The U.S. Women's National Team Players Association is donating $16,000 to help get the union for players in the National Women's Soccer League off the ground.
US women's team gives seed money to help launch NWSL union
The NWSL Players Association represents more than 160 players who are not paid by the U.S. and Canadian soccer federations. Those federations pay the salaries of 33 national team players who are allocated across the five-year-old women's professional league.
The $16,000 donation represents the proceeds from T-shirts sold as part of the U.