NWSL regular season begins on Friday and the league is gearing up for an exciting year. Orlando Pride are regning title holders and the Washington Spirit recetly clinched the 2025 Challenge Cup. Offseason moves have already seperated some teams from others,

In a rematch of the NWSL title game, the Spirit beats the Pride for the Challenge Cup on penalty kicks, 4-2, after the score was tied at 1 after regulation.

The depleted Washington Spirit won the NWSL Challenge Cup with a 4-2 shootout win at 2024 champion Orlando Pride after their match ended 1-1 after regulation.

Entering its full first campaign under head coach Jonatan Giráldez, Spirit hopes key additions and improved chemistry will yield success and bring home a title.

The Washington Spirit got their revenge Friday night against the Orlando Pride at Inter&Co Stadium in Florida, winning the 2025 Challenge Cup in penalty kicks. While it won’t erase the loss in the 2024 NWSL championship, Friday’s win was a solid start with a trophy to boot ahead of the start of the regular season.

Elsewhere on the Golazo Starting XI newsletter, Arsenal and Liverpool aim for easy weekends after Champions League tests

Aubrey Kingsbury made a crucial save in a shootout and the Washington Spirit beat the Orlando Pride 4-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw to win the National Women’s Soccer League Challenge Cup

The Washington Spirit won the 2025 NWSL Challenge Cup, with Leicy Santos' incredible goal key to a breakthrough against the Orlando Pride.

NWSL season officially gets underway on Friday with the Challenge Cup, this year featuring 2024's best teams – the Orlando Pride and the Washington Spirit. The Pride return to play after a record-breaking 2024 season in which the team won their first-ever trophies,

Orlando faced a hard-fought battle against the Washington Spirit in Friday night’s NWSL Challenge Cup title match as the host and defending league champion Pride fell in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw in regulation.