The National Women’s Soccer League continues to take a slow and steady approach to expansion.
While Major League Soccer and the United Soccer League are adding teams at a rapid pace, raising fans’ expectations for comparable growth from the women’s league, President Amanda Duffy said NWSL will stick with nine teams until league leadership is sure new franchises are ready to thrive.
“We have strong expansion conversations right,” Duffy said Thursday during an interview with Pro Soccer USA. “And we’ll be looking to expand at the right timeline and making sure that we have the right owners that we’re bringing in.