Pumpkin spice lattes and crisp evening temperatures can only mean one thing for American soccer die-hards: It's nearly awards season.
The NWSL is down to the homestretch with only six rounds of play left in the regular season. As teams jockey for playoff positioning, the race for the Most Valuable Player award has narrowed. So, the fourth and penultimate edition of ESPN's NWSL MVP Tracker is a shorter list, too.
We named a 15-player short list in each of the first three editions of this tracker, but this time we've cut that down to 10. Realistically, this probably is a two-player race, and there are typically five finalists, but there is still time for other players to surge up the rankings with a late-season push.
Here is a closer look at the 10 MVP candidates for the final stretch of the NWSL season.
Story by Jeff Kassouf
https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/41306465/nwsl-2024-mvp-tracker-best-players-rodman-catch-banda-chawinga
