Fans of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) team the North Carolina Courage toast beers aboard a shuttle bus en route to the team's championship match against the Chicago Red Stars, in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. October 27, 2019. REUTERS/Amy Tennery
CARY, North Carolina (Reuters) - North Carolina's drum-beating, flag-waving NWSL fans became the first to watch their team claim a championship on their home turf on Sunday, as the city aimed to build on its reputation as a soccer hotbed.
The 10,000 capacity stadium is far smaller than last year's National Women's Soccer League championship venue, Portland's Providence Park, which had more than 20,000 attendees for the match between its hometown Thorns and the Courage.
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