On Thursday, the National Women’s Soccer League announced “sweeping increases” to bonus-pool payouts for the 2023 NWSL Championship and NWSL Shield. The bonus pool for the NWSL Shield will increase from $10,000 to $15,000, per player. Meanwhile, the NWSL Championship bonus includes: $15,000 to championship-winning players, $11,250 to finalists, $7,500 to semifinals and $3,750 to quarterfinalists, per player. Earlier this year, the prize pool for the UKG Challenge Cup was increased to $1.1 million.
