turnover. Taylor Vincent ■ May 16, 2025
Alex Morgan announces Minority Ownership in San Diego Wave Taylor Vincent ■ May 13, 2025
NWSL Top 5 Extensions of the Offseason The top five most impactful NWSL players extended that would’ve become free agents at the end of the season. Taylor Vincent ■ May 09, 2025
Ary Borges receives additional three match suspension following referee push Taylor Vincent ■ May 05, 2025
Seven NWSL Rookies to Watch A look at seven early candidates for NWSL rookies who are already making an impact on their squads. Taylor Vincent ■ May 01, 2025
Chicago Stars part ways with HC Lorne Donaldson Taylor Vincent ■ Apr 30, 2025
NWSL Proposes Division II League Taylor Vincent ■ Apr 29, 2025
New Majority Owner for Real Salt Lake and Utah Royals Taylor Vincent ■ Apr 18, 2025
Looking Ahead: NWSL’s Secondary Window Taking a look ahead to the 2025 NWSL Secondary Window by looking at how the 2024 Secondary Window and seeing which teams might be active during this upcoming window. Taylor Vincent ■ Apr 18, 2025
NWSL CBA Released in Full Highlights from the recently released NWSL CBA that was signed over 228 days ago. Taylor Vincent ■ Apr 08, 2025
NWSL’s Draftless Rookie Class Under the new CBA the collegiate draft was eliminated opening the door for a draftless rookie class that signed with NWSL teams via free agency. Taylor Vincent takes a look at the comparisons between the 2024 Draft rookie class and the 2025 Draftless rookie class and what those new contracts look like. Taylor Vincent ■ Apr 02, 2025
Gotham and USWNT Defender Tierna Davidson suffers serious knee injury Taylor Vincent ■ Mar 28, 2025
Ten 2026 NWSL Free Agents to Watch An early look at the the 2026 NWSL free agents to watch as the NWSL season kicks off week two of the season and the 2026 free agency period opens in just 103 days. Taylor Vincent ■ Mar 20, 2025
Mak Whitman becomes youngest player to debut in the NWSL Taylor Vincent ■ Mar 16, 2025
Croix Bethune Returns from SEI Taylor Vincent ■ Mar 14, 2025
NWSL Opening Day Rosters The 2025 NWSL season is here. A look at how each team's rosters have been constructed and notable injuries to start the season. Taylor Vincent ■ Mar 14, 2025
Washington Spirit win the 2025 NWSL Challenge Cup Taylor Vincent ■ Mar 08, 2025
Most Surprising NWSL Offseason Trades A look back at the most surprising trades of the NWSL offseason. Taylor Vincent ■ Mar 04, 2025
2025 NWSL Competition Manual: What’s New Breaking down what's new in the 2025 NWSL Competition Manual. Taylor Vincent ■ Feb 18, 2025
NWSL Free Agency Update With the 2025 NWSL preseason in full swing, a look at how the 2024-25 free agency has gone. Taylor Vincent ■ Feb 14, 2025
NWSL Teams with the Best 2024 Secondary Windows Taylor Vincent ■ Feb 06, 2025
Highlights: 2024 FIFA Women's Global Transfer Report Taylor Vincent ■ Jan 30, 2025
2025 NWSL Initial Preseason Rosters Wrap Up Taking a look at how the 2025 NWSL rosters have been constructed for the preseason. Taylor Vincent ■ Jan 29, 2025
2025 NWSL Rosters, Mid-January Update Taking a look at how the 2025 NWSL offseason rosters look through mid-January. Taylor Vincent ■ Jan 14, 2025
Breaking Down the 2025 NWSL Footprint Here's what you need to know about the upcoming 2025 NWSL schedule footprint and competition calendar. Taylor Vincent ■ Jan 06, 2025
Least Impactful Trades of the 2024 NWSL Season Breaking down the least impactful trades of the 2024 NWSL season. Taylor Vincent ■ Dec 19, 2024
Look Ahead: 2024 Performance in 2025 NWSL Rosters Taking a look at the current 2025 NWSL rosters compared to team 2024 performance. Taylor Vincent ■ Dec 12, 2024
2025 Free Agency – Offseason Unleashed Most of the 2025 NWSL Free Agents have been signing with their previous clubs. That has recently changed with the signings of free agents to new clubs. Free Agency has truly began. Taylor Vincent ■ Dec 05, 2024
2024 NWSL Awards Recapping the NWSL Award winners Taylor Vincent ■ Nov 22, 2024
2024 NWSL Season-Ending Injuries Recapping the season-ending injuries that occurred during the 2024 NWSL season. Taylor Vincent ■ Nov 19, 2024
