Story time. Did you know that back in the 2024 season, the MLS championship clash between LA Galaxy and NY Red Bulls drew just over 427,000 viewers on Fox Sports. Meanwhile, the NWSL final, featuring the Orlando Pride’s narrow win over Washington Spirit, pulled in a staggering 967,000 viewers on CBS — a 126% higher viewership than MLS. Impressive, right? Hearing those numbers, you’d imagine that both leagues must have thriving fanbases packing the stands week in and week out. But while that might’ve been true not too long ago, the current picture for the NWSL looks far less encouraging.

Take, for instance, Matchday 23 of the NWSL season. Despite some exciting scorelines across the weekend, the turnouts were alarmingly modest in several venues. The clash between Portland Thorns and B

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