FOXBOROUGH, MA – Years after the last professional women’s soccer game graced Massachusetts, Boston Legacy FC is set to kick off its inaugural season today at Gillette Stadium against Gotham FC, prompting a collective, faint memory in the minds of sports enthusiasts that women’s sports are, in fact, a thing.

Team officials expressed relief that the stadium was successfully booked for the event, noting that securing a slot between monster truck rallies and corporate team-building exercises proved challenging. “We’re just thrilled to be here, reminding everyone that women can also run, kick, and occasionally score goals,” stated Legacy FC spokesperson Brenda Walsh, adjusting her headset. “It’s a groundbreaking concept, we know, but we’re committed to seeing if it sticks this time.”

Local fan Mortimer P. Gribble, 67, echoed the sentiment, albeit with some confusion. “Women play soccer? Like, professionally? I thought that was just for the Olympics, or when my granddaughter’s team needs a coach,” he mused, flipping through a program featuring male athletes. “Well, good for them, I suppose. As long as it doesn’t interfere with the Patriots’ schedule.”

Analysts suggest the league’s success hinges on whether the general public can sustain interest in athletic competition that doesn't involve multi-million dollar contracts being thrown at men who then complain about the turf. “It’s a bold experiment,” noted Dr. Eleanor Vance, a professor of Sociological Sports Neglect at Northeastern University. “We’re asking people to invest emotionally in a sport where the primary drama isn’t about salary disputes or off-field scandals, but rather, you know, the actual game.”

Boston Legacy FC hopes to prove that the market for watching women play sports is not, in fact, a niche interest reserved solely for leap years or viral social media moments.