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National Women’s Soccer League commissioner Jessica Berman said she foresees a day with 30 teams in the competition. When that day will come and how the league will get there were details she could not share.
Berman spoke to media on Thursday, when the NWSL officially unveiled Denver as its 16th market, to begin play in next year alongside another expansion team from Boston. The NWSL commissioner has recently been bullish on the league’s ability to expand further — and potentially quickly given the growing interest.
“We also have as a guidepost the other professional leagues, in particular the men’s leagues that are in and around 30 teams, and we see no reason we can’t be that size,” Berman said on Thursday. “How, when, and where we go will be a work in progress, and something that we’re discussing with our board, who, as you can imagine, are very ambitious and aggressive in their growth plans. And so we’ll continue to analyze what makes the most sense for the NWSL moving forward,…
