Utah Royals get potentially easier path as NWSL updates Challenge Cup schedule

With the Orlando Pride no longer participating in the National Women’s Soccer League Challenge Cup due to a COVID-19 outbreak among the team, the tournament’s schedule had to be augmented. The new schedule, released Tuesday, might actually help the host team Utah Royals FC.The Royals will still begin the tournament on June 30, but it won’t be against the Washington Spirit, who Utah drew as the league revealed the first matchups for the preliminary rounds. Instead, the Royals wi