CARY, N.C. — The beginning of Saturday night’s game between the North Carolina Courage and the Chicago Red Stars was a celebration of sorts, not just for the Courage, but for the National Women’s Soccer League. Championship rings were presented to the players and staff of the Courage, who won the treble of women’s pro soccer […]
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How to watch NWSL matches this season
National Women’s Soccer League is kicking off a new season with a new media rights deal and it may take fans some to get used to finding games being streamed online. The NWSL ended its broadcast agreement with Lifetime and the network will no longer air a game of the week. Now fans will need […]
The National Women’s Soccer League and A&E Networks announced an “amicable end” to their partnership, which was in the second year of a three-year broadcast deal. The end of the partnership is effective immediately. Lifetime, part of A&E Networks, will no longer broadcast the NWSL Game of the Week. ESPNews took over six of the […]
National Women’s Soccer League president Amanda Duffy already has her sights set on a new broadcast deal. The league’s contract with A&E Networks is entering its final season, and Duffy is in talks to renew the partnership. “It’s an important piece of where we are today, to have the broadcast agreement with Lifetime that airs […]
The National Women’s Soccer League has reached an agreement with ESPNews to broadcast six Games of the Week during the current season, replacing games previously set to air on Lifetime. All six ESPNews games will kick off in the evening, partially solving a major complaint among NWSL players about Lifetime Game of the Week matchups […]
The Washington Spirit versus Chicago Red Stars game has been delayed until 9 p.m due to lightning near the Maryland SoccerPlex shortly after the national anthem. The match was originally scheduled to be the Lifetime Game of the Week, with the pregame show starting at 3:30 p.m. and kickoff shortly before 4 p.m. The Spirit […]
Lifetime will air 20 regular-season NWSL games during the 2018 season, starting with the North Carolina Courage hosting the Portland Thorns on Saturday. The NWSL games on Lifetime will all kick off at 3:50 p.m. Eastern Time, with a pre-game show starting at 3:30 p.m. Jenn Hildreth, Aly Wagner and Dalen Cuff will host the […]