A new team will lift the Concacaf trophy, after defending champion Gotham fell to Liga MX Femenil’s Club América 4-1 in last night’s Champions Cup semifinals.

Former Gotham forward Geyse notched three assists on the night, while former Angel City and Bay FC forward Scarlett Camberos racked up a hat trick while silencing the Bats’ defense.

“It was a very difficult game for us,” said Gotham coach Juan Carlos Amorós. “I have to give a lot of credit to my players. They gave absolutely everything they had in those conditions.”

The NWSL will have one representative in Saturday’s final, as Washington got past Pachuca 1-0 to advance to the club’s first continental final.

18-year-old Paraguay international Claudia Martínez continued her quality Spirit debut, scoring the game’s lone goal in the 81st minute off a multi-pass team sequence.

Washington faces a Club América side riding high, after downing Monterrey to win a third league title in front of 6.8 million viewers last week.

Where to Watch the 2026 Concacaf W Champions Cup Final

The Champions Cup final kicks off Saturday at 9:30 PM ET, live on Paramount+.

The 2026 Concacaf W Champions Cup is heating up, as NWSL sides Gotham and Washington kick off the regional tournament’s semifinals tonight in Mexico.

2024/25 winner Gotham faces 2026 Liga MX Clausura champion Club América, before the Spirit battles Pachuca on its home field.

Tonight’s winners advance to Saturday’s final, with the eventual Concacaf champion qualifying for the global 2027 FIFA Champions Cup in Miami.

Last year’s final featured the best of both top-flight North American leagues, as Gotham took down Tigres to claim the inaugural title.

The Bats have yet to lose a game in Concacaf competition, carrying a 7-0-3 record across the continental competition’s first two editions.

“It’s obviously fantastic to be here again,” said Gotham manager Juan Carlos Amoros. “That’s where we want Gotham to be… We want to be at the international stage.”

Where to Watch 2026 Concacaf W Champions Cup Semifinals

The Champions Cup semifinals kick off tonight at 7:30 PM ET, live on Paramount+.

Miami will host the final phase of the 2027 FIFA Women's Champions Cup from January 27-31, the governing body announced Tuesday at its 76th FIFA Congress in Vancouver.

The decision brings the FIFA Champions Cup to the US for the first time, after Arsenal claimed the inaugural title in London earlier this year. The Gunners defeated Corinthians at Emirates Stadium in the first edition of the elite six-team tournament.

The Women's Champions Cup final phase includes semifinals, a third-place playoff, and the championship match. FIFA has not yet confirmed specific venues, though Hard Rock Stadium and Nu Stadium at Miami Freedom Park are the leading candidates.

Nu Stadium opened in April 2026 as Inter Miami's permanent home with 26,700 seats. Hard Rock Stadium offers larger capacity and established infrastructure for major international events.

ESPN's Jeff Kassouf reported Florida was originally expected to host the inaugural January 2026 event, but Arsenal pushed for London after qualifying.

The FIFA Women's Champions Cup gathers the top six women's club teams globally. Each participating club must win its respective continental confederation championship: UEFA for Europe, Concacaf for North and Central America, CONMEBOL for South America, and others.

The tournament fills the gap in years when 16-team Women's Club World Cup does not take place.

NWSL club Gotham FC finished third in 2026, and now has a shot at representing Concacaf again alongside the Washington Spirit, Club America, and Pachuca.

The USWNT’s World Cup qualifying path is taking shape, setting a Concacaf W Championship quarterfinal clash with No. 8 El Salvador this November — with a trip to Brazil on the line.

The No. 1 US already qualified for the eight-team quarterfinals based on current Concacaf rankings, only needing a semifinal berth to secure a spot at the 2027 World Cup.

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No. 2 Canada, No. 3 Costa Rica, No. 4 Mexico, No. 5 Jamaica, No. 6 Panama, and No. 7 Haiti also made the cut.

The three-round tournament spans championship and third-place matches, with the top four teams qualifying for the World Cup while the four losing teams compete for two tickets to the World Cup’s Play-Off Tournament.

