The journey to the release of the new collective bargaining agreement between the National Women’s Soccer League and the NWSL Players Association has been a long one, ever since news broke late last summer that the league and the players had struck a new deal more than two years ahead of schedule. The public was made aware of the elimination of the college and expansion drafts, of discovery rights, and of semi-guaranteed contracts, as well as a universal no-trade clause, team-funded family planning resources, and revenue sharing mechanisms. Yet still more details were kept under wraps, as the public waited nine months after the CBA was ratified in secret to see its full contents.
That day has arrived. The NWSLPA published the new CBA in full on its website Tuesday morning, and the ways in which these new mechanisms will work have become more clear. Plenty of questions remain, however, including details on scheduling for the NWSL Championship.
