The NWSL is at a crossroads. As the league and the Washington Spirit hash out the ways to keep Trinity Rodman, a new era of superstar spending, salary cap rules and competition with the global market could be on the horizon.On this edition of Full Time, host Meg Linehan is joined by The Athletic's senior writers Paul Tenorio and John Hollinger to reflect on how other U.S. sports leagues have handled rethinking their rules in order to keep superstars and what the NWSL needs to learn from those examples.Is an MLS-style designated player rule something to be embraced or avoided? Why does the NWSL need to think differently about its global market when compared to the NBA? Why could Rodman's next contract similarly change everything like Olivia Moultrie's case against the league did in 2021?_______________HOST: Meg LinehanGUESTS: Paul Tenorio, John HollingerPRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-HughesVIDEO PRODUCER: Lia GriffinEXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Emily OlsenTobin Heath clip credit: 'A Touch More Live presented by Delta, Google Pixel, and Volkswagen (Vox Media)'Link to that show is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7y30D5sYp8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>_______________Referenced on the show:<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6873302/2025/12/08/nwsl-trinity-rodman-spirit-future/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NWSL said it would fight for Trinity Rodman. It’s only fighting with itself</a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6810930/2025/11/15/trinity-rodman-contract-nwsl-salary-cap/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NWSL can’t keep Trinity Rodman and its current salary cap. It’s up to the league to choose</a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6824000/2025/11/20/trinity-rodman-nwsl-contract-offer-gainbridge-super-league/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trinity Rodman receives contract from Super League team larger than NWSL can match: Sources</a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6866574/2025/12/06/trinity-rodman-nwsl-spirit-neogtiations-explained/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trinity Rodman negotiations explained: Why did NWSL reject the Spirit’s offer and what’s next?</a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4214819/2021/05/05/teen-soccer-phenom-olivia-moultrie-sues-nwsl-for-right-to-play-in-league/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Teen soccer phenom Olivia Moultrie sues NWSL for right to play in league</a>_______________Get in touch:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:fulltime@theathletic.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠fulltime@theathletic.com⁠⁠</a>Follow on Instagram and TikTok: @tafulltimeSubscribe to our Youtube channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@theathleticfulltime" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>Subscribe to the Full Time newsletter <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/newsletters/full-time/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠here⁠⁠</a>Visit the Yahoo Women's Sports hub <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/womens-sports/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠here</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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