NWSL

abbreviation

1. National Women’s Soccer League: the organization that oversees and regulates the women’s professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.

Word History and Origins

Origin of NWSL¹

First recorded in 2010–15, replacing Women's Professional Soccer (2012)

Example Sentences

She was removed from the NWSL’s season-ending injury list in July and has training with the team and suited up for games, but she has yet to play.

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She’s a player Angel City moved heaven and earth to draft and sign in 2023, giving her a contract worth an estimated $1 million, then one of the richest in the NWSL.

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Just 20, Thompson has already proven to be one of the most dynamic players in the world but she hasn’t come close to realizing her full potential and it’s unlikely she would have stayed in the NWSL.

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Financial terms of the agreement were not released but it will likely make her among the best-paid players in the NWSL.

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The same might not be true for NWSL, whose success and its marketing has long been built around the personalities playing in the league.

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