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What Trinity Rodman's new contract means for the NWSL & global women's soccer

Full Time: A show about women's soccer

The Athletic

Women's Soccer, News, Soccer, Nwsl, Sports News, Wsl, Sports

4.8807 Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

The Trinity Rodman contract saga is over. After two months of drama, the U.S. women’s national team forward is staying with the Washington Spirit, signing a new three-year contract to stay with the team through 2028.


So, what does this record-breaking contract mean for the payer, the National Women's Soccer League and global women's soccer?


On this episode of Full Time, host Jillian Sakovits and Theo Lloyd-Hughes are joined by the co-host of the Hey Spirits podcast and contributor to The District Press to break down Rodman's new contract and what it all means. Was it a surprise to see such a high salary figure quoted by Rodman's agent? Is this a win for the NWSL? How will the global women's soccer market react? What can we expect from Rodman on the pitch in 2026?

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HOSTS: Jillian Sakovits

GUEST: Annie Elliot

PRODUCER: Theo Lloyd-Hughes

VIDEO PRODUCER: Lia Griffin

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Emily Olsen

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Referenced on the show:

Trinity Rodman, Washington Spirit agree on record three-year deal to keep USWNT star in NWSL

Trinity Rodman’s new Spirit deal and what it means

Why the Women’s League Cup will exclude Champions League clubs from next season

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0:00.0

So on behalf of everyone at the Spirit, I am delighted to reveal that Trinity Rodman has agreed to a three-year contract to remain with the Spirit.

0:21.5

No applause.

0:27.6

Hello, hello, and welcome back to full time.

0:36.0

The saga is over. Trinity Rodman has officially signed a contract with the Washington's spirit, and that's not it. The forward has now become reportedly the highest paid female footballer on the planet. After months of speculation, Rodman has inked a three-year deal through 2028, keeping her with the Washington spirit

0:55.9

and the athletic reporting that that contract is worth, yes, over $2 million, a season once all

1:03.6

of the add-ons have been accounted for.

1:05.5

So on the show today, we're going to be getting into all things of this record-breaking contract

1:10.2

for Trinity Rodman,

1:11.7

how the news was broken at a special press conference in Los Angeles on Thursday night,

1:15.9

and what this signing means for the spirit, the NWSL, and the global women's game.

1:21.6

Make sure you head over to the athletic to get the full picture on Rodman's landmark signing,

1:25.9

where our team has been working around the clock

1:28.6

every single day on the store.

1:38.9

And now to get into all things, Rodman-Bree signing, I am joined by not one but two, very special guests today.

1:46.2

We have Annie Elliott co-host of Hey Spirits podcast and writer for the district press. Hello, Annie.

1:53.0

Hi, thank you for having me. Oh, I cannot imagine a better guest. Perhaps Rodman, but hopefully we'll save that for another day.

2:02.1

No, no, no, no, but a very close second is Annie Elliott.

2:05.1

And second, you know this voice well.

2:06.7

This is producer Theo.

2:08.4

Hello, hello, hello.

2:09.2

Happy Post-Trenchy Rodman signing day, totally.

2:11.6

Yes, yes.

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