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NWSL Taps Trio of Execs as New Commissioner Berman Eyes Growth
A trio of senior sports executives are joining the NWSL under new commissioner Jessica Berman. Former NFL executive Julie Haddon was tapped as the 10-year-old…
NWSL Valuations Soar on Angel City’s $100 Million Wings
NWSL valuations have soared over the last several months. As recently as two years ago, teams paid somewhere between $2 million and $5 million, roughly speaking, to…
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Title IX Helped Forge a U.S. Soccer Legacy That Continues Today
This week, Sportico is commemorating the 50th anniversary of Title IX with columns from top women’s sports leaders. Today’s guest columnist is Cindy Parlow Cone…
Sporticast: U.S. Women Usher in New Era of Soccer Economics
On the latest Sporticast episode, Eben Novy-Williams and Emily Caron discuss some of the biggest stories of the week, including groundbreaking news from U.S. Soccer. The…
U.S. Soccer Nets Equal Pay CBAs With Women’s and Men’s Teams
A sports labor battle that began in 2016 and became a national controversy is one step closer to resolution. On Wednesday, U.S. Soccer announced it had agreed to new…
Parlow Cone’s Victory Helps U.S. Soccer Clinch Deloitte Renewal
Global professional services provider Deloitte has renewed its sponsorship deal with the U.S. Soccer Federation, agreeing to a multiyear pact that may not have come to…
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USWNT Vet Hope Solo Fights On Against U.S. Soccer—Alone
She was the first to sue U.S. Soccer over alleged pay discrimination, and while her former teammates recently reached a tentative settlement in their much more famous…
U.S. Soccer Votes to Retain Cindy Parlow Cone as President
U.S. Soccer is staying the course, voting to keep Cindy Parlow Cone as president at the organization’s annual general meeting in Atlanta. Parlow Cone, the first woman…
Hope Solo Fights U.S. Soccer Alone After Exclusion From USWNT Lawsuit
The pending settlement between USWNT players and U.S. Soccer in the pay discrimination litigation might not be the final word on whether players have been lawfully…
Sponsors Caught in Crossfire of Divisive U.S. Soccer Election
The U.S. Soccer Federation’s upcoming presidential election has put sponsors in an uncomfortable position, as former president Carlos Cordeiro, who resigned two years…
Sporticast: Mickelson’s Saudi Controversy, U.S. Soccer Settles Pay Fight
On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including the latest in…
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