Overview

• Commissioner Jessica Berman said she intends to remain in her role as her four-year deal nears its end, though no renewal timeline was given.
• Berman made the call to abandon Seattle–Louisville after Savannah DeMelo’s on-field medical emergency, and DeMelo was reported stable and alert at a Seattle hospital.
• The league now uses a streamlined decision-making tree for medical incidents, a change informed by May’s Savy King case that initially resumed play.
• Expansion will be handled on a rolling basis with more than a dozen interested groups, and Boston Legacy FC and Denver Summit FC will bring the league to 16 teams in 2026.
• Questions over roster competitiveness grew after Alyssa Thompson’s transfer to Chelsea; Berman defended the league’s overall value proposition as the salary cap rises toward $5.1 million by 2030.