"First and foremost, we need to have an ownership group that shows an interest and commitment to bringing a women's professional team to Philadelphia," said Amanda Duffy, the NWSL's managing director of operations (and effectively its commissioner). "There's been teams in this city in the past and they received a lot of support, so that would be encouraging for us to engage in a conversation to look at this market. But it starts with making sure that there's a viable ownership that's showing interest in bringing a team here."