Denver will be named the winner of a new women’s pro soccer franchise—beating Clark’s Cincinnati bid in part because it plans to build a stadium.

The National Women’s Soccer League made it official on Thursday: The 16th team in the league will call Denver home when they hit the pitch in 2026.

U.S. women’s national team legend Carli Lloyd is lacing her boots up again. But don’t look for her in the National Women’s Soccer League. Lloyd will be playing with a collection of former USWNT teammates in The Soccer Tournament,

The latest: He and Gov. Jared Polis joined National Women's Soccer League commissioner Jessica Berman on Thursday to celebrate Denver becoming home to the 16th NWSL club. The yet-to-be-named team expects to start competing in 2026.

The first professional women's sports team in a major national league will soon call Denver home as the National Women's Soccer League, NWSL, announced its newest team will set up shop in the Mile High City.

For Denver FC’s grassroots movement to rally the city around a bid for an NWSL paid off this month, when the league awarded Denver its 16th team, set to begin play in 2026.

The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) has awarded Denver, Colorado the league’s 16th franchise and the team is set to begin play in the 2026 season.

The club’s alternate governor Mellody Hobson declared Thursday’s launch as further evidence that “women’s sports are at a generational shift.”

Ariel Investments, a Chicago-based firm that manages $13.8 billion, is starting a new fund to buy up holdings in women’s sports.

The majority owner of the new National Women’s Soccer League team in Denver says there are plans to build a dedicated soccer stadium for the club.