Non-televised NWSL games will be streamed on Yahoo Sports during the '19 seasonGETTY IMAGES
The NWSL has been "without a commissioner since Jeff Plush stepped down" in March '17, and the league "doesn't appear to have made much progress" in the search for a new one, according to Jamie Goldberg of the Portland OREGONIAN. NWSL Managing Dir Amanda Duffy, who has been the public face of the league since Plush's departure, said that the league "remains committed to filling the commissioner role, but admitted that no candidates had been interviewed for the position." The inner workings of the NWSL have "remained a bit of a mystery to fans and the media." For example, it was "not immediately clear to public whose job it was to make the final decision to move a playoff game between the North Carolina Courage and Chicago Red Stars to Portland in September due to Hurricane Florence." Despite the continued absence of a commissioner, Duffy said that the league was already "turning its attention to its preparations" for the '19 season. Duffy also said that the NWSL will have a "new streaming platform" in '19. Non-televised games will be "streamed on Yahoo! Sports" during '19. International fans will continue to be able to "stream games on the league's website." The streams will "continue to be produced by Vista." The NWSL will also "continue to have a Lifetime Game of the Week on national television" (Portland OREGONIAN, 10/4).
