Friday, September 20th:
Saturday, September 21st:
Sunday, September 22nd:
Monday, September 23rd:
Source: PRO
Here are the notable’s since last Friday:
Leading the notables for Friday is the transfer of Katie Stengel from Gotham FC to WSL debutante Crystal Palace FC. Palace also acquired another NWSL player, Welsh international Lily Woodham, from the Seattle Reign on a short loan.
The Kansas City Current bolstered their goalkeeper depth chart with the signing of Katie Fraine, who had a long career in Sweden following a stint with the Atlanta Beat of the now-defunct Women’s Professional Soccer.
Also, as rumored, former San Diego Wave forward Sofia Jakobsson signed with the London City Lionesses.
Continue reading “NWSL News of Note: Katie Stengel and Lily Woodham to Crystal Palace, Current sign goalkeeper Katie Fraine”Leading the mid-week notables is the news that the Seattle Reign will loan fullback Sofia Huerta to Olympique Lyonnais through June 2025. Also, Houston Dash center back Tarciane is out for an indefinite period due to a shoulder injury.
Also in this update:
Friday, September 13th
Saturday, September 14th
Sunday, September 15th
Monday, September 16th
Source: PRO
Here are the notables since last Friday’s update:
Friday, September 6th was not a slow news day in the NWSL.
Leading the notables are the addition of two new league front office hires, retired New Zealand international Sarah Gregorius for the role of “Senior Director, Sporting” and Karla Thompson as the new “Director of Youth Development”.
The top player-related headline is the departure of French midfielder Amandine Henry from the Utah Royals.
Here are the rest of the notables:
Sunday, September 8th will be the end of an era as Alex Morgan will play her final professional soccer match. On Thursday, September 5th, Morgan announced her retirement via a social media video. The suddenness of Morgan’s retirement was due in part to a pregnancy, which was first publicly disclosed in the social media video.
The other major NWSL news of the week is the loss of Washington Spirit midfielder Croix Bethune for the rest of the season due to a meniscus injury that occurred during a ceremonial first pitch at a Washington Nationals baseball game.
Here are the rest of the notables from September 3rd to the 5th:
Friday, September 6th:
Saturday, September 7th:
Sunday, September 8th:
Source: PRO
(Note: The bulk of this post was originally going to be part of a longer article analyzing the new CBA, but due to time constraints, I have not been able to do proper research for that article.)
On Thursday, August 22nd, the National Women’s Soccer League Players Association (NWSLPA) released details about their new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the league. The new CBA, which has been described as “historic”, “groundbreaking” and “landmark” by professional journalists, has numerous significant new provisions, including several that grant the players much greater autonomy over their professional soccer careers.
Specifically, those provisions cover:
Other key changes include revenue sharing for players, sizable increases in the minimum player salary, and requiring charter flights in certain situations.
At the moment, the full text of the new CBA is not yet available, so a detailed analysis is not currently possible. (According to the NWSLPA’s website, “[t]he full terms of the new CBA announced on August 22, 2024 will be shared… at a future date.”)
Continue reading “NWSL: Media Coverage of the ‘Historic’ and ‘Groundbreaking’ New Collective Bargaining Agreement”
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