After MLS made the bombshell decision to switch up its season schedule to match up with the rest of the world's soccer calendar beginning in 2027, the NWSL 's talks of whether to follow suit are officially heating up. Commissioner Jessica Berman talked to ESPN on Thursday following her State of the League address and confirmed that after a vote failed to pass in 2024, the Board of Governors was reconsidering the move.

“There are certainly opportunities that can be created with us not overlapping Major League Soccer, in that the schedule congestion for our summer calendar will be mitigated,” Berman said. “On the other hand, there will of course be other challenges that it creates in terms of understanding and knowing stadium availability.”

The NWSL's current season schedule runs fro

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