The tournament’s top three finishers also qualify for the 2028 LA Olympics, with the US already holding an automatic bid as host.

It marks the first of three major centralized competitions in Concacaf’s new women’s national team calendar, set to run through 2029.

The tournament kicks off November 27th in Mansfield, Texas before moving to Houston's Shell Energy Stadium for the championship and third-place matches.

“Bringing a championship of this caliber to Houston reflects both the strength of our market and our commitment to advancing the women’s game at every level," said HDFC President of Soccer Operations Jessica O'Neill.

"Shell Energy Stadium has become a home for world-class soccer, and we’re proud to showcase our city, our fans, and the continued rise of women’s football on a global stage.”

Gotham FC steps back into the spotlight on Wednesday, when the reigning NWSL and Concacaf W Champions Cup winners take on SC Corinthians in the 2026 FIFA W Champions Cup semifinals in London.

"The hunger they have to win is unbelievable. It's in their nature," Gotham head coach Juan Carlos Amorós said of his team's continued title quest. "They win one competition and they're already thinking about the next one."

"This is where we want to be: competing in the semifinals, competing in the finals, competing to raise another trophy. That's the standard here at Gotham," defender Mandy Freeman echoed.

Further bolstering the US team is recent rookie signee Jordynn Dudley, who joins the NWSL club fresh off her own title-winning run at Florida State.

Hours after Gotham squares off against Brazil's 2025 Série A1 winners, UWCL champions Arsenal will face Moroccan Women's Championship titans ASFAR in the inaugural four-team competition's other semifinal.

The final and third-place matches will take place on Sunday, with a history-making $3.95 million total prize pool on the line.

The tournament winners will take home $2.3 million, while the runners-up net $1 million and each third-place team leaves with $200,000 — with $100,000 and $150,000 already sent to the clubs eliminated from the competition's play-in round.

How to watch the 2026 FIFA W Champions Cup semifinals

Gotham will kick off Wednesday's 2026 FIFA W Champions Cup semifinals against Corinthians at 7:30 AM ET, before Arsenal plays ASFAR at 1 PM ET.

Both clashes will air live on DAZN.

Incoming 2026 expansion side Boston Legacy FC is stocking up, signing former Gotham FC forward Ella Stevens to a two-year contract with a mutual third-year option in another top NWSL talent transaction.

"It's a blank slate. It's a new challenge, the staff, the coach. I just think the energy is here, and I want to win," Stevens said in Monday's press release.

Stevens joined Gotham in 2024 after four seasons with Chicago, winning both the 2025 Concacaf W Champions Cup and the 2025 NWSL Championship with her new team in quick succession.

"Ella is a proven NWSL player whose best years are still ahead of her. She brings a strong team-first mindset and competitiveness that fits exactly with what we're building in Boston," said Boston Legacy GM Domè Guasch about the 28-year-old Duke alum.

"She'll make an impact on the field, but just as importantly, she elevates the people around her," Guasch added. "Ella understands what it takes to win at the highest level, and that experience will be invaluable as we set high standards and look to be competitive from day one."

Stevens joins an inaugural Boston Legacy roster that also includes standout goalkeeper Casey Murphy (North Carolina Courage), 18-year-old rising star forward Chloe Ricketts (Washington Spirit), and Brazil forward and 2025 Ballon d'Or nominee Amanda Gutierres (Palmeiras).

Boston's roster will make its debut in the club's Gillette Stadium home opener at 12:30 PM ET on Saturday, March 14th.

Gotham FC's 2026 dance card is filling up fast, with the Bats booking both the Concacah Champions Cup and FIFA Women's Champions Cup semis while also preparing for the 2025 NWSL Playoffs next month.

As the reigning Concacaf W Champions Cup winners, FIFA announced Saturday that Gotham will take on the just-qualified Brazilian side Corinthians at next year's first-ever Champions Cup.

The FIFA announcement comes just weeks after Gotham again punched their ticket to the Concacaf W Champions Cup semis, advancing through the 2025/26 competition to set up a semifinals rematch against Liga MX Femenil's Club América next May.

