Eight NWSL teams fight for the league championship in the playoffs starting Nov. 6.

When the National Women’s Soccer League’s eight playoff teams take the field this weekend, they will be competing for more than a run to the championship. They will be competing for legacy. Among the playoff contenders are organizations with decades of soccer history, franchises backed by some of the most prominent sports dynasties in American sports and clubs whose owners committed hundreds of millions of dollars to facilities, player recruitment and commercial development. Their approaches dif

The final day of the regular season gave fans Gotham’s Shield win, a farewell to a Seattle hero and a new part-whiparound, part-watchalong show to take it all in

29 games down, 1 to go. The longest NWSL regular season ever is reaching its climax, and two teams, Gotham FC and the San Diego Wave, are left duking it out for top spot in the standings and the chance to lift the NWSL Shield. So, on the show today, we’re going to be debating what winning the NWSL Shield really means. Should the regular season title mean more than a Championship? How do we increase the value of this trophy? And what would winning it mean to the two clubs left chasing the glory? The podcast also breaks down all things Decision Day. From what will happen on Sunday in the Shield race, who will win the final playoff spot, and which teams can claim a spot in the top four and the right to host a playoff game. ------------ #nwsl #uswnt #wsl ------------ Subscribe to the Full Time newsletter to get all the latest women's soccer news straight to your inbox every Tuesday: Get in touch: fulltime@theathletic.com Follow on Instagram and TikTok: @tafulltime Catch the full episodes of Full Time right here 🎙️👇 ➡️ ➡️

Goal by Gia Corley