The National Women's Soccer League announced that Denver will soon be home to a women's professional soccer team, and there are plans to build a soccer stadium for the club.

The top level of professional women's soccer is coming to Colorado as NWSL announces Denver expansion franchise.

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.

Naomi Girma has completed a history-making transfer from the San Diego Wave to Chelsea. The U.S. women's national team defender has become the first women's soccer player to ever fetch more than $1 million in a transfer, with multiple reports saying Girma moved to London for a $1.1 million fee.

The National Women's Soccer League officially announced the creation of a new team in Denver on Thursday. The franchise will begin play in the 2026 season. "I have the great honor of awarding the 16th NWSL franchise to the city of Denver," said NWSL Commissioner Jess Berman in a news conference with top leaders from Denver and Colorado present.

The National Women's Soccer League officially awarded its 16th franchise to Denver, with play set to begin in 2026, the league announced Thursday. The team's name, colors, brand identity and crest will be revealed later.

1. Kansas City’s team nickname came as an homage to former KC Mayor H. Roe Bartle. Nicknamed “Chief,” Bartle was instrumental in the franchise relocating from Dallas to Kansas City in 1963. Bartle got his nickname from his time working as an executive with the Boy Scouts.

Women's professional soccer is coming to our state. The National Women's Soccer League officially awarded Denver a new team today. NWSL Commissioner

Looking at the quick development of Rolf and Swann, plus a split trip to the Mountain schools, and the Wildcats beat West Virginia without best

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