Gotham FC is once again the reigning National Women’s Soccer League champion. The No. 8 seed ended the year fittingly with another major upset, topping the No. 2 Washington Spirit in regular time with a confident 1-0 win over their East Coast rival in front of a sellout crowd of 18,

The lights are out, and the confetti has been swept away from the 2025 NWSL Championship podium in San Jose. The 2025 NWSL season is officially over and in the history books, with the league's signature parity on full display,

The NJ/NY club won its second NWSL championship in three years, defeating the Washington Spirit ,1–0, with a mix of star power and pure determination.

In one of the most dramatic finishes of the year, Benedict College (D-II) erased a 24-0 deficit and executed a miraculous 86-yard backward pass play as time expired to beat Wingate University, 25-24, and win the first playoff game in school history.

When Gotham FC took the pitch Saturday to play the Washington Spirit with a title on the line, Davidson, who’s only seven months removed from knee surgery, was watching from the sidelines.

Ahead of Gotham FC's NWSL Championship match against the Washington Spirit, Jaedyn Shaw spoke of the importance of being a role model for the next generation.