this is a global market with transfer fees and salaries rising and the nwsl is the only top woso league with strict (and manufactured) financial limits. if you're a star who believes you are—or one day will be—good enough to earn $1m/yr, the commissioner just told you there's no place for you here.

This is just getting weirder and weirder. Liiiike Did Berman really think citing “spirit of the league” as her reasoning would fly when the CBA backs the offer up in every aspect??

@spiritsquadron.bsky.social I will drive from Fredericksburg to DC as many times as it takes to help make a tifo describing said pyramid scheme for the Spirits' first home game on national TV next year if we lose Trin because of this bs

I bet if you include her travel, which i assume the league pays for, and any other bonuses I can't currently think of because I'm mad and it's late, her total compensation is more than the 3.5m salary cap that is predicted for 2027 (I think?, numbers are hard to keep track of)

Let’s get this straight:

The Spirit have found a creative way to compensate Trinity within the rules of the CBA. Trinity is completely down with her contract being backloaded and ready to sign. The league wins having their face stay in the league.

….but that’s a no for the NWSL?!?