WASHINGTON — There were 11,281 here at Audi Field, and 22,000 Sunday night in Los Angeles. There were 15,204 in Portland and 30,854 in San Diego. All told, over 90,000 people attended a National Women's Soccer League game this weekend, and helped the league shatter its opening-week record.
Across six games, the league averaged 15,002 fans on Saturday and Sunday, easily surpassing the previous mark, set last year, of 10,150.. Commissioner Jessica Berman spoke Monday about"go[ing] from a mentality of surviving to thriving." And on opening weekend, it indeed seemed like the NWSL has turned a corner.. It was 3,321 in the inaugural season, 2013, and up to 7,880 in 2016 but back down to 4,488 in 2019. COVID-19 essentially wiped out 2020 and heavily impacted 2021.
This year, the Washington Spirit moved in with D.C. United in the nation's capital, a massive upgrade on the team's previous homes out in the Maryland and Virginia suburbs. Michele Kang, who, has invested heavily on both the sporting side and the business side, and has grand plans for more of the same.
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