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Rapinoe tells WNBA players to go really big
The Straits Times
|October 26, 2024
Retired football great Megan Rapinoe has advised Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) players to "go for the jugular", after they announced they would opt out of their collective bargaining agreement this week on the heels of a blockbuster season.
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The WNBA saw record viewership and attendance in 2024 and in July inked a television deal worth a reported US$200 million (S$263.9 million) per season.
The previous pay and conditions agreement was set to run through 2027 and players and the league will instead renegotiate after the 2025 season.
"My initial thought is 'go for the jugular', always," Rapinoe said on Oct 24. "Really having your sights set on the future because they obviously are opting out early for a reason... it's already totally obsolete."
The two-time World Cup winner was the public face of the pay-equity fight in sport in the US when she and her national teammates sued the United States Soccer Federation demanding better pay and playing conditions in 2019.
This story is from the October 26, 2024 edition of The Straits Times.
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