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Report: NWSL to add teams in Boston, Utah and San Francisco Bay Area

The National Women's Soccer League is in advanced discussions to add teams in Boston, Utah and the San Francisco Bay area, according to a Friday's report in The Wall Street Journal.

The NWSL played last season with 12 teams after adding Los Angeles-based Angel City FC and San Diego Wave FC in 2022.

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According to the report, the groups behind the Boston and San Francisco Bay Area franchises will each pay about $50 million in fees to the NWSL.