As the last embers of a chaotic-even-by-NWSL-standards offseason fade, our 2026 season preview series rises from the ashes left behind by league commish Jessica Berman burning the last shreds of her dignity in the flames of open war with the NWSLPA. Who's to say whether Berman's approval rating or that lede is in worse shape. I'm rusty too! Anyhow, after an offseason that included NWSL agents appearing on Good Morning America, multiple devastated fanbases, far too many emoji