Hailey Sutton and Lisa Carlin on CBS Sports Golazo as Pachuca face NJ/NY Gotham in W Champions Cup third-place clash

Match date: 23 May 2026

Pachuca and NJ/NY Gotham meet on Saturday, 23 May 2026 in the CONCACAF W Champions Cup third-place match, with kick-off set for 23:00 UK time. For viewers in the United States, the game is available on CBS Sports Golazo Network and Paramount+ USA, while an international selection of broadcasters and digital platforms, including CONCACAF GO, Disney+ in selected territories, OneSoccer and YouTube: CONCACAF, are also carrying coverage depending on region. As ever with a major Concacaf fixture, rights vary by territory, so fans should check local listings before kick-off.

The CBS Sports presentation features Hailey Sutton as presenter, with Lisa Carlin providing punditry. Sutton has become a familiar face across American football coverage, especially on the growing CBS Sports Golazo Network, where her calm on-air style and sharp hosting work have helped establish her as one of the network’s most recognisable presenters. Carlin, meanwhile, has built a strong reputation in women’s football coverage as both a broadcaster and analyst. Under her maiden name Lisa Roman, she has appeared on multiple US football platforms and is known for bringing a detailed, player-focused perspective to discussions of the women’s game.

Commentary on the CBS Sports broadcast comes via the world feed, with Nicholas Waley leading the coverage. World feed commentary is a key part of modern international football broadcasting, giving audiences around the world a single high-quality production on which local broadcasters can build their own output. Waley’s role ensures the match is presented with consistency and clarity, particularly important in a tournament that continues to expand its profile across the Concacaf region and beyond.

For viewers outside the United States, the same world feed is also being used by a range of other services, including the competition’s own digital platform and various Disney and ESPN outlets in the Americas. That broad distribution underlines how significantly women’s club football has grown in the region, with the W Champions Cup now acting as a showcase for clubs from North and Central America and the Caribbean. The match is part of the tournament’s centralised finals stage, staged at Estadio Hidalgo in Pachuca, home of CF Pachuca Femenil.

Although this is a third-place playoff rather than the final, there is still plenty at stake. For Pachuca, playing on home soil offers a chance to finish the competition with pride in front of their own supporters. For Gotham, the trip south is another opportunity to underline the strength of the NWSL side against elite Mexican opposition. Both clubs have helped raise the standard of the tournament, and a strong performance here will matter, even without silverware on the line.

The competition itself has been a useful barometer of progress for women’s football across Concacaf. Clubs from MLS-linked markets, the NWSL and Liga MX Femenil are now competing more regularly in meaningful cross-border fixtures, and the increased visibility on networks such as CBS Sports Golazo Network and Paramount+ has helped bring the tournament to a wider audience. For British viewers following along, the key point is that this is one of those matches where the broadcast environment matters almost as much as the football: multiple rights holders, different territories, and a familiar world-feed production keeping everything connected.

Coverage on CBS Sports Golazo Network also continues the channel’s push to become a genuine home for international football content in the US. The platform has developed a reputation for accessible, modern coverage, and the pairing of Hailey Sutton and Lisa Carlin offers a strong blend of presentation and analysis. Sutton keeps the broadcast moving, while Carlin’s background in the game adds depth, especially when discussing tactical trends, individual performances and the development of women’s club football in North America.

If you want more on the tournament itself, the official Concacaf competition hub is available here. With the final already decided elsewhere in the competition schedule, this meeting between Pachuca and NJ/NY Gotham is a chance for both sides to end the campaign on a high, and for viewers to enjoy a well-produced broadcast led by familiar names on CBS Sports Golazo Network and the world feed.

Article generated: 24 May 2026, 23:01 GMT