The NWSL agreed to keep its current commissioner at least through the 2028 season, announcing an extension for Jessica Berman on Thursday.

When the National Women’s Soccer League settled with three separate attorneys general earlier this year—following investigations by all three into the league’s years of failure to prevent or adequately respond to player reports of harassment and sexual misconduct—the agreement came with several requirements.

The NWSL has paid global law firm Hogan Lovells $130,000 since May for "government relations advice," according to financial disclosures filed with the House of Representatives Clerk's Office. This marks the first time the NWSL has retained a firm in a ...