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On Wednesday, the National Women’s Soccer League released the details on the 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft, The Equalizer breaks down what you need to know
Important Rules
The Expansion Draft rules roughly look similar to the 2022 Expansion Draft; nine players from each team can be protected. This time U.S. women’s national team allocated players won’t come into play, but free agency and the U18 entry mechanisms will. The 2022 rule about teams only being able to lose no more than one player from each position group has been removed.
Any U18 player is not eligible to be drafted and also do not occupy one of the nine protected spots. Both unsigned restricted and unsigned unrestricted free agents are not eligible to be drafted, and do not occupy a spot. If they are signed, the player will need to be protected or risk being drafted by an expansion squad. If a player has a ‘no trade’ clause in their contract, they are required to be part of the nine protected players, unless the player…
