The Boston Legacy and Denver Summit entered the NWSL with a bang, as the league's newest teams opened their 2026 campaigns with red cards in twin Saturday losses.
Both Boston defender Bianca St-Georges and Denver full-back Janine Sonis left their clubs shorthanded in their franchise debuts by earning the young NWSL season's first two red cards.
The results reflected the clubs' on-pitch frustrations, as the Legacy fell 1-0 to reigning champion Gotham FC before the Summit lost 2-1 to Bay FC.
It wasn't all disappointment, however, as Boston set a new inaugural home opener attendance record when more than 30,200 fans packed into Gillette Stadium.
"This environment — to the players, to women's football — I think contributes a lot to the game," said Boston head coach Filipa Patão. "We need to continue to do that."
That said, the Legacy's new record is likely to fall later this month, as Denver looks to break the NWSL's overall attendance mark after selling more than 50,000 tickets to the Summit's March 28th home opener at Mile High Stadium.
How to watch the Denver Summit and Boston Legacy next weekend
The newcomers will have another crack at it next weekend, starting when Denver visits the Orlando Pride at 8 PM ET on Friday, with live coverage on Victory+.
Then on Saturday, Boston will face the Houston Dash at 4 PM ET, airing live on ION.
