EXPECTED OWN GOALS: Emergency Pod -- The NWSL's Historic New Labor Agreement

American Soccer Analysis

The NWSL Players Association has just signed a new collective bargaining agreement, which may be one of the most historically significant labor deals in sports history. The elimination of the draft, universal guaranteed contracts and free agency, player consent for trades, and massive increases in minimum salaries without corresponding max salaries all give serious power to the players. What did that they have to give up to ownership, and what might that mean come 2028 when a new media rights deal is signed? Eric and Evan unpack what we know so far about this seismic moment in women’s sports labor.
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Art by Eli Elbogen
Music by Devin Drobka’s Bell Dance Songs