Link: https://www.theixsports.com/the-ix-soccer/the-return-of-the-nwsl-to-boston-legacy-fc-kick-off-season-opener-to-30207-fans/

A crowd of over 30,000 fans, New Kids on the Block and a competitive match. The Legacy FC kicked off their season against Gotham FC.

I’m still calling them the Breakers and you can’t stop me:

A record-setting 30,207 fans, which included City of Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, gathered inside Gillette Stadium to witness the return of professional women’s soccer to Boston for the first time since the Boston Breakers folded in 2018. While the iconic sports stadium is technically in the town of Foxborough, the moment was a true homecoming for Beantown’s newest NWSL club, the Boston Legacy FC, who kicked off their first match of the 2026 season against the league’s reigning champs, Gotham FC.