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Fortune
Sasha Rogelberg

Women’s professional soccer has a champagne problem: A packed calendar around the World Cup that will test the sustainability of its mega growth

Trinity Rodman battles Sarah Gorden on the soccer pitch. (Credit: Kevin Terrell—Getty Images)

The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) insists that too much of a good thing is just a myth, at least in the context of the sport.

Earlier this month, the league announced its 2027 calendar, which will start one month earlier than usual to account for a two-month mid-season break when many of its athletes will swap club jerseys for country ones at the FIFA Women’s World Cup. It will be the NWSL’s longest season in its 14-year history.

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