A collective bargaining agreement for the players of the W-League, Australia’s women’s league, has been approved by Football Federation Australia and women’s union members, effective for the league’s10th season, which begins later this year.
Included is a minimum salary of $8,000, up from as low as $48 a week last season. In the past, some Australian players made nothing as the league minimumspending a club was required to make went on foreign players. Many Americans spent the NWSL offseason in Australia.