Anonymous wrote:

Futballislife wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1.1M reasons to say yes

No where even close, most of the young players in NWSL are valued at only$15k on the transfer market.

I had the misfortune of watching the second half of that NWSL final the other night. "Total kickball" would be the term I'd use to describe the game. If that is the best product they can put out then 15K transfer fees sound about right.

That is the style of American women/girls soccer from u9 all the way up to the USWNT. Interestingly NWSL had very few players in the later rounds of the women World Cup.

Futballislife wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1.1M reasons to say yes

No where even close, most of the young players in NWSL are valued at only$15k on the transfer market.

I had the misfortune of watching the second half of that NWSL final the other night. "Total kickball" would be the term I'd use to describe the game. If that is the best product they can put out then 15K transfer fees sound about right.

Anonymous wrote:1.1M reasons to say yes

No where even close, most of the young players in NWSL are valued at only$15k on the transfer market.

Anonymous wrote:1.1M reasons to say yes

zero chance she's getting paid that. even with sponsorships etc. if she got paid 1.1m after tax, agent fees she's down to 500K. players aren't proven. league isn't profitable. tough decision, but I can see why she would want to play. at 1.1m a good education and social adjustment of playing in college is about the same.

Anonymous wrote:I can't imagine how lonely that life must be for those 15 year-olds. Withdraw from school and their friends, move to a new town, and only hang out with adults that you have little in common with (other than soccer). Seems miserable.

I have a boy baseball player, and if he was offered an opportunity to play pro ball - any pro ball, anywhere, for any team and any amount of money - he would take it in a hot minute. Drop out of school, run away from home, you name it. Some kids just live for their sport. Some kids are crazy pushed by their parents, too, so not ruling that out, just saying it may be this kids absolute dream life.

1.1M reasons to say yes

Boys all over the world do this all the time. The goal may be to ultimately play in Europe or get a lucrative marketing deal after hopefully making the national team. Not something I’d risk for my son or daughter given the odds and the downsides, but it is an example of the glacially slow move toward gender equity in soccer.

I can't imagine how lonely that life must be for those 15 year-olds. Withdraw from school and their friends, move to a new town, and only hang out with adults that you have little in common with (other than soccer). Seems miserable.

I've seen 4 or 5 girls signing pro contracts at 17 and under. That's quite a decision to support for a 15 year old girl as parents. The league has 12 teams and does not make money yet.