The US women’s soccer team won the Women’s World Cup in emphatic fashion yesterday, scoring four goals in under 20 minutes en route to a 5-2 win over Japan in Vancouver. But just because the World Cup is over doesn’t mean you have to wait another four years for France to watch the best women players in the world.
Here is Quartz’s brief guide to the best of women’s pro soccer around the world.
National Women’s Soccer League
Fans of the US national team must look no further than the NWSL to watch their star players. The NWSL is the top women’s league in the US and home to all of the stars of the national team.
The successor to the Women’s Professional Soccer league, which folded in 2012, the NWSL features eight teams across the country. Carli Lloyd, who propelled the US to victory yesterday with a hat-trick in less than 16 minutes, plays for the Houston Dash and striker Alex Morgan plays for the Portland Thorns, which boasts the highest average attendance of any team with almost 14,000 at its matches.
Luckily, almost all the games are broadcast for free on YouTube, making it both simple and cheap to catch your favorite players in action. The season began in April and will continue through September, when the play-offs begin.
Women’s Super League
The WSL is the top league for female soccer players in England. The league is home to eight teams in the top division and 10 in the second division. You’ll find many of the players from England’s national team, which took third place in the World Cup after beating Germany.
It also features many of the best players from other teams in the World Cup—for example, Chelsea Ladies’ has players from South Korea and Sweden. Liverpool Ladies features Asisat Oshoala of Nigeria.
The WSL took a break for the Women’s World Cup but restarts on July 12. Many of the matches are broadcast on the BBC in the UK.
Women’s Champions League
If you loved the intensity and excitement of the World Cup, then Europe’s Women’s Champions League is your best bet for enjoyable high-stakes soccer.
Held annually in parallel with the men’s Champions League, it pits the best club teams from around Europe against each other in a tournament format very similar to the World Cup. The qualifying round for the 2016 Women’s Champions League kicks off in eight countries around Europe on August 11.