Catching Up: The NWSL’s New Collective Bargaining Agreement and How Could Bring Them Level with Their International Counterparts

By Máire Rock On August 22nd, 2024, the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) and the NWSL Players Association agreed to a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) that drastically changes how player mobility within the NWSL operates. Along with a raised salary cap, eliminating limits on an individual player’s maximum annual salary, and expanded parental leave and childcare benefits, this new CBA granted players unrestricted free agency and eliminated the NWSL Draft and Expansion Draft.