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The Toronto Tempo extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Julie Allemand.

The Toronto Tempo extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Nikolina Milić.

The Atlanta Dream extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Sika Koné.

The Atlanta Dream extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Lorela Cubaj.

The Portland Fire extended a Core qualifying offer to Bridget Carleton

The Connecticut Sun extended a Restricted qualifying offer to Olivia Nelson-Ododa.

The Connecticut Sun extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Mamignan Touré.

The Las Vegas Aces extended a Restricted qualifying offer to NaLyssa Smith.

The Las Vegas Aces extended a Restricted qualifying offer to Kierstan Bell.

The New York Liberty extended a Core qualifying offer to Sabrina Ionescu.

The Seattle Storm extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Mackenzie Holmes.

The Golden State Valkyries extended a Restricted qualifying offer to Veronica Burton.

The Portland Fire extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Emily Engstler.

The Golden State Valkyries extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Kaitlyn Chen.

The Portland Fire extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Chloe Bibby.

The Dallas Wings extended a Core qualifying offer to Arike Ogunbowale.

The Golden State Valkyries extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Iliana Rupert.

The Seattle Storm extended a Core qualifying offer to Ezi Magbegor.

The Washington Mystics extended a Restricted qualifying offer to Shakira Austin

The Washington Mystics extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Madison Scott.

The Atlanta Dream extended a Core qualifying offer to Allisha Gray.

The Washington Mystics extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Bernadett Határ.

April 6: Qualifying offers

The Portland Fire extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Haley Jones.

The Portland Fire extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Maya Caldwell.

The Golden State Valkyries extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Janelle Salaün.

The Golden State Valkyries extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Cecilia Zandalasini.

The Phoenix Mercury extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Natasha Mack.

The Phoenix Mercury extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Monique Akoa Makani.

The Toronto Tempo extended a Core qualifying offer to Marina Mabrey.

The Phoenix Mercury extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Kathryn Westbeld.

The Phoenix Mercury extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Kiana Williams.

The Toronto Tempo extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Kitija Laksa.

The Portland Fire extended a Restricted qualifying offer to Sug Sutton.

The Toronto Tempo extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Lexi Held.

The Atlanta Dream extended a Restricted qualifying offer to Rhyne Howard.

The Atlanta Dream extended a Restricted qualifying offer to Naz Hillmon.

The Dallas Wings extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Grace Berger.

The Dallas Wings extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Li Yueru.

The Portland Fire extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Luisa Geiselsöder.

The Los Angeles Sparks extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Alissa Pili.

The Los Angeles Sparks extended a Core qualifying offer to Kelsey Plum.

The Los Angeles Sparks extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Julie Vanloo.

The Los Angeles Sparks extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Rae Burrell.

The Minnesota Lynx extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Jaylyn Sherrod.

The Minnesota Lynx extended a Core qualifying offer to Napheesa Collier.

#WNBA #free #agency #Tracking #move"> WNBA free agency 2026: Tracking every move as it happens  The WNBA season is right around the corner, and free agency is finally here. The free agency negotiation period starts on Wednesday, April 8th, and teams can begin signing free agents to new contracts on Saturday, April 11.Before this, qualifying offers and core player designations were sent out on April 6th and 7th.Reserved players are players who are out of contract with three years of service or fewer. If they receive a Reserved qualifying offer, those players are subject to that team’s exclusive negotiating rights. If the club declines to offer the player a contract, they become unrestricted free agents.Restricted free agents are players with at least four years of service whose contract has expired, and who receive a qualifying offer from their previous team. Those players can negotiate with other teams, but their original team can match any offer.A Core Designation is the WNBA’s version of a franchise tag. An organization can have one veteran free agent whom they have cored on their roster — and thus offered a fully guaranteed one-year deal worth the supermax. If a player receives a Core Designation, they can only sign or negotiate a contract with that team during the free agency period.April 8: Negotiations begin This page will be updated as information is shared. April 7: Angel Reese traded, teams extend qualifying offers The Chicago Sky trade Angel Reese to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for the Dream’s first-round picks in 2027 and 2028. As part of the trade, Atlanta also receives the right to swap second-round picks with Chicago in 2028.The Toronto Tempo extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Maria Kliundikova.The Toronto Tempo extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Julie Allemand.The Toronto Tempo extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Nikolina Milić.The Atlanta Dream extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Sika Koné.The Atlanta Dream extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Lorela Cubaj.The Portland Fire extended a Core qualifying offer to Bridget CarletonThe Connecticut Sun extended a Restricted qualifying offer to Olivia Nelson-Ododa.The Connecticut Sun extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Mamignan Touré.The Las Vegas Aces extended a Restricted qualifying offer to NaLyssa Smith.The Las Vegas Aces extended a Restricted qualifying offer to Kierstan Bell.The New York Liberty extended a Core qualifying offer to Sabrina Ionescu.The Seattle Storm extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Mackenzie Holmes.The Golden State Valkyries extended a Restricted qualifying offer to Veronica Burton.The Portland Fire extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Emily Engstler.The Golden State Valkyries extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Kaitlyn Chen.The Portland Fire extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Chloe Bibby.The Dallas Wings extended a Core qualifying offer to Arike Ogunbowale.The Golden State Valkyries extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Iliana Rupert.The Seattle Storm extended a Core qualifying offer to Ezi Magbegor.The Washington Mystics extended a Restricted qualifying offer to Shakira AustinThe Washington Mystics extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Madison Scott.The Atlanta Dream extended a Core qualifying offer to Allisha Gray.The Washington Mystics extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Bernadett Határ.April 6: Qualifying offersThe Portland Fire extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Haley Jones.The Portland Fire extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Maya Caldwell.The Golden State Valkyries extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Janelle Salaün.The Golden State Valkyries extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Cecilia Zandalasini.The Phoenix Mercury extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Natasha Mack.The Phoenix Mercury extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Monique Akoa Makani.The Toronto Tempo extended a Core qualifying offer to Marina Mabrey.The Phoenix Mercury extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Kathryn Westbeld.The Phoenix Mercury extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Kiana Williams.The Toronto Tempo extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Kitija Laksa.The Portland Fire extended a Restricted qualifying offer to Sug Sutton.The Toronto Tempo extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Lexi Held.The Atlanta Dream extended a Restricted qualifying offer to Rhyne Howard.The Atlanta Dream extended a Restricted qualifying offer to Naz Hillmon.The Dallas Wings extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Grace Berger.The Dallas Wings extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Li Yueru.The Portland Fire extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Luisa Geiselsöder.The Los Angeles Sparks extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Alissa Pili.The Los Angeles Sparks extended a Core qualifying offer to Kelsey Plum.The Los Angeles Sparks extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Julie Vanloo.The Los Angeles Sparks extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Rae Burrell.The Minnesota Lynx extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Jaylyn Sherrod.The Minnesota Lynx extended a Core qualifying offer to Napheesa Collier.  #WNBA #free #agency #Tracking #move
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The Toronto Tempo extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Julie Allemand.

