The forward Trinity Rodmanone of the great American soccer figuresrenewed his contract with the Washington Spirit of the NWSL until 2028as reported this Thursday by the club.
He Rodman’s new contractmore than a million dollars per season, will make it the best footballer paid in the worldas revealed to ESPN by his agent, Mike Senkowski, of Upper 90 Sports Group.
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The signing between Rodman and the Spirit -which is trained by the Spanish Adrián González- puts an end to a months-long soap opera that came to question the capacity of the NWSL to retain its stars, burdened by its strict salary restrictions.
With a salary cap of just $3.5 million for the entire workforce in 2026, the Spirit was unable to offer Rodman a competitive salary compared to offers from England.
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The ‘Rodman soap opera’ forced the NWSL to create a rule that allows its teams to exceed $1 million of the salary cap with the objective of attracting and retaining a group of players considered “high impact”.
“I’ve made the DMV my home and the Spirit my family, and I knew this is where I wanted to start the next chapter of my career“Rodman said in a club statement.
“I’m proud of what we’ve built since my rookie season and I am excited about the direction this club is taking.. “We are going for titles and raising the bar, and I am looking forward to continuing to do so with my teammates and the best fans in the NWSL,” she added.
Rodman and the Spirit are protagonists
Rodman and the Spirit have been league finalists in the last two seasons.

“Trinity is a generational player, but, above all, she represents the future of this club and the future of women’s football,” he said. Michele Kang, owner of Spiritas well as OL Lyonnes and London City Lionesses of the Women’s Super League.
“This agreement reflects our belief that elite talent deserves elite commitment.”
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