The 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup is around the corner. Learn how to watch all the games, and club games that will be airing live this week.

The FA Women’s Super League, England’s top-flight women’s soccer league, will air on CBS Sports and stream on Paramount+ starting the summer of 2022.

The first game of the NWSL Playoffs will feature the Chicago Red Stars hosting NJ/NY Gotham FC at Toyota Park on Sunday at 3 p.m. ET. tune into CBS Sports Network (TV) in Canada and the USA, and on Twitch (stream) internationally to watch the match.

Racing Louisville and the Portland Thorns defended their cities from European giants and other NWSL sides last week, claiming The Women’s Cup and the 2021 Women’s International Champions Cup, respectively. Now, they return their focus to the domestic league as playoffs loom nearby.

Two of the U.S. women’s national team brightest stars, Sam Mewis and Rose Lavelle, will return to the NWSL for the 2021 season. Mewis will head back to the North Carolina Courage while Lavelle is expected to make her OL Reign debut on May 26.

The UEFA Women’s Champions League final, NWSL regular season kickoff and Liga MX Femenil headline a week filled with women’s football action.

CBS to air four games, including the 2021 NWSL Championship, CBS Sports Network to televise semifinal matches, Paramount+ to exclusively stream live 82 contests in the USA and Twitch to air games internationally.

The women’s football realm will be filled with action from Friday, April 29 through Thursday, May 6, including the UEFA Women’s Champion League semifinal second legs, NWSL Challenge Cup games and more.

Three 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup games will unfold on Wednesday, April 21, and we have you covered with all you need to know about each game.

NJ/NY Gotham FC – formerly Sky Blue FC – will make its new brand debut on national television when they visit Exploria Stadium on Wednesday to open its 2021 Challenge Cup campaign against the Orlando Pride.

The Houston Dash and the Chicago Red Stars will headline the 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup on opening day on Friday in a replay of the final in the first edition.

The 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup and UEFA Women’s EURO playoffs will start on Friday while the U.S. women’s national team gears up to play against Sweden and France. Also, meet NWSL’s NJ/NY Gotham City, formerly known as Sky Blue FC.

The NWSL’s average viewership rose 493% in 2020 compared to most other professional American leagues and competitions that experienced overall decreases in viewership, including the NBA, NFL, MLB and Kentucky Derby, according to Just Women’s Sports. Here is a recap of how the NWSL rose above a treacherous 2020.

The NWSL Fall Series resumes on Saturday, Oct. 3, with two games, including the Game of the Week featuring the Utah Royals and Portland Thorns.