After months of low season planning, new training hiring, new signings and pre -season preparation weeks, the regular NWSL 2025 season is finally here, and it is time to predict how everything will be shake.
Like the past seasons, 2025 is prepared to be full of surprises that will make the projections for the season difficult to do. While Orlando Pride and Washington Spirit hope to continue last year’s impulse for another campaign, the Houston Dash aims to interrupt things after an ambitious reconstruction during the winter. He prepares for another competitive year at the NWSL after a low season of change.
Here is a look at the perspective of the CBS sports team in the 2025 NWSL season.
Attacking the third selections for NWSL
Editorial Celections for NWSL
Rookie of the year
Sandra Herrera: Brooklyn Courrall (courage) – The defender comes from a successful university career in which she helped USC to the NCAA tournaments and Big Ten titles. She has international experience with Canada and with the change between the roles of the center of the left and the right. It could have the task of a positional change in fullback if the coaching staff wants to adjust the background and its adaptability could mean the rookie honors of the year.
PARDEEP CATTRY: Trinity Armstrong (Wave) – Defenders are not usually the most important for the end of the year prizes like this, but Trinity Armstrong is someone who is willing to take large swings. The 17 -year -old left UNC after her first year for professional ranks, joining a San Diego Wave team that said goodbye to Naomi Girma after obtaining $ 1.1 million for her Chelsea services. It is not an easy situation for Armstrong Enter and chief coach Jonas Eidevall can be patient with her, but if the defender can start running, it could be a contender for this award.
Chuck Booth: Brooklyn Courtnall (NC Courange) – Upon entering the League, it is important to consider the situation in which a player gets, and if he is one in which he will not only have play time, but the team is strong enough to be a significant moment. Courtnall verifies those boxes that go to courage and she also has international experience with Canada, which will help the NWSL transition to be easier.
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Sandra Herrera
Coach of the year
Herrera: JOnatan Giraldez (Spirit) – The former Barcelona coach has a full season in front of him to work with the team and already has a title with the 2025 challenge Cup. His group rivaled Orlando’s pride for 2024 NWSL Shield and knocked them down on penalties in the Challenge Cup, and now Giraldez and his group of second -year players and international professionals can run the table.
Cattry: Jonatan Giraldez (Spirit) – Jonatan Giraldez led as a fish to water in the NWSL despite losing the first half of the season in 2024, so he expects 2025 to offer a showcase of his complete talents as a chief coach. It is definitely the favorite for this award and if your previous experiences have something to happen, it is a assumption as good as any other for this award.
Position: Jonathan Giraldez (Spirit) – We are unanimous in the coach of the year, but that should not be a surprise after what Giraldez could do with the spirit in just half season. It is exciting to wait for your first full season in charge and with the spirit in the race for multiple hardware pieces this season if you can meet the high expectations in front of them, look.
MVP
Herrera: Temwa Chawinga (current) – It was a problem for defenses throughout the League in 2024 and will continue to be in 2025 with new additions and players that return to the current. With more attack options for the team, it could mean more unpredictability, more goals and more MVP caliber game.
Cattry: Barbra Banda (Pride) – Like Chawinga, Barbra Banda quickly settled on the NWSL and emerged as one of the best 2024 artists, so there is no reason to suggest that he will not find a way to join another strong work season. It will probably be a closely answered career for MVP again this year, but things could lean towards their way while continuing to make a case for itself as one of the best scorers in the game.
Position: Barbra Banda (Pride) – I am not sure if there is a photo that band can’t do. She is automatic for pride. Given every opportunity to lead the team and surrounded by even more talent this season after reaching the league and lifting the NWSL championship, even repeating what Banda did could lead to MVP’s honors. When the stage is ready for her to do better than a season in which she already scored 13 goals and helped six more, we could see video game numbers this season.
NWSL champions
Herrera: Kanas City current – Last year, Kansas City was eliminated in the semifinals round for Orlando’s pride, and this time they will have the blocked memory chip to push them on the line. Like last season, they will have to handle their goal, which could mean hypo on the way, so there is no shield for them. However, the playoffs are where anything can happen, and showed that they can move forward, if the group remains healthy, they will lift the championship.
Cattry: Washington Spirit – Washington’s spirit may have fallen short in the search to win the NWSL shield and the championship last season, but it was not for much. Not only will they be motivated by these losses, but have built one of the most exciting lists in the NWSL, including a star in Trinity Rodman, ascent talents such as Croix Bethune and Hal Hershfelt and exciting players like Leicy Santos and Rebeca Bernal. Winning trophies is clearly the main priority of the spirit and with one already to his credit with the Challenge Cup, more could be in the store.
Position: Washington Spirit – After falling short in the NWSL championship last season, the spirit will run the table again and capture its second NWSL championship since 2020. You can run to the final with Croix Betune spembling last season, the spirit will have a dynamic presence in the center of the park to go with Trinity Rodman establishing itself as one of the main stars in the league. This is a team that can win in different ways and will be shown in the course of the campaign.
