Sources indicated on Saturday that Louisville City FC has come to terms with the NWSL for an expansion team, though the new team will not take the field until 2021. The formal announcement will likely take place early next week.



As reported by The Athletic in August, Louisville’s new soccer-specific stadium is a key part of the USL team’s pitch for expansion — plus the new NWSL entry will be the only first-division professional team in the city. While the league was actively pursuing an expansion team for next season to bring the total number to 10, co-owner Mike Mountjoy told the Louisville Courier Journal in August that the turnaround was too tight for Louisville City.



The NWSL may, in fact, have found their team for 2020, though.



On October 17th, Dan Lauletta of Equalizer Soccer reported that Sacramento is the leading candidate for expansion in 2020. The city is hosting a “major soccer announcement” on Monday, known to be news...