CNN —The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) and NWSL Players Association have a new collective bargaining agreement, one which includes higher pay, expanding benefits and – in a notable move – abolishing the draft.
With the new CBA, which will be in place through 2030, the NWSL becomes the first major American professional sports league to abolish its player draft.
“The draft is an antiquated model that empowers teams to decide for Players instead of Players deciding for themselves,” NWSLPA president Tori Huster said.
This, the league said in its statement announcing the CBA, aligns NWSL standard player agreements with FIFA regulations on the status and transfer of players.
“This CBA gives us agency over our business and gives the players agency over their careers.
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