The new salary cap roster mechanism that the NWSL was voting on has officially been approved. With this latest move, the league can now offer those deemed as “high impact players” a salary that goes above the cap established in the collective bargaining agreement (CBA).

The salary cap resolution will allow teams to spend up to an extra $1 million to entice top stars with only a partial hit to the cap, and the player's salary would need to be 12% of the team's total cap before funds can be used. However, the NWSLPA still has to consult on the ruling and also give its approval.

The NWSL's salary cap, set at $3.5 million per team, is what was keeping the league from offering players like Trinity Rodman and others of her caliber a deal that could financially rival the ones they are recei

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