Don’t call it a comeback, but women’s soccer is coming back after being unable to start their 2020 season due to the coronavirus and I am screaming from the rooftops with unabashed joy. According to a report from The Athletic, the National Women’s Soccer League is poised to be the first American professional league to return to live games with the Challenge Cup, a months-long tournament, beginning June 27th. The NWSL will make a glorious return, in a controlled environment without fans, ending with a championship match that will also be broadcast nationally on CBS, a general win for the league.
championship match that will also be broadcast nationallyIn an abundance of good news, the NWSL Player’s Association was able to negotiate full pay for all NWSL players, including full health coverage for the remainder of 2020, regardless of whether they play a season or not. Players will be guaranteed their pre-pandemic pay, health benefits, and accommodations for parents including childcare and specific health safety plans, even if the team member chooses not to participate in the tournament.
While there certainly are unknowns, the safe return of a soccer league is completely possible, as soccer fans have seen in Germany. Bundesliga and Frauen-Bundesliga, men and women’s leagues in Germany, both returned in early May to empty stadiums and with social distancing rules in place for players and coaching staff. Thus far the return has been a success.But success on that level requires thorough planning, a set of parameters that the US and the NWSL have yet to provide.
The league has not released a tournament schedule or a contingency plan for what will happen if covid-19 regulations change inEvery season the league infamously takes an unreasonably long amount of time to release a schedule to the ire of fans. But this time around, unclear planning will be a burden largely to the players, as they have the power to decide whether they want to participate or not and measure the effects of that decision against the remainder of their careers.
that famous players, those who’ve secured endorsement contracts, might choose not to participate since having their face plastered on a Nike ad provides more job safety than a tournament–creating a situation where only the most economically vulnerable players may feel obligated to play under questionable conditions.Yes, it is amazing that women’s soccer is returning and even more amazing that they are returning to guaranteed contracts.
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