Tag: Nwsl
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Denver Summit FC explained: What to know about the team, home opener and NWSL
Denver Summit FC controlling owner Rob Cohen set a high bar for its expansion season in the National Women’s Soccer League. “If you’re going to be in professional sports, the goal should be to win a championship every single year,” Cohen said Friday at Empower Field to preview the home opener on Saturday. “It doesn’t…
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Denver Summit FC to make home debut in Colorado’s soccer ‘greenhouse’
Colorado is the heartbeat of Denver Summit FC. It will be racing for goalkeeper Jordan Nytes, an Aurora native, on Saturday afternoon before her home debut in the National Women’s Soccer League. The smell of fresh-cut grass at Empower Field. The roar of 50,000-plus breaking the NWSL attendance record. The sight of two dozen women…
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Denver Summit FC unveils inaugural kit
Denver Summit FC on Monday unveiled its first primary kit that the club will wear during its inaugural season in the National Women’s Soccer League. Fans lined up to get their hands on the “Evergreen Kit,” which was introduced at Union Station and modeled by center back Kaleigh Kurtz and forward Ally Brazier. “It was…
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CU’s Jordan Nytes signs with Denver Summit FC to begin pro career | Colorado Sunshine
Where good news shines Jordan Nytes is all Colorado all the time. It will continue that way in the pros. A two-time All-American at CU Boulder and former Grandview High star, Nytes signed her first professional contract to play with Denver Summit FC in its inaugural season in the National Women’s Soccer League, the team…
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Denver Summit FC schedule released for inaugural 2026 NWSL season
Now, it’s starting to feel real. Denver Summit FC on Thursday announced its full schedule for its inaugural season in the National Women’s Soccer League, featuring 15 home matches across three venues. Denver Summit will open its season with three straight road games, playing its first ever league match at Bay FC on Saturday, March…
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Denver Summit FC reveals 3 different venues for inaugural 2026 NWSL season
Denver Summit FC announced Tuesday that it will play its inaugural 2026 NWSL season across three different venues, starting at Empower Field at Mile High and including matches at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. The club will open its first season with “The Kickoff” at Empower Field at Mile High on Saturday, March 28 at noon…
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USWNT captain Lindsey Heaps signs with hometown Denver Summit FC
Denver Summit FC now has a face of the franchise. Denver’s expansion NWSL team on Monday announced it had signed Colorado native Lindsey Heaps, formally Lindsey Horan, for its inaugural season. The U.S. women’s national team captain supported the “For Denver FC” grassroots movement to land a club in her home state and expressed interest…
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Denver Summit to stay in city after council approves $70M stadium deal
With an incredibly short timeframe to start construction on a major league women’s soccer stadium, Denver’s City Council dropped the biggest hurdle for Denver Summit FC. Now, the team plans to move forward with its stadium and stay in Denver’s urban core. “With Denver City Council voting the measure through, the club will proceed with…
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Women’s soccer stadium package up for final Denver City Council vote
Monday is shaping up to be a big night for the Denver Summit FC, as the Denver City Council is set to vote on the construction of a women’s soccer stadium. Council Bill 25-1541, which proposes changing the land’s zoning classification to permit the construction of the stadium, will return to the chamber floor during…
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Denver council delays stadium rezoning, rejects Key Lime Air contract
Denver’s dreams of a new women’s soccer stadium will have to wait a little longer as members of the city council voted Monday to delay an ordinance rezoning the land where the stadium is proposed to be built. Council Bill 25-1541 was postponed at the request of the city’s “executive branch” to allow for the…