Today’s the day — the NWSL Championship kicks off tonight at 8 p.m. ET, so we’re here with all the deets before the Portland Thorns and Kansas City Current take the pitch. Can’t wait.

While a few Division I (DI) women’s soccer conferences will wrap up regular season play next week, a majority of the 333 squads are finalizing their standings this week, with conference tournaments kicking off the postseason — and the road to the natty — on Sunday.

This week, commissioner Jessica Berman revealed in an interview that the NWSL earned multiple business victories during a year of record-high engagement with women’s sports.

Minnesota Aurora FC is turning things up a notch. Just months after completing its first season, the pre-professional women’s soccer club is exploring the idea of going pro.

October isn’t just about postseason baseball. It’s also the most exciting time of year for the North American soccer leagues, with the NWSL and MLS nearing their title games.

Two groups are reportedly finalizing bids to acquire the club from owner Merritt Paulson, who remains under pressure to sell following an independent investigation into abuse in women’s soccer.

We’re less than a month out from the men’s World Cup (WC), but it’s all eyes on the women (as it should be) because the draw for next year’s competition is going down this weekend. May the odds be ever in our favor.

Broadcasters better have FIFA’s money. Chief business officer Romy Gai said yesterday that FIFA rejected multiple recent bids to air July’s Women’s World Cup because the offers were too low.

As some brands reconsider their relationships with the NWSL following the findings of an independent investigation into its culture of abuse, one very visible league sponsor isn’t — Ally.

Football wasn’t the only topsy-turvy sport this weekend — from soccer to hockey, no event escaped the unexpected.

The single-elimination NWSL and MLS playoffs kicked off with a whole lot of excitement this weekend, narrowing the roads to both leagues’ titles.

The NWSL has undergone a massive reckoning since the regular season ended, so we’re here to get you up to speed on all the on- and off-pitch happenings.