How It Was Named | NWSL Teams

Music by Evan Schaeffer, / evanschaeffer
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The NWSL is still a relatively new sports league in the United States. In this video I look at how every team got its name and logo, dive into the history behind both, and look at how the logos and names have changed through the years.
I hope you enjoy! I truly think that the NWSL has some of the best name and logo designs of any soccer league!
#NWSL #Soccer #Sports #History #Football #Futbol
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 NWSL Intro
0:53 New York/New Jersey Gotham FC
2:19 Western New York Flash
3:08 Chicago Red Stars
6:03 Boston Breakers
6:57 Washington Spirit
8:06 FC Kansas City
8:34 OL Reign
10:55 Portland Thorns
11:55 Houston Dash
13:26 Orlando Pride
14:10 North Carolina Courage
15:10 Utah Royals FC
16:22 Kansas City Current
18:10 Racing Louisville FC
19:08 Angel City FC
19:48 San Diego Wave FC
21:07 Outro

[@kenbrown2927]

Thank you so much for this video!! It's so important to highlight women's leagues too!! I'd been following the WPS during its heyday, the transition, to messy ownership, to teams folding, the NWSL, and I plan to keep supporting this league!! Whatever challenges may come!! Go Dash!!⚽️🧡

[@JustinLearnsThings]

That’s awesome! Thanks so much and couldn’t agree more! Hope to do the WNBA soon too!

[@martincruz8319]

​@@JustinLearnsThings I'm looking forward to seeing the WNBA video when it happens. Go Liberty! 🎉

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

There was a USFL team called the Boston Breakers with a similar logo. Formed in 1983 they moved to New Orleans in 84 & Portland Oregon in 85. They went defunct in 86 along with the rest of the United States Football League.

[@landryharrell7]

I've been an NWSL fan for years now, and so many of these details I never would have picked up on! great content

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Thank you for watching it! The NWSL has some of my favorite designs!

[@lovefoolish2019]

Love the vid! Ive been a fan of the nwsl for quite a few years but i never knew the history behind any of the names, the chicago name contenders were quite shocking to learn about!!

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Haha yeah those are pretty fun! Thanks for watching!

[@VibrateGirl101]

Yes! This is the video I requested! Thank you so much, Justin! It's awesomely well done!

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Awesome! Glad you liked it!!

[@Boredoutofmywits]

@VibrateGirl101 do you still wear a mask in 2023?

[@VibrateGirl101]

​@@Boredoutofmywitsno.

[@DavidBaruffi]

You should do one of these on the WNBA teams soon. I'd like to watch that.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Definitely on the list! Thanks for watching!

[@silentqueue2344]

Don't forget that a depiction of Delicate Arch in Arches National Park is included in the Utah Royals FC logo, presumably to highlight the natural beauty of the state.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Oh wow I feel blind now! Can’t believe I missed that! That’s awesome! Thanks for pointing that out!

[@Ayastie]

Why are these videos so entertaining? Wished my state had a team I just can't get into a team. btw: Lyonnais is pronounced like Leon aye

[@JustinLearnsThings]

That makes sense! Thank you! And thanks for watching! Yeah I hope that they expand the NWSL more soon!

[@Moonbeam143]

It's always great learning about sports history.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Thanks for checking it out, glad you liked it!

[@kami_villarreal]

Very very good video!! Thanks for made! Can I dream with a video about the PHF teams?

[@JustinLearnsThings]

I’ll add it to my list!!

[@28lando.]

that san diego logo is amazing

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Agreed! It really turned out awesome!

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

Well yes it looks amazing but to an person not from the area they may just think it's a logo for SD tourism or even the city seal. The should of added a ⚽️. Now I know it's no longer the 90s but if you're not going to put FC or SC on the logo you have to put something to show it's a sports team.

[@diegokiwi1854]

you should do the Major League Rugby team names too

[@exodus_studios]

Really hope you do a video of Liga MX, they're my favorite League out there! Maybe even some European Clubs?

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Absolutely something I want to do! I have to figure out the structure to handle the lower leagues/relegation etc… like in England I could make a video on something like a couple hundred teams, going all the way down 😅 so I’ve got to figure out the structure there that makes the most sense!!

[@TheManny717]

We have an update regarding the Utah Royals Football Club: _They are coming back for the 2024 NWSL Campaign!_ Therefore, you will have to update this video. Can’t wait for that. No pressure.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Definitely! I will have to make an update for the video!

[@TheManny717]

@@JustinLearnsThings - Excellent, and add the Bay Area to the mix…once their moniker is revealed. Gotta let it marinate until then.

[@jariemonah]

There are a lot more new crests/logos this year. New teams as well. Washington Spirit might possibly have their rebrand logo revealed soon.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

I’ll have to look at that for this year!