In response to the growing demand for international women's club competitions, the FIFA Women's Champions Cup will serve as a preview for the expanded Women's Club World Cup in 2028.

Gotham's side of the FIFA Champions Cup bracket sees the North and South American champions facing off for a Club World Cup ticket, with UEFA Champions League winners Arsenal battling either China's Wuhan Jiangda — winners of the AFC Women's Champions League — or the as-yet-undetermined winners of Africa's CAF Women's Champions League in the second semifinal.

Taking place in London, the Champions Cup semifinals will kick off on January 28th, before the third-place match and final takes the pitch on February 1st.

The increasingly crowded schedule reflects the Bats' continued success, as international competitions challenge Gotham to stay focused on their NWSL postseason campaign.

No. 8 Gotham FC's results disparity deepened this week, as the NJ/NY club claimed all three points off Liga MX side Monterrey in Wednesday's Concacaf W Champions Cup group-stage play after falling 2-1 to the No. 11 Houston Dash last Sunday — leaving the 2023 league champs without an NWSL win since late June.

Gotham has struggled in the league since returning from summer break, entering the match weekend with two draws in addition to Sunday's upset — fueled in part by veteran defender Emily Sonnett's own goal — under their belts this month.

"We try to always look at the glass half full instead of half empty," head coach Juan Carlos Amorós said after last weekend's loss. "Football sometimes throws you some difficult curves."

Now hitting the pitch on short rest, Gotham will aim to take advantage of the last-place Utah Royals on Saturday as they hunt a boost in the NWSL standings.

With just one regular-season win this year, the No. 14 Royals look ready for an offseason refresh after recently sending star forward Ally Sentnor to the No. 1 Kansas City Current.

"I think we're at 60%," Utah manager Jimmy Coenraets said earlier this week. "The 40% margin is getting people to be able to play 90 minutes in the way that we wanted to play."

How to watch Saturday's Gotham FC vs. Utah Royals FC match

No. 8 Gotham will kick off against the visiting No. 14 Utah Royals at 7:30 PM ET on Saturday.

Live coverage of the match will air on ION.

It's a busy week for some top NWSL teams, as the second edition of the Concacaf W Champions Cup kicks off its 2025/26 group-stage matches on Tuesday night.

Designed to mirror Europe's UEFA Champions League, the Concacaf Champions Cup pits the top clubs from North American leagues in a tournament to determine the continental champion.

This year, a trio of NWSL standouts made the 10-club cut, with last season's top three teams — the Orlando Pride, Washington Spirit, and Gotham FC — in the running for the 2025/26 Concacaf trophy.

Each team will play four group-stage matches over the next two months to determine the four semifinalists who will battle for the trophy in May 2026.

The Champions Cup winners will automatically qualify for the 2026/27 edition of the tournament as well as earn a spot in both the 2027 FIFA Women's Champions Cup and the inaugural FIFA Women's Club World Cup in 2028.

How to watch the NWSL in the Concacaf W Champions Cup

Kicking off this season's Concacaf competition are the 2025 NWSL Challenge Cup champs and 2024 league runners-up Washington Spirit, who will travel south to take on El Salvador's Alianza at 8 PM ET on Tuesday night.

Then on Wednesday, 2024/25 Champions Cup winners Gotham FC will open their title defense by hosting Liga MX Femenil side CF Monterrey at 7 PM ET.

As for reigning NWSL champion Orlando, the Pride will begin their Champions Cup campaign at home next month, facing Costa Rican side Alajuelense at 7 PM ET on September 2nd.

All 2025/26 Concacaf Champions Cup matches will air live on Paramount+.

As the NWSL returns from the international break, powerhouse clubs below the playoff line are preparing for a midseason push that could make — or break — the 2025 regular season.

With just three matchdays left before the league's extended summer break, which begins June 23rd and ends on August 1st, clubs will look to shore up their spots on the NWSL table before pressing pause on regular-season play.

Hovering just outside the 2025 postseason line in a 12-point tie are a trio of NWSL clubs, all hunting midseason weekend wins to boost them back into contention: