NWSL to add expansion franchise in Louisville, Kentucky
ByReuters
Published 23/10/2019 at 00:48 GMT
Oct 22 (Reuters) - The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) announced on Tuesday it was expanding to add a new franchise in Louisville, Kentucky, amid increasing support for the women's game in the United States.
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The team will begin playing in the 2021 season against the NWSL's existing nine teams inside Lynn Family Stadium, a nearly 14,000-seat stadium expected to open next year.
The announcement comes less than a week before the NWSL championship game in Cary, North Carolina, and amid growing passion for the sport in America. The U.S. women's national soccer team clinched their second back-to-back World Cup title this summer.
The league saw average attendance of more than 7,300 during the 2019 season, up from roughly 4,000 in 2014. (Reporting by Amy Tennery; Editing by Paul Tait)
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