Boston Legacy’s journey to its inaugural season has felt like a slow burn. It has been nearly two-and-a-half years since the National Women’s Soccer League awarded its 15th franchise to a group of investors led by controlling partner Jennifer Epstein, who is also a former minority owner of the NBA’s Boston Celtics. There have been missteps and lessons learned — such as the first attempt at a name and the process of securing its future home in White Stadium — but, as the club took shape over the

If the NWSL wants its true Galáctico moment, this could be it. Not another Brazilian winger or Mexican superstar, not another U.S. women’s national team veteran in a video holding a scarf in front of a skyline, but two-time Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas walking into an American stadium like she owns the place. That move is no longer an EA Sports FC fantasy. Days after winning another UEFA Women’s Champions League title, Putellas announced she is leaving FC Barcelona Femení after 14 years. N

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The NWSL is back! Theo and Tamerra join Jill to break down the top storylines heading into the start of the season. ------------ #nwsl #uswnt #wsl ------------ Subscribe to the Full Time newsletter to get all the latest women's soccer news straight to your inbox every Tuesday: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/newsletters/full-time/ Get in touch: fulltime@theathletic.com Follow on Instagram and TikTok: @tafulltime Catch the full episodes of Full Time right here 🎙️👇 ➡️ https://apple.co/3RJUen2 ➡️ https://spoti.fi/3W25Q77

This week on Full Time, hosts Tamerra Griffin and Meg Linehan check-in on the two 2026 NWSL expansion clubs, Boston Legacy FC and NWSL Denver. With 10 months to go, just how ready for 2026 are these two expansion teams? To help learn more about what progress is being made, this podcast also features interviews with Boston general manager Domènec Guasch and Denver team president Jen Millet. From the basics of opening a team bank account and making sure fans are invested from the jump, to knowing when we might see the a head coach hired or the first player signing, Domènec and Jen answer all the pressing questions around the build out of these two new teams. Tamerra and Meg then close out the show by discussing what they learned from those respective interviews, and then offering their lessons learned and things to avoid from previous expansion teams that have joined the NWSL. Chapter descriptions: 00:00 Intro 03:24 Where things stand right now 13:21 Interview with Domènec Guasch, Boston Legacy FC GM 35:22 Interview with NWSL Denver President Jen Millet 51:42 Reflections 1:06:15 Outro ------------ #nwsl #uswnt #wsl ------------ Thumbnail credit: Boston Globe / Contributor / Boston Globe via Getty Images Subscribe to the Full Time newsletter to get all the latest women's soccer news straight to your inbox every Tuesday: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/newsletters/full-time/ Get in touch: fulltime@theathletic.com Follow on Instagram and TikTok: @tafulltime Catch the full episodes of Full Time right here 🎙️👇 ➡️ https://apple.co/3RJUen2 ➡️ https://spoti.fi/3W25Q77