Boston's second professional women's soccer club, the
Boston Breakers, were founded in 2009, and competed in
Women's Professional Soccer,
Women's Premier Soccer League Elite, and the
National Women's Soccer League. The club folded in 2017 due to a limited fanbase, with reports generally blaming a lack of marketing. Boston Unity Soccer Partners put forward bids during the 2024 and 2026 rounds of
National Women's Soccer League expansion – ultimately winning the latter. The club originally unveiled their name as
BOS Nation FC in October 2024 – an
anagram of
Bostonian, and a play on
boss. Their branding was launched with a marketing campaign that sported the
tagline,
"there are too many balls in this town". While its intent was to highlight the patriarchal nature of
sports in Boston, it was criticized by the
LGBTQ community as
transphobic, and by others for focusing on male athletes as opposed to highlighting Boston's existing and preceding women's sports teams. Days after its branding launch, the club issued a public apology, and immediately discontinued the campaign. Criticism of the club's branding also led to a rebranding, which was unveiled as Boston Legacy FC in March 2025. The team's redesigned
crest was unveiled in June 2025, featuring an eight-feathered
swan representing the eight original NWSL teams. The design is also a nod to
Romeo and Juliet, two female
mute swans that previously resided in the
Boston Public Garden. The team will begin in the 2026 season, alongside
Denver Summit FC, which will bring the NWSL to a total of 16 teams. == Stadium ==