National Women’s Soccer League Business 2021 In Review

LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 04: L-R: Angela Hucles Mangano, Vice President of Player Development and … [+] Operations, Christen Press, First Angel City Football Club player, U.S. Women”u2019s National Team star, two-time Olympian and World Cup champion, Eniola Aluko, Sporting Director and Julie Uhrman, Founder and President are photographed during press conference at Albion Riverside Park on September 4, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)

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It’s been a deeply consequential year for women’s soccer in the United States, one that will reverberate for years to come in a variety of ways.

From shiny new sponsorship deals — this week, Crypto.com partnering with Angel City FC, but that is merely the latest — to high-profile owners and a newly-empowered union, the NWSL of today bears little resemblance to the league we knew just a year ago.

Let’s take a look back at…

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