NWSL End of Season Award Guesses Taylor Vincent gives her NWSL end of season award guesses for MVP, Midfielder of the Year, Defender of the Year, Goalkeeper of the Year, Rookie of the Year and Coach of the Year. Taylor Vincent ■ Nov 07, 2024
2025 NWSL Free Agency Thus Far Taking a look at how the 2025 NWSL free agency signings have gone thus far. Taylor Vincent ■ Oct 31, 2024
WHAT'S NEXT: State of 2025 NWSL Rosters A look ahead at where the 2025 NWSL rosters currently stand. Taylor Vincent ■ Oct 22, 2024
San Diego Wave Sale Completed The San Diego Wave FC sale has been officially completed transferring ownership to the Levine Leichtman Family Office. Taylor Vincent ■ Oct 17, 2024
Retroactive: NWSL Free Agents to Watch Looking back at where the top unrestricted and restricted free agents stand contractually as the NWSL has just three matches left in the regular season. Taylor Vincent ■ Oct 10, 2024
NWSL Expansion History A look at the NWSL's expansion history as we approach the potential announcement of Team 16 to the league. Taylor Vincent ■ Oct 03, 2024
Expanding NWSL International Spots This year the NWSL increased the number of international roster spots. General Managers and a coach weigh in with their thoughts. Taylor Vincent ■ Sep 26, 2024
NWSL 22 under 22 - What If? What if the NWSL had a Best Young Player award? Who might qualify for that award? Taylor Vincent breaks down her best 22 players under 22 right now across the league. Taylor Vincent ■ Sep 19, 2024
NWSL Secondary Window Recap Breaking down how the NWSL rosters currently look post-Secondary Window transactions Taylor Vincent ■ Sep 12, 2024
2025 NWSL Free Agents: Top 15 Ranking the top 15 2025 NWSL Free Agents. Taylor Vincent ■ Sep 04, 2024
NWSL Secondary Window Signings/Trade Tracker Tracking all of the NWSL Secondary Window signings and trades per team. Taylor Vincent ■ Aug 28, 2024
NWSL 2025 Pending Free Agency Taking a look at how the initial 2025 NWSL free agency list breaks down. Taylor Vincent ■ Aug 27, 2024
NEW: NWSL CBA Announced Breaking down the highlights of the new NWSL CBA that was just announced Taylor Vincent ■ Aug 22, 2024
NWSL Secondary Trade Window Chaos Taylor Vincent ■ Aug 22, 2024
NWSL Secondary Window Signings – 2023 v 2024 A look back at the 2023 NWSL Secondary Window signings versus what has transpired in the 2024 NWSL Secondary Window. Taylor Vincent ■ Aug 13, 2024
Gotham FC Signs Youngest Ever Player in NWSL Gotham FC signed the youngest ever player in the NWSL - 13 year old Mak Whitman Taylor Vincent ■ Jul 26, 2024
San Diego Wave Sign Delphine Cascarino San Diego Wave sign Delphine Cascarino through the 2026 NWSL season with a mutual option for 2027 Taylor Vincent ■ Jul 24, 2024
Meet the NWSL’s NTRPs Let's meet the NWSL's National Team Replacement Players as the Olympics begin their play. Taylor Vincent ■ Jul 23, 2024
KC Current Acquires Alana Cook ahead of Secondary Window Current acquire Alana Cook from the Reign in exchange for allocation money and intra-league transfer funds Taylor Vincent ■ Jul 22, 2024
WHAT'S NEXT: Mitigating NWSL Roster Turnover A look a which NWSL teams already are or could be proactive to mitigate their roster turnover. Taylor Vincent ■ Jul 19, 2024
NWSL's Angel City FC Valuation & Purchase Updates The NWSL is closing in on one of its most important transactions to date, as Willow Bay and Bob Iger near purchasing control of Angel City FC. Taylor Vincent details the facts, figures, & outlook for the looming ownership change. Taylor Vincent ■ Jul 17, 2024
NWSL x LIGA MX Femenil Summer Cup Taylor Vincent ■ Jul 12, 2024
Mid-Year NWSL End of Season Award Guesses Taking a look at the front-runners for the end of season awards as the NWSL season approaches the mid-year mark. Taylor Vincent ■ Jul 05, 2024
NWSL Secondary Trade/Transfer Window Approaching NWSL teams prepare for the Secondary trade/transfer window. Taylor Vincent ■ Jun 28, 2024
Roundup: NWSL Midseason Roster Evolution Taking a look at how the rosters have evolved over the first half of the 2024 NWSL season. Taylor Vincent ■ Jun 21, 2024
