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.

CBS are set to take over from ESPN in a three-year deal that will cost them €64 million per annum.

The 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup will kick off with a rematch of the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup final between the Houston Dash and The Chicago Red Stars on April 9, 2021, at 8:30 p.m. ET. The game will be played at the home of the tournament’s reigning champions BBVA Stadium in Houston.

The network is expanding its soccer lineup with the addition of Concacaf men’s and women’s World Cup qualifying, the Argentine league and Brazilian league, according to Jonathan Tannenwald from The Philadelphia Inquirer.

The streaming service is set to compete with other existing platforms such as Netflix, Disney+, and HBO MAX.

NBC’s Premier League broadcasts last week, Oct. 13-19, showed dominance across soccer viewership on U.S. TV with its broadcast of the Manchester City-Arsenal game, drawing nearly 1,000,000 average viewers.

The remaining four teams – North Carolina Courage, OL Reign, Orlando Pride and Utah Royals – are set to close NWSL Fall Series play on Saturday, Oct. 17, as the Courage seeks a third-place finish.

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.

NBC and NBCSN’s broadcasts of the English Premier League ruled U.S. TV soccer viewership from Tuesday, Sept. 22, through Monday, Sept. 28, averaging 411,000 viewers per game and a total of 2,468,000 viewers across six broadcasts.

TUDN is back on top of U.S. TV soccer viewership, while the NWSL keeps on gathering massive crowds per game even during the NWSL Fall Series, which is a slate of friendlies.

The NWSL is back on Saturday with more Fall Series action, including the long-awaited return of the Orlando Pride taking on 2019 NWSL champions North Carolina Courage.

NBC is back with a bang breaking the record for the most-watched game on an opening Premier League weekend in U.S. history.

The NWSL announced adjustments to this weekend’s matches of the Fall Series sue to air quality concerns in the Northwest region of the United States. Here is all you need to know about the changes and what to expect from the Sept. 12-15 games.

The NWSL released the schedule for all the 2020 fall series fixtures on Thursday.

The National Women’s Soccer League released the televised schedule for the first three weeks of the 2020 fall series on Tuesday.