Spirit’s Trinity Rodman becomes world’s highest-paid female soccer player

Washington –

United States forward Trinity Rodman has signed a new three-year deal with the NWSL’s Washington Spirit that will reportedly make her the world’s highest-paid female soccer player.

The Spirit announced the signing in a statement on Thursday, calling it “one of the most significant contracts in the NWSL and the women’s game worldwide, reflecting both Rodman’s elite status and the Spirit’s role as a global standard-bearer in women’s soccer.”

Rodman’s agent, Mike Senkowski of Upper 90 Sports Group, told ESPN that the deal will pay Rodman more than $1 million annually, making her the highest-paid player in the history of the National Women’s Soccer League and the highest-paid female player in the world.