The NWSL announced a plan to resume play beginning in September with an "NWSL Fall Series," in an effort to continue 2020 competition in lieu of a season altered by the coronavirus pandemic.
Eighteen games will be held throughout September and October, including a televised NWSL Game of the Week on seven Saturdays (four on CBS, three on CBS Sports Network).
The league's nine teams have been grouped into three regional pods, to play four matches each (against the other two teams in their pod) between Sept. 5 and Oct. 17. A formal schedule and format will be announced in the next week, according to the league.