Gotham FC Aim to Defend NWSL Title as Playoffs Begin
Shield-winning Gotham FC enter the NWSL playoffs as favorites, seeking to defend their championship against a competitive field of eight quarterfinalists.
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The story so far
3 publishers have covered this in 6 articles since 5 Nov 2026. SI Feed published first, on 5 November at 13:00 UTC; CBS Sports Headlines followed 7h 26m later. The most recent article, from CBS Sports Headlines, appeared on 6 November at 17:38 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: The Guardian US (major outlet), SI Feed, CBS Sports Headlines.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- SI FeedNWSL Playoffs Power Rankings: Who Are the Favorites in a Wide-Open Championship?
- CBS Sports HeadlinesRanking the NWSL quarterfinalists: Gotham FC shield winners, but are they the most powerful postseason team?
- The Guardian SportNWSL playoff predictions: who can spoil Gotham’s bid for the double?
- The Guardian USHow Gotham FC re-tooled for another NWSL title run – this time as favorites
- CBS Sports HeadlinesFooty Fix: NWSL playoffs begin as eight quarterfinalists fight for the tite
- CBS Sports Headlines2026 NWSL Playoffs: Prediction, bracket and schedule as experts make their picks
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- How Gotham FC re-tooled for another NWSL title run – this time as favorites The Guardian US ·
- NWSL playoff predictions: who can spoil Gotham’s bid for the double? The Guardian Sport ·
- 2026 NWSL Playoffs: Prediction, bracket and schedule as experts make their picks CBS Sports Headlines
- Footy Fix: NWSL playoffs begin as eight quarterfinalists fight for the tite CBS Sports Headlines
- Ranking the NWSL quarterfinalists: Gotham FC shield winners, but are they the most powerful postseason team? CBS Sports Headlines
- NWSL Playoffs Power Rankings: Who Are the Favorites in a Wide-Open Championship? SI Feed
In this story
- Gotham FC
- NWSL
- Yael Averbuch West