Trinity Rodman and the Washington Spirit are supposed to be focused on winning the NWSL championship this week. But instead of the title game, everyone is talking about her future. Her contract is ending soon, and the whole soccer world is waiting to see what she decides.
Rodman is trying hard to ignore the noise. She told reporters that she has made no decisions at all. She said there might be conversations happening behind the scenes, but right now she only cares about representing the Spirit. She is not thinking about whether this could be her last game with them. She just wants to win the championship and deal with everything else afterward.
Rodman’s contract ends this year, and she becomes a free agent in December. When she first signed her deal in 2021, it made her the highest paid player in the league. Now her situation is even more interesting. The DC Power in the new Gainbridge Super League can offer much more money than any NWSL team because that league has no salary cap. The NWSL does, and the 2026 cap is only three point three million dollars per team. On top of that, big European clubs are watching her too.
She knows people are watching every move she makes. She said this league shaped her as a player and helped her grow. She is proud of that. But she also does not want the pressure to make her feel stuck. She said she is only focused on this weekend and nothing else. After the final, she will sit down and have the tough conversations she knows she has to face.
Rodman is only twenty three. She is already one of the best players in the world. She has scored eleven goals for the United States and twenty three goals for the Spirit. Her twenty twenty five season was slowed down by a back injury, but she still has the chance to win a title before choosing the next chapter of her career.