Happy Friday! This is the final links post of the year and given this year, it's worth a celebration. Also, DC won't be hit by the storm that's dumping over a foot of snow in New England, another thing worth celebration.
U.S. Women’s National Team Fires Its Union’s Leader- New York Times
The end of 2016 also means the scheduled end of the U.S. women's national team collective bargaining agreement with U.S. Soccer. On Wednesday, the players' union announced that they dismissed their lawyer, Rich Nichols. The C.B.A. cannot be cancelled without 60 days' notice, which neither side has given.