{"id":35754,"date":"2025-09-18T13:58:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T17:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/jessica-berman-confirms-her-continuity-in-the-nwsl-and-talks-about-expansion\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T13:58:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T17:58:09","slug":"jessica-berman-confirms-her-continuity-in-the-nwsl-and-talks-about-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/soccer\/jessica-berman-confirms-her-continuity-in-the-nwsl-and-talks-about-expansion\/","title":{"rendered":"Jessica Berman confirms her continuity in the NWSL and talks about expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jessica Berman Confirms Her Continued Leadership of the NWSL<\/h2>\n\n\nThe commissioner of the National Women&#8217;s Soccer League (NWSL), Jessica Berman, has expressed her intention to continue leading the league. Although she did not offer concrete details about the renewal of her contract, which ends in the coming months, her commitment to the future of professional women&#8217;s soccer is clear.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p>&#8220;My intention is to be here,&#8221; Berman told the media from the league headquarters. &#8220;I joined this league because I believe in the future of women&#8217;s sports and professional women&#8217;s soccer, and that&#8217;s all I can say.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n<cite>Jessica Berman<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nBerman assumed the commissioner&#8217;s position in 2022 after signing a four-year contract.\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/soccer\/story\/_\/id\/46292741\/nwsl-introduce-combines-player-draft\">NWSL will introduce combined tests instead of the draft<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/soccer\/story\/_\/id\/46275321\/mvp-tracker-ranking-best-players-nwsl\">NWSL MVP Tracker 4.0: Chawinga, Esther fight for the crown<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/soccer\/story\/_\/id\/46265271\/seattle-reign-racing-louisville-nwsl-match-abandoned-savannah-demelo-collapse\">Reign-Racing match suspended after DeMelo&#8217;s collapse<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\nBerman&#8217;s statements came after two days of meetings in New York of the league&#8217;s board of governors, where Berman&#8217;s future and the possible renewal of his contract were central topics.\n\nThese meetings were held weeks after the league lost one of its most prominent players, US forward Alyssa Thompson, who joined Chelsea. This transfer sparked debate about the NWSL&#8217;s ability to compete globally while maintaining a salary cap of $3.5 million per team.\n\nBerman addressed the salary cap issue, noting that the players&#8217; decisions are complex and are evaluated comprehensively. He stated that the league offers an attractive value proposition to attract and retain the best players.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a1.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0918%2Fr1547502_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg\" alt=\"Jessica Berman ha sido comisionada de la NWSL desde 2022.\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\nThe safety of the players was another important topic in Berman&#8217;s press conference, following several incidents in the matches this season.\n\nThe second serious medical incident of the season occurred when Racing Louisville FC midfielder Savannah DeMelo collapsed on the field during halftime of a match against Seattle Reign FC. The match was suspended and completed two days later.\n\nBerman explained that the decision to suspend the match was his, although there are other people authorized to make similar decisions in his absence. &#8220;The decision not to continue the match was obvious and did not require contemplation,&#8221; Berman said. &#8220;Now we know how to handle these situations and we hope we don&#8217;t have to do it again.&#8221;\n\nIn addition, Berman announced that the league&#8217;s expansion process, which currently has 16 teams, is open, but will be carried out on an ongoing basis rather than through a bidding process with specific deadlines.\n\nThe NWSL will expand to 16 teams next year with the addition of Boston Legacy FC and Denver Summit FC. Berman has mentioned that the league could reach 32 teams, although now it seems more like an idea than a concrete goal.\n\nBerman also confirmed that the second division that the NWSL plans to operate will not launch next year, as initially indicated. The league is now focused on launching this second division in 2027.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jessica Berman Confirms Her Continued Leadership of the NWSL The commissioner of the National Women&#8217;s Soccer League (NWSL), Jessica Berman, has expressed her intention to continue leading the league. 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