By Amy Tennery and Janina Nuno Rios

NEW YORK/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -The National Women’s Soccer League wraps up its season with Saturday’s championship clash but the work will not stop for two expansion teams ready to make their 2026 debut.

Boston Legacy FC and Denver Summit FC have fewer than four months before they kick off, as the top-flight NWSL rides the steady momentum for women’s sports around the world while fending off growing competition from European leagues.

The new teams come on the heels of successful launches by Angel City FC and San Diego Wave in 2022 and Bay FC in 2024. The league announced another team will launch in Atlanta in 2028 for a reported record expansion fee of $165 million.

Angel City changed ownership in 2024 in a sale that valued the club at $250 million,

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