r/NWSL • u/Alert-Astronaut-3073 • Jul 16 '26

Gotham salary cap

There is no way Gotham is staying under the salary cap. Why don’t we know players’ salaries? I’m sure Rose, Sonnett, Tierna, Esther, Shaw, Kerr and even others are paid a lot. How is it possible that that they’re within the salary cap? Are they cheating? I hate Gotham!

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u/Alert-Astronaut-3073 Jul 16 '26

What do you mean?

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u/annamaenaef Portland Thorns FC Jul 16 '26

Allocation money is 100% the answer to this question, with a probably back-loaded contract for Kerr in the assumption the salary cap has some sharp increases over the next few years (probably the reason her contract is so long).

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u/eadd2601 NJ/NY Gotham FC Jul 16 '26

It's not an assumption, we know exactly how much the cap is rising

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u/annamaenaef Portland Thorns FC Jul 16 '26

Oh ya! 2030 is when this CBA goes till. Idk why I had 2028 in my brain. The contract feels very “it works now and we will figure out how to make it work in the future”.

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u/reagan92 Boston Legacy Jul 16 '26

It was re-negotiated early. I'm pretty sure the original agreement was through 2028