NEW YORK \/ SAN JOSE, Calif. (August 26, 2026) \u2013\u00a0Women\u2019s soccer fans will be able to catch exclusive\u00a0National Women\u2019s Soccer League (NWSL) matches live on the Roku Sports Channel, starting August 30.\u00a0The Roku Sports Channel will be the exclusive streaming home of eight Sunday Night matches during the\u00a0remainder of the 2026 campaign\u2014including the Orlando Pride\u2019s\u00a0home match against\u00a0the Houston Dash on September 6\u2014followed by an expanded package of 25 Sunday Night matches in 2027,\u00a0giving fans a consistent, free destination to watch NWSL action throughout the season. \u00a0<\/p>\n
The Roku Sports Channel is available for free through The Roku Channel (no subscription\u00a0required). The\u00a0Roku Channel is available on Roku devices and TVs, TheRokuChannel.com, iOS and Android devices,\u00a0Amazon Fire TV, Samsung TVs, Google TVs, and other Android TV OS devices.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fans can visit NWSLSoccer.com for the complete, updated 2026 broadcast schedule and information on\u00a0where to watch every NWSL match for the\u00a0remainder\u00a0of the season.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe’re thrilled to be elevating our partnership with NWSL to include this exclusive package of Sunday\u00a0Night matches, leading into and during what will be a watershed year for women’s soccer,” said Joe\u00a0Franzetta, Head of Sports at Roku.\u00a0\u201cAs sports fandom is continuing to grow alongside streaming access\u00a0to sports, our audience reach will bring the NWSL matches to more than half of U.S. streaming\u00a0households and deepen our commitment to highlighting women’s sports.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Roku Sports Channel will launch the first match of the partnership with NWSL on August 30 with\u00a0Seattle Reign FC vs. the Houston Dash. In 2026, the matches will air through Oct. 25, culminating with a\u00a0match between San Diego Wave FC and Boston Legacy FC. Roku will also air a Sunday Night match every\u00a0week of the 2027 season, on a to-be-announced schedule.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAs we continue to grow the NWSL\u2019s audience, we\u2019re focused on making it as easy as possible for fans to\u00a0find and watch our matches wherever they are,\u201d said NWSL Chief Marketing Officer Rachel Epstein.\u00a0\u201cRoku\u2019s tremendous scale and accessibility make them an exciting partner as we bring more NWSL\u00a0matches to more viewers and continue building consistent destinations for fans to engage with our\u00a0league.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
In 2025, Roku announced an NWSL Zone in their Sports experience that showcases live and upcoming\u00a0matches from the premier professional women\u2019s soccer league, together with clips and highlights from\u00a0every league match, creating a space for fans to easily watch live matches for free or purchase through\u00a0the dedicated, centralized zone on the Roku platform. This\u00a0expanded partnership reflects a shared focus\u00a0on making women\u2019s soccer more accessible and discoverable for fans while complementing Roku\u2019s\u00a0broader investment in women\u2019s sports storytelling, including the \u201cGamechangers\u201d documentary series.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Part of what makes Roku so effective at driving discovery and engagement for their partners is their\u00a0focus on simplifying the experience for the viewer\u2019s needs first. Roku was the\u00a0top platform\u00a0in the United\u00a0States for streaming the World Cup\u00ae according to Nielsen. In North America, Roku\u2019s Sports Zones saw\u00a0a 122% increase in streaming hours and 80% growth in unique visitors year-over-year in Q2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEW YORK \/ SAN JOSE, Calif. (August 26, 2026) \u2013\u00a0Women\u2019s soccer fans will be able to catch exclusive\u00a0National…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":381749,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[115,139,141,140,3968],"class_list":["post-381748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-news","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news","tag-orlando-pride"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=381748"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381748\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/381749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=381748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=381748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=381748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}