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The National Women’s Soccer League comes your way with five matches this weekend, including a tripleheader on Saturday as Racing Louisville FC host Orlando Pride, Chicago Red Stars face Kansas City NWSL, and OL Reign and Washington Spirit square off. We’re in the final stretch of the 24-game regular season with just a couple of matchdays remaining. Fans can watch games across CBS platforms throughout the weekend with two matches on CBS Sports Network and three on Paramount+.
Here’s how to watch and what to know about the games this weekend:
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How to watch NWSL games this weekend
Saturday, Oct. 16
- Racing Louisville FC vs. Orlando Pride, 7:30 p.m. ET (CBS Sports Network)
- Chicago Red Stars vs. Kansas City NWSL, 8 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
- OL Reign vs. Washington Spirit, 10 p.m. ET (Paramount+)
Sunday, Oct. 17
Orlando desperately needs three points
The Orlando Pride, currently in eighth and four points away from the sixth and final playoff spot, desperately need to pick up three points on the road to stay within range. Louisville is already eliminated and Orlando needs to win out the final two games of the season and hope that other clubs drop points along the way to sneak in. The Pride will need another big game in Louisville from Sydney Leroux, who currently leads the club this season with eight goals. Leroux’s last goal for Orlando came over a month ago, against Louisville on Sept.11.
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Kansas City to play spoiler again?
The Chicago Red Stars host bottom-dwellers Kansas City NWSL, who could play the role of spoiler down the stretch as they notched eight of their 15 total points earned over the past six games. Chicago is looking to improve their place in the standings, but it come easy against a…
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