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Jessica Berman Is SI’s 2024 Innovator of the Year

In three seasons at the helm, the Berman has seen record growth and investment thanks to bold decisions made with players’ interests at the forefront.

Sports Illustrated

NWSL's elimination of the draft challenges the status quo

The 12-year-old league is charting its own path.

Fortune

‘It’s important we attract the best’: inside the NWSL’s groundbreaking deal that abolishes the draft

In an exclusive interview, commissioner Jessica Berman discusses the decision to become the first major US sports league to remove the draft, increasing revenue and expanding mental health support for players

The Guardian - US

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The NWSL signs a deal with its players’ union to get rid of the draft

The new collective bargaining agreement between the league and its players intentionally sought to walk away from the conventions, or peculiarities, of American sports.

Fortune

How the NWSL became the world’s most innovative league

League commissioner Jessica Berman talks ballooning franchise values, player’s salaries and reducing injuries

The Guardian - US

NWSL reaches new media deal with CBS, ESPN, Prime Video

Each Saturday night will include a double-header on Scripps’ over-the-air ION network.

Chicago Sun-Times

Women’s soccer just won a 40x raise as the NWSL signs a $240 million TV deal with CBS, ESPN, Amazon and Scripps

The landmark deal will pay the league $60 million a year for four years, a person with knowledge of the terms told Fortune.

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Decision day: how playoff battle shapes up in NWSL’s final round

National Women’s Soccer League’s 11th regular season concludes on Sunday and there is a lot riding on every fixture

The Guardian - UK

NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman is encouraging the league to be 'long-term greedy'

And she wants business-minded investors to back the league, not just passionate fans.

Fortune

The NWSL returns for 2023 with more fans and global domination on agenda

We look at the new season with its many title contenders and exciting new faces on the pitch, as well as big ambitions off it

The Guardian - UK

As the NWSL keeps growing, its draft could become a barrier to progress

PHILADELPHIA — For the first time in three years, the NWSL draft felt like a big deal again.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

4 former NWSL coaches are banned permanently following an abuse investigation

The banned coaches engaged in sexual misconduct, verbal and emotional abuse and made sexist and racist remarks to players, a 14-month investigation found.

WEKU

NWSL misconduct investigation sanctions include ban for former N.C. Courage coach; team fined

CARY, N.C. — Former N.C. Courage coach Paul Riley, fired in August 2021 amid allegations of sexual misconduct, is among four former National Women’s Soccer League coaches permanently banned from working in the league.

Tribune News Service

Four coaches banned for life after NWSL abuse, misconduct probe

Los Angeles (AFP) - Four football coaches named in a National Women's Soccer League investigation into abuse and malpractice in women's football have been banned for life, the NWSL said in a statement on Monday.

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Sports Illustrated

NWSL Announces Wide-Ranging Discipline in Wake of Investigation

The league published its investigation findings in December with a 125-page report, noting widespread abuse and misconduct.

Chicago Sun-Times

NWSL bans ex-Red Stars coach Rory Dames for life, fines team $1.5 million as league makes sweeping moves

Paul Riley, Christy Holly and Richie Burke were the other three coaches permanently banned from participating in the league.

Sports Illustrated

What’s Next for the NWSL After the Latest Investigation?

The NWSL and NWSLPA’s joint investigation further detailed ‘widespread misconduct’ throughout the league.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

The NWSL and NWSL Players’ Association’s abuse investigation has new allegations across the league

PHILADELPHIA — The latest report into allegations of abuse in American women’s soccer was published on Tuesday by the National Women’s Soccer League and the NWSL Players’ Association.

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AFP

NWSL investigation finds 'ongoing misconduct' with teams

New York (AFP) - An independent investigation into wrongdoing against National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) players released Wednesday found "ongoing misconduct" at most league clubs after an earlier probe uncovered harassment and sexual abuse.

Tribune News Service

Vahe Gregorian: ‘Don’t you feel it?’ KC Current stadium will be groundbreaking in more ways than one

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Just over 200 hundred years after French fur traders landed here via the Missouri River and settled in rough cabins along its banks, Kansas City Current owners Chris and Angie Long with other dignitaries and family arrived Thursday at the Berkley Riverfront by motorboat to embark…

Tribune News Service

NWSL commissioner ‘heartbroken and horrified’ as investigation with union continues

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman joined the Kansas City Current for their groundbreaking ceremony here Thursday, but even with a new showcase stadium being built and the playoffs at hand, the week wasn’t all about celebration for the league.

The Guardian - US

How San Diego smashed the NWSL attendance record with 32,000 fans

A packed house watched the first-year San Diego Wave defeat Angel City FC on Saturday night at Snapdragon Stadium. There’s reason to believe the best may be yet to come

Chicago Sun-Times

NWSL introduces former NHL, National Lacrosse League executive Jessica Berman as new commissioner

Berman officially starts her four-year term with the NWSL on April 20.

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