Five things we learned from the NWSL's opening weekend

Key takeaways from the first round of games in the 2025 NWSL season

Barbra Banda holds up the Orlando Pride chain after earning player of the match honours in the new season kick-off | Credit: Orlando Pride

Banda, same as she ever was

Back like she never left, Barbra Banda was extraordinarily smooth and up to speed on Orlando’s first match of the NWSL regular season, a 6-0 thrashing of the Chicago Stars (the biggest-ever…