NWSL, USL to face off in new $1.7M women's cup single-elimination tournament

U.S. Soccer announced on Wednesday that it will launch a new cup competition between the NWSL and the USL Super League, with the winner receiving a berth to the Concacaf W Champions Cup. The competition will be called the Arthur M. Blank Crest Cup and it will feature a prize pool of over $1.7 million. ESPN first reported the prospect of the competition in May. Sources told ESPN then and again recently that the competition is expected to launch in 2028. U.S. Soccer did not confirm a start date in Wednesday's announcement.