Monday, February 16, 2009

Women's soccer league guarantees salaries of national team players

Women’s Professional Soccer struck an agreement with U.S. women’s national team players that guarantees national team players a minimum salary of $40,000 a year and imposes a $565,000 salary cap on teams.

According to the SportsBusiness Journal, the agreement allows the seven-team league to move ahead with contract negotiations for some of its star players like Abby Wambach and Heather O’Reilly. WPS, with executive offices based in San Francisco, is expected to kick off its inaugural season March 29.

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