Someone will hoist the trophy this afternoon as the champions of the NWSL Challenge Cup are crowned The Challenge Cup is the season opener for the top league in US women's soccer, and will feature the Portland Thorns and NJ/NY Gotham

The Thorns are the strongest team in the West, having gone undefeated through the tournament's group stage Becky Sauerbrunn, Lindsey Horan, and Crystal Dunn are familiar faces in the Thorns if you follow the US Women's National Team The Thorns have won two NWSL titles, but are looking for their first Challenge Cup

Just making it to the Challenge Cup final would be a big step for NJ/NY Gotham, which changed its club name from Sky Blue FC in the off-season to emphasize its proximity to New York Gotham has been in the doldrums for the past few years, but with a move to a better stadium and talent such as Carli Lloyd, Allie Long, and McCall Zerboni, they are beginning to turn things around

The Portland Thorns vs NJ/NY Gotham Challenge Cup final is expected to be a hard-fought battle as both teams look to start the upcoming NWSL season with a win Click here for information on how to watch the final

If you are not in a market where the Challenge Cup is available, you can enjoy live sports coverage by using a virtual private network, or VPN; with a VPN, you can find live streams of any sporting event worldwide

We tested many different services to find the best VPN overall and our choice is ExpressVPN It offers a good balance of performance and customer support, and a lower price by signing up for an annual subscription

CBS is showing the Challenge Cup Finals live on Saturday The Portland Thorns vs NJ/NY Gotham final can be streamed on the CBS Sports website

If you have given up cable TV, there is another option In this case, it's Paramount Plus This streaming service will also be the primary venue for streaming NWSL regular season matches beginning this month

Paramount Plus is fairly affordable at $695/month, but its library is limited to CBS and Viacom programming; if you want to enjoy a wider selection of content along with NWSL soccer, you can try FuboTV, which includes CBS among its 100+ channels TV, which costs $65 per month This service costs $65/month, though

Elsewhere, you can stream the Challenge Cup final between the Portland Thorns and NJ/NY Gotham on Twitch; streaming is free on Twitch, and the NWSL has a channel there and will probably stream the match during the next regular season They will be streaming