I heard literally two minutes ago, so I really don't know why now and everything, said Iga Swiatek after winning her first-round match 6-1, 6-2 against Daria Snigur at the Madrid Open. We always had a good relationship. I felt like she listened to what we had to say and was really open-minded.
"The NWSLPA is proud to join Project ACL, which brings together players, leagues and researchers to better understand ACL injuries. That understanding requires looking beyond the individual and examining the conditions players train and compete in each day. Project ACL is an opportunity to build the kind of player-centric evidence that can lead to meaningful changes across women's professional soccer."
In every CBA negotiation, the goal of the league and teams is to divide the players. These negotiations are no different. We remain united and focused on delivering a transformational CBA for all members of this Union, and are committed to negotiating for as long as it takes.
We have aligned on key elements of a new collective bargaining agreement together. The deal comes 17 months after the players opted out of their previous agreement and five months after the previous deal was initially set to expire, with talks oftentimes becoming contentious. But on the heels of a week-long stretch of marathon bargaining sessions, the league and players union came to a tentative agreement on a transformational deal.