It’s award season for the National Women’s Soccer League and the 2024 end-of-year accolades will be handed out in the days leading up to the 2024 NWSL Championship. The two best teams in the league, Orlando Pride and Washington Spirit, will square off on Saturday at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City. Fans can watch the action on CBS with kickoff set for 8 p.m. ET.
Several players and staff members across Orlando and Washington’s rosters are represented as finalists in the end-of-year categories. The awards celebrate individual efforts over the regular season, and this year a new category was introduced, NWSL Midfielder of the Year. A Best XI and Second XI are also voted on.
The voting breakdown uses a weighted scale of players (40%), owners/GMs/coaches (25%), media (25%), and fans (10%). The voting period has officially closed, so who are the finalists, how did we vote, and who do we think will win?
Take a look:
Most Valuable Player
Finalists: Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride), Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current), Marta (Orlando Pride), Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit), Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns FC)
Who I voted for: Chawinga
Who I think will win: Chawinga
Surprise pick: Banda
Why: Chawinga set the league…
