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NWSL announces return to field in June with 2020 Challenge Cup

The National Women's Soccer League has announced it will return to the field with the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup, which will kick off on June 27 in Utah.

The league's 2020 campaign was set to begin in April but has not yet gotten underway due to the coronavirus pandemic.

With its return to the pitch, the NWSL is set to become the first major American sports league to resume play after the pandemic began devastating the country in March.

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All nine of the league's teams will partake in the month-long tournament, with each side playing four preliminary-round matches before eight teams advance to the tournament's knockout phase.