[@kotaowens6978]

So many good logos in this league! Go Current!

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Yeah the NWSL Logo designs are probably on the whole my favorite! Almost all of them really good!

[@TheFederalExpressFan]

Nice

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Thanks for checking it out! 🙌

[@alexmorales1419]

You should do How it was named | AHL and How it was named | ECHL

[@JustinLearnsThings]

I’ll add it to the list!! Thanks for the suggestion!

[@JonathanMerlinSymmank]

Nice! Can you do esports, like the Overwatch League and the Call of Duty League?

[@JustinLearnsThings]

I’ll put it on the list! That one would really stretch me, I’ll be starting from zero!!

[@redsoxgalhangout6113]

Great job I don't like soccer but enjoyed the video

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

[@nathanellis622]

Great Video! But man…as a Kentuckian…your pronunciation of Louisville hurt me😂😂

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Haha 😂 thanks for watching!

[@DanielMothers]

That's not how you say it?

[@nathanellis622]

@@DanielMothers it’s more “Lou-a-vule” if that makes sense. It’s just an immediate tell tell sign you aren’t from KY😂

[@RJsModernLife]

Would be cool to get a USL championship video

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Yeah definitely! I’ll put it on the list! 🙌

[@295g295]

1:34 - TAMMY MURPHY, wife of Phil Murphy (D) , Governor of New Jersey

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Oh wow I didn’t realize that who the team chairperson was!

[@zacharyjeffares8158]

Vancouver was approved to get a team for the NWSL this year, don’t know what they’re going to be called

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Nice! Vancouver will be a great addition! I’ll have to make a follow up for the team when they join!

[@omargj1]

For next year the 2 teams that will be joining are a new team in San Francisco Bay area, and the rebuilt of Utah Royals, so if Vancouver may get a team probably may be for the 2026 season along a new team in Boston

[@presseagainidareyou4704]

I don’t know if someone’s already pointed this out or not, but you seem to have missed that Chicago’s name is a double meaning. They are indeed named after the Red Stars of the Chicago flag, but ALSO the name of Serbia’s top sports club, Crvena Zvezda (The Red Stars) soccer and basketball clubs. Similar to other homages like Sporting Kansas City, and many in US minor leagues. I hope this is helpful info

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Yeah that's a good connection! I remember when Marco Grujic signed with liverpool from Red Star Belgrade! I think there are a handful of Red Stars in some other leagues as well!

[@presseagainidareyou4704]

@@JustinLearnsThings I think that last part is true, many countries from the former eastern block name their clubs in similar ways, common ones are Partisans, Dynamo, and naming after worker’s clubs like Locomotive, electric, miners, ETC

[@JustinLearnsThings]

@@presseagainidareyou4704 Yeah that'd probably a pretty good video in itself, all the different world naming conventions!

[@Boredoutofmywits]

Crvena Zvezda was an name chosen to reflect the club comminent with communism (Other suggested names were"Proleter", "Stalin" and "Lenin"), as it was foounded just after the communist Secretary of Sports signed the decree dissolving formally all pre-war clubs on the territory of Socialist Republic of Serbia. So it does fit Chicago. Stranger is seeng the male team calledHouston Dynamo...

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

There's also Red Star F.C. in Paris but the team was orginaly named after a ship & had nothing to do with Communism. Because of the name most of thier fans are far leftist.

[@gabrielmayorga6972]

utah royals is back

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Going to have to make an update for the video!

[@jariemonah]

The Statue of Liberty is technically in NJ waters, just like the stadium, so yeah

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Interestingly Liberty island is an exclave of New York surrounded by New Jersey waters! I think CGP Grey did a video on it a few years back!

[@gordonkennedy8243]

How about Canadian premier league and cfl

[@JustinLearnsThings]

On the list eventually!

[@28lando.]

there are so many lioness logos. i wish more teams picked a different animal lmao.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Yeah! I really like the old WUSA courage logo! That thing was pretty great!

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

I don't care who owns them. Get rid of OL & the image of a MALE lion representing a FEMALE team.

[@omargj1]

@@TheMrPeteChannel Fortunately it seems OL Groupe put OL Reign for sale, so hopefully the new owners remove that stupid logo that while may be good for a men's team is idiotic for a women's team, some people had comented that logo looks like a lion eating a pringles.

[@akummo_was_not_here]

idk why lyonnais is pronounced leon aye

[@tobybecker]

because it’s a french word?

[@akummo_was_not_here]

Lol

[@JustinLearnsThings]

Yeah I had a feeling I was kind of butchering it! Thanks for putting the correct pronunciation!

[@alexanderarnold89]

Not everything is shown here. And nothing was shown about any commerce and other things... This was very bad quality.

[@JustinLearnsThings]

I always hate when videos fail to show commerce? 🤷‍♂️