The National Women’s Soccer League and its players agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement that will grow salaries and further expand player rights regarding free agency and trades, the league announced Thursday. The deal includes the elimination of the college draft, a first for a major North American professional sports league.
The league said the new CBA will extend the current contract, which was negotiated in 2022 and was set to expire in 2026, through 2030. Some of the new terms will go into effect immediately; others will begin in 2025.
“Given our vision to be the best league in the world, we determined that this was the right time to align with global standards and achieve long-term labor peace.