Overview
- Rodman, 23, said she has made no decisions about her future and is focused on Saturday’s final, with her Spirit contract in its final year.
- Multiple bids are in play from European clubs and from DC Power of the USL Super League, which reportedly proposed a deal larger than NWSL rules allow teams to match.
- Berman publicly vowed to “fight” to keep Rodman and acknowledged personal involvement in discussions with the player’s representatives.
- The league’s hard salary cap — reported around $3.3–$3.5 million per team with planned increases — is the key constraint on retaining top earners.
- Rodman returned from an MCL sprain for brief semifinal minutes and was described by the Spirit coach as available for the final, as recent USWNT departures to Chelsea sharpen the stakes.