NWSL Continues 2020 Season with Fall Series
The National Women’s Soccer League today announced its plans to continue the 2020 season, with play resuming on Saturday, September 5. As part of its multi-year broadcast deal with CBS, there will be a televised NWSL Game of the Week on the CBS Television Network every Saturday in September, and on CBS Sports Network three Saturdays in October. CBS All Access will exclusively stream four games as well as the CBS broadcast coverage in September.
The NWSL fall series will include 18 matches over the course of seven weeks, featuring three, three-team pods that will enable teams to minimize travel. The three teams in each regional pod will each play four games—two at home and two on the road. OL Reign has been matched with Portland and Utah in the West pod.
West
OL Reign
Portland Thorns FC
Utah Royals FC
Northeast
Chicago Red Stars
Sky Blue FC
Washington Spirit
South
North Carolina Courage
Houston Dash
Orlando Pride
Roster and competition rules, as well as format and schedule for the NWSL fall series will be released in the next week.
NWSL teams will follow return to play protocols that reflect the best practices previously developed by the NWSL Medical Task Force and successfully implemented during the Challenge Cup. Those protocols have been updated to reflect the reality of home-market matches and regional travel and will influence all league and club actions outside the field of play.