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Home Soccer News NWSL hammers Angel Metropolis with sanctions for going $50K above wage cap, different rule violations

NWSL hammers Angel Metropolis with sanctions for going $50K above wage cap, different rule violations

by Soccer-News

Angel Metropolis FC was hit with a bevy of sanctions Thursday after an NWSL wage cap investigation discovered the membership violated league a number of league guidelines, .

Most notably, the NWSL stated Angel Metropolis exceeded the wage cap by $50,000 for 4 weeks throughout the 2024 season. It additionally stated Angel Metropolis entered into 5 aspect letters (i.e. secret agreements) with gamers that have been basically multi-year agreements not disclosed to the league. These unreported extra advantages precipitated the workforce to go over the cap.

For these violations, the league stated Angel Metropolis will obtain the next penalties:

A $200,000 positive

A 3-point deduction within the 2024 standings, efficient instantly

Suspensions for president and CEO Julie Uhrman and basic supervisor Angela Hucles Mangano for the rest of the 2024 calendar 12 months, efficient instantly

The NWSL additionally stated it could be conducting annual investigations and audits into golf equipment to forestall additional violations.

From the NWSL:

“The NWSL stays dedicated to sustaining equity and transparency throughout all golf equipment, reinforcing the significance of adhering to established guidelines and upholding the aggressive steadiness throughout the league.”

The three-point deduction quantities to an efficient playoff elimination for Angel Metropolis. The membership beforehand sat in eleventh place on the NWSL desk with a document of 6-4-12, however was bumped right down to twelfth place and only one level forward of thirteenth place with the purpose deduction.

To make the NWSL playoffs, Angel Metropolis would want to win its remaining 4 video games and have a number of groups skid to complete the common season.

The sanctions add obstacles to what was already a transition 12 months for . Angel Metropolis introduced in July .

Yahoo Sports activities’ Kari Anderson contributed to this report.

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