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JAMES NALTON hails the rise of the number of Chinese players heading to the Crucible
LAST week, the National Women’s Soccer League Players Association (NWSLPA) announced a landmark collective bargaining agreement (CBA) that made professional leagues and player unions across US sports sit up and take note.
It will see the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) become the first major US professional sports league to get rid of the entry draft, in which a league’s teams line up to choose amateur players, mostly emerging from the college system, to sign for them.
Among numerous improvements on the previous deal, the new CBA also introduced free agency for all players when their contracts expire, rather than players needing to play a certain number of NWSL seasons before being granted full free agency, and abolished the practice of players having no say in which team they are traded to and when.
JAMES NALTON writes on how the title win has sparked long-awaited celebrations among fans after a triumph four years — and one pandemic — in the making
JAMES NALTON hails the rise of the number of Chinese players heading to the Crucible
As the historic ground prepares for its emotional farewell, even visiting teams like Manchester City are paying tribute to one of English football’s most storied stadiums, writes JAMES NALTON
A new front in the fight for football’s soul is emerging — one rooted in trade union values and collective power
