Soccer star Marta is on the brink of an NWSL title: "Magic moment for me"

After a near-perfect season – they only lost two games and won the NWSL Shield title – the Orlando Pride finished at the top of the table and will play for the championship on Saturday.

Marta's magic helped get the Pride to Saturday's NWSL title game against the Washington Spirit

A goal by Marta helped propel the Orlando Pride into Saturday’s National Women’s Soccer League championship game against the Washington Spirit

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Marta: NWSL final is biggest game of my career

Orlando Pride forward Marta has played in a World Cup final and three Olympic gold-medal matches but said no game ranks higher for her than Saturday's NWSL Championship.

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Marta nets stellar goal, sends Pride to NWSL final

The Orlando Pride advanced to their first NWSL championship with a 3-2 victory over the Kansas City Current in Sunday's semifinal at Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando.

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Marta's stunning late goal ensured that the two best teams -- potentially in NWSL history -- will square off.

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Will Marta write new chapter in NWSL final after season of broken records?

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How NWSL fans are building a movement for women's soccer

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Rodman looks to cap golden year with NWSL title

Washington Spirit forward Trinity Rodman said Thursday that a new team-first mentality has been a major factor in her development as she looks to cap a memorable year with another National Women's ...

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NWSL Playoffs: Orlando Pride's Barbra Banda, Marta lead favorites and eye history

Shield winners look like the team to beat in the postseason as the club eyes its first NWSL Championship

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How the legendary Marta inspires NWSL players while searching for an elusive championship with Orlando Pride

Marta: "I don't know if I'm going to be here next year, but I'm already so happy with what I have given to the club and the players"

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Georgia’s Football Team Was on the Brink. Now, It’s a Title Contender Again.

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Magic star Paolo Banchero has been diagnosed with a torn right oblique and is sidelined indefinitely, the team announced.

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Fans in Shohei Ohtani's Japanese hometown watch Dodgers reach brink of World Series title

Hundreds of fans filed into a public viewing center in Shohei Ohtani’s hometown in northern Japan on Tuesday morning to cheer the country’s top celebrity in Game 3 of the World Series

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Historic season of U.S. women's soccer to culminate in epic title showdown

A historic season of women's soccer is culminating in an epic title showdown. The Washington Spirit will square off with the Orlando Pride in the National Women's Soccer League championship.

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Video captures moment soccer player killed by lightning strike

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NWSL Playoffs: Temwa Chawinga and Barbra Banda help league go global, stay competitive in women's soccer

Chawinga and Banda scored 20 and 13 goals, respectively, in the 2024 NWSL regular season

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NWSL Championship: How Washington Spirit owner Michele Kang carved her path as the first women's soccer mogul

Kang has a chance to lift the championship trophy as her Washington Spirit play in the NWSL Championship on Saturday

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Caitlin Clark joins NWSL ownership group bidding to bring soccer team to Cincinnati

Caitlin Clark has joined an ownership group looking to bring the 16th National Women's Soccer League team to Cincinnati, Ohio.

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NWSL final is set with a one vs. two matchup as Orlando Pride and Washington Spirit to battle it out for title

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It's the top two teams in the league squaring off for the title on CBS

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Paolo Banchero scored a career-high 50 points, and the Orlando Magic beat the Indiana Pacers 119-115

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Magic star Paolo Banchero out indefinitely with torn oblique

Banchero posted his first 50-point game on Monday.

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Orlando Magic star Paolo Banchero has a torn right oblique

Orlando Magic star Paolo Banchero has a torn right oblique, the team said Thursday night after he had further testing in Cleveland

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