The National Women's Soccer League's postseason is eerily close with just six rounds of games remaining, which makes this fourth edition of ESPN's MVP Tracker the final chapter before we cast our real votes -- and plenty has changed.
Orlando Pride forward Barbra Banda, one of the league's top scorers, sustained a season-ending injury in August. Forward Alyssa Thompson, who might have been the best American in the NWSL this season, transferred from Angel City FC to Chelsea on England's Deadline Day. Those are two prominent subtractions from the NWSL MVP race.