Ep. 70: A US Sports League Without a Draft? The New NWSL CBA and Why it Might be the Most Significant Paradigm Shift in the History of Pro Sports, with Meghann Burke, NWSLPA Executive Director
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The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) Players Association and the NWSL entered into a historic new collective bargaining agreement that might be the "most significant paradigm shift in the history of professional sports." Among other things, the new CBA eliminates the player draft, allows all players to become free agents when their contract expires and prohibits player trades without the player's permission. What does it mean for the future of women's professional soccer, and can a US sports league survive without a draft? Meghann Burke, the Executive Director the NWSL Players Association joins the pod to break it all down.
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