Link: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/sep/10/nwsl-players-side-hustles

Star players once worked for Amazon or DoorDash to make ends meet on meager salaries. A new CBA opened doors for off-field pursuits in line with their passions

I love love love PTJ. She used to dive at the Seattle Aquarium and help clean the tanks, which is why my pfp is her dressed as a diver

Carle is not the only player to juggle scouting reports with schoolbooks. Her Washington Spirit teammate, Lucia Di Guglielmo, has a master’s degree in industrial chemistry. In England, Chelsea captain Erin Cuthbert has earned her MBA, while Manchester United goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce put her degree in marine biology to use by hosting students for workshops at a local zoo.