OFFICIAL: Seattle Reign Sale Complete It's official! The Seattle Reign have officially been sold for $58 million. Taylor Vincent ■ Jun 17, 2024
Roundup: NWSL Teams Limiting Exposure to Free Agency Taking a look at how NWSL teams have limited their exposure to the free agency window. Taylor Vincent ■ Jun 14, 2024
NWSL’s Top 9 Re-Signings/Extensions of the Offseason Ranking the top nine re-signings and extensions of the NWSL offseason. Taylor Vincent ■ Jun 06, 2024
NWSL’s Most Impactful External Signings Taking a look at the most impactful external league signings per team in the NWSL this season. Taylor Vincent ■ May 31, 2024
Racing Louisville GM Ryan Dell, “[We’re] on the cusp of something special” Talking to GM Ryan Dell about Racing Louisville's big re-signing and their approach to the roster, free agency, international signings, and the collegiate draft/youth development. Taylor Vincent ■ May 23, 2024
NWSL’s Most Impactful 2024 U18 Signings Ranking the most impactful NWSL U18 signings. Taylor Vincent ■ May 21, 2024
NWSL’s Top 5 Trades of the Offseason Ranking the top five NWSL trades of the 2024 offseason Taylor Vincent ■ May 16, 2024
Roundup: 2024 NWSL Collegiate Draft A look back at the 2024 NWSL Collegiate Draft and how teams have structured contracts and which players have had immediate playing time and an impact. Taylor Vincent ■ May 09, 2024
Roundup: The NWSL’s Second Go at Free Agency Breaking down the second ever 2023-24 NWSL free agency and how it compares to 2022-23. Taylor Vincent ■ May 01, 2024
Recent NWSL Team Ownership Sales A look into the most recent NWSL team ownership sales, an ever-changing landscape and growing valuations. Taylor Vincent ■ Apr 29, 2024
San Diego Wave FC Acquires Maria Sanchez In a record setting intra-league trade Houston sends forward María Sánchez to San Diego Taylor Vincent ■ Apr 20, 2024
Angel City FC Make Two Deadline Moves Angel City FC makes two deadline day trades sending Paige Nielsen to Houston and Amandine Henry to Utah Taylor Vincent ■ Apr 20, 2024
NWSL’s Transfer Window Logistics Taking a look at how the NWSL Transfer Window works and how it can cause some hiccups when signing players from other leagues. Taylor Vincent ■ Apr 18, 2024
Maria Sanchez Requests Trade From Houston Maria Sanchez requests trade from the Houston Dash before the primary trade/transfer window closes. Taylor Vincent ■ Apr 15, 2024
WHAT'S NEXT: 6 NWSL RFA Extension Candidates To Watch A look at six NWSL RFA extension candidates to keep an eye out over the course of the season. Taylor Vincent ■ Apr 11, 2024
WHAT'S NEXT: 9 NWSL UFA Extension Candidates To Watch A look at nine NWSL UFA extension candidates to keep an eye out over the course of the season. Taylor Vincent ■ Apr 04, 2024
Portland Thorns Extend Sophia Smith Sophia Smith signs a 2 year extension with Portland, which includes a 2026 Player Option. Taylor Vincent ■ Mar 27, 2024
2024 NWSL Roster Breakdown Breaking down the 2024 NWSL rosters now that the regular season is under way. Taylor Vincent ■ Mar 27, 2024
2024 NWSL Opening Day Rosters The opening day rosters are set for the 2024 NWSL season. Scott Allen ■ Mar 14, 2024
NWSL Set To Expand Boston, Utah and San Francisco Bay Area set to receive NWSL expansion teams. Scott Allen ■ Jan 28, 2023
2023 NWSL Draft Results Breaking down the 2023 NWSL Draft Results. Scott Allen ■ Jan 13, 2023
First-Ever NWSL CBA Notable Financials NWSL Minimum Salaries and Competition Bonuses for the first-ever CBA Scott Allen ■ May 04, 2022
Recent MLS and NWSL Investment Prices and Stadium Costs A breakdown of recent sale prices, expansion fees and new stadium costs across the MLS and NWSL. Scott Allen ■ Feb 12, 2022
NWSL/NWSLPA Agree On First-Ever CBA A look at some key items that the NWSL and NWSLPA agreed upon to complete the first-ever CBA between the two sides. Scott Allen ■ Feb 01, 2022
2022 NWSL Expansion Draft Protected List A look at the protected and unprotected players for each of the NWSL teams heading into the 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft. Scott Allen ■ Dec 13, 2021
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