The Orlando Pride are the 2024 NWSL champions, as a resilient defensive display made one piece of Barbra Banda magic hold up in Saturday night's 1-0 win over the Washington Spirit. It wasn't how the Pride planned it, with the Spirit peppering the Orlando ...

Barbra Banda scored the only goal of Orlando's win in the 37th minute. Marta, one of women's soccer's all-time greats, has played for the Pride since 2017.

The Orlando Pride are NWSL champions for the first time after beating the Washington Spirit, 1–0, in Saturday's final at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City. It is the second trophy in the Florida club's history after winning the 2024 Shield for finishing top of the regular season standings.