Is NWSL merger ahead?
Last week, a reported 97 percent of players in the United Soccer League Super League voted to unionize and be represented by the USL Players Association. The unionization comes in the middle of the...more
In January 2023, the National Women’s Soccer League permanently or temporarily banned seven former coaches and executives. The league’s actions followed the issuance of a 125-page report by the law firms of Covington &...more
That's a good thing.
On April 1, the National Basketball Association and National Basketball Players Association announced that they had reached an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement. The new deal, which...more
There is a better option.
A recent report from the government of the United Kingdom proposing a governmental regulatory body to oversee English football (what Americans know as soccer) should be perplexing for those who...more
The leagues are not necessarily of one mind.
The participation of transgender and non-binary individuals in competitive sports is a controversial topic. Sports organizations at various levels have struggled to balance...more
The players drive the League.
In January, the nine-year-old National Women’s Soccer League announced it had agreed to its first-ever collective bargaining agreement with the union representing its players, the National...more