National Women's Soccer League Makes New Streaming Service, NWSL , Free to Fans for Upcoming 2024 Season Amazon Prime Video gets 27 exclusive matches and ESPN/ABC gets 20 matches By SVG Staff
Friday, January 26, 2024 - 10:37 am
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Prior to the start of the upcoming 2024 National Women's Soccer League schedule, the league will distribute a total of 69 matches on their direct-to-consumer streaming service for free. The service, NWSL , kicks off with Racing Louisville FC vs. Orlando Pride on Saturday, March 16 at 4 pm ET. In addition, the league can also be seen through 27 exclusive matches on Amazon Prime Video and 20 matches linearly on ABC and ESPN.
Prime Video Kicks Off Its Inaugural Season of NWSL Coverage with 27 Exclusive Matches Throughout 2024 Season Prime Video kicks off its inaugural season of NWSL coverage with 27 total matches throughout the course of the 2024 season, including streaming 25 regular-season games, one quarterfinal playoff game in November, and the 2024 NWSL Challenge Cup. The newly reformatted Challenge Cup, streaming on Friday, March 15 at 8:00 p.m. EDT, will officially welcome viewers to Prime Video's season-long coverage and feature the defending NWSL Champion NJ/NY Gotham FC hosting the San Diego Wave FC at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, N.J. The addition of these NWSL matches brings more premium soccer to Prime, which provides unparalleled savings, convenience, and entertainment, all in a single membership.
All 25 of Prime Video's regular-season contests will stream on Friday nights throughout the season, with kickoff each week slated for 8:00 p.m. or 10:00 p.m. EDT. The schedule includes every team across the league, loaded with star-power, including defending champions NJ/NY Gotham FC - featuring newly signed stars Crystal Dunn and Rose Lavelle - twice, NWSL shield winners San Diego Wave FC and Alex Morgan five times, 2023 runner-up Seattle Reign and Jess Fishlock six times, and Becky Sauerbrunn, reigning NWSL MVP Sophia Smith and the Portland Thorns five times, who finished second overall last year in the standings.
As announced earlier, Prime Video will handle the production of each game. Details, including on-air talent, will be announced in the coming weeks.
The NWSL on Prime Video will be available to fans in the United States and Canada across hundreds of compatible devices worldwide, streaming from the web, or using the Prime Video app on smartphones, tablets, set-top boxes, game consoles, and connected TVs. Click HERE for the full schedule.
ABC and ESPN Preps for 17 Regular Season, Three Playoff Matches in 2024 ABC and ESPN platforms will combine to showcase a total of 20 matches during the 2024 NWSL season, the 12th season of the premier women's professional soccer league. ABC will air four games, including the season-opener on March 16 and three playoff matches. ESPN will televise seven matches, ESPN2 will air nine, and ESPN Deportes will broadcast 13 games in Spanish. All 20 games in the ESPN package will stream live in both English and Spanish on ESPN .
ABC's coverage of NWSL will begin on Saturday, March 16, at 12:30 p.m. ET (kick at 1 p.m.) with the live presentation of the regular-season opener between Kansas City Current and Portland Thorns FC and the inaugural match at CPKC Stadium, the first purpose-built stadium for a women's professional sports team. ESPN will stream the game live, and ESPN Deportes will televise the Current-Thorns match in Spanish. The regular-season opener marks the first ABC broadcast of an NWSL match.
Highlights of the schedule include:
13 of the 17 regular-season games on ABC and ESPN platforms will feature at least one 2023 NWSL Playoff team or expansion club - Bay FC and Utah Royals FC.
NJ/NY Gotham FC, the 2023 NWSL Champions, leads all clubs with seven regular-season appearances, followed by Houston Dash, Kansas City Current, Racing Louisville FC, Seattle Reign, each with three appearances.
Kansas City Current's CPKC Stadium, the first purpose-built stadium for a women's professional sports team, will host two matches on ESPN platforms: the stadium opener on Saturday, March 16th, on ABC, ESPN , and ESPN Deportes; and Kansas City-Angel City on Saturday, March 30, on ESPN and ESPN .
NJ/NY Gotham hosts Seattle Reign in a rematch of the 2023 NWSL Championship, won by Gotham FC, on Sunday, June 30.
ABC's broadcast of three NWSL postseason games: Quarterfinals doubleheader on Sunday, Nov. 10, at 12:30 p.m. ET and 3 p.m.; and a Semifinal on Sunday, Nov. 17, at 2:30 p.m.
Click HERE for the full schedule.
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