The Toronto Tempo extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Nikolina Milić.

The Atlanta Dream extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Sika Koné.

The Atlanta Dream extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Lorela Cubaj.

The Portland Fire extended a Core qualifying offer to Bridget Carleton

The Connecticut Sun extended a Restricted qualifying offer to Olivia Nelson-Ododa.

The Connecticut Sun extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Mamignan Touré.

The Las Vegas Aces extended a Restricted qualifying offer to NaLyssa Smith.

The Las Vegas Aces extended a Restricted qualifying offer to Kierstan Bell.

The New York Liberty extended a Core qualifying offer to Sabrina Ionescu.

The Seattle Storm extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Mackenzie Holmes.

The Golden State Valkyries extended a Restricted qualifying offer to Veronica Burton.

The Portland Fire extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Emily Engstler.

The Golden State Valkyries extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Kaitlyn Chen.

The Portland Fire extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Chloe Bibby.

The Dallas Wings extended a Core qualifying offer to Arike Ogunbowale.

The Golden State Valkyries extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Iliana Rupert.

The Seattle Storm extended a Core qualifying offer to Ezi Magbegor.

The Washington Mystics extended a Restricted qualifying offer to Shakira Austin

The Washington Mystics extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Madison Scott.

The Atlanta Dream extended a Core qualifying offer to Allisha Gray.

The Washington Mystics extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Bernadett Határ.

April 6: Qualifying offers

The Portland Fire extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Haley Jones.

The Portland Fire extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Maya Caldwell.

The Golden State Valkyries extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Janelle Salaün.

The Golden State Valkyries extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Cecilia Zandalasini.

The Phoenix Mercury extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Natasha Mack.

The Phoenix Mercury extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Monique Akoa Makani.

The Toronto Tempo extended a Core qualifying offer to Marina Mabrey.

The Phoenix Mercury extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Kathryn Westbeld.

The Phoenix Mercury extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Kiana Williams.

The Toronto Tempo extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Kitija Laksa.

The Portland Fire extended a Restricted qualifying offer to Sug Sutton.

The Toronto Tempo extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Lexi Held.

The Atlanta Dream extended a Restricted qualifying offer to Rhyne Howard.

The Atlanta Dream extended a Restricted qualifying offer to Naz Hillmon.

The Dallas Wings extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Grace Berger.

The Dallas Wings extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Li Yueru.

The Portland Fire extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Luisa Geiselsöder.

The Los Angeles Sparks extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Alissa Pili.

The Los Angeles Sparks extended a Core qualifying offer to Kelsey Plum.

The Los Angeles Sparks extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Julie Vanloo.

The Los Angeles Sparks extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Rae Burrell.

The Minnesota Lynx extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Jaylyn Sherrod.

The Minnesota Lynx extended a Core qualifying offer to Napheesa Collier.

#WNBA #free #agency #Tracking #move">WNBA free agency 2026: Tracking every move as it happens

The WNBA season is right around the corner, and free agency is finally here. The free agency negotiation period starts on Wednesday, April 8th, and teams can begin signing free agents to new contracts on Saturday, April 11.

Before this, qualifying offers and core player designations were sent out on April 6th and 7th.

Reserved players are players who are out of contract with three years of service or fewer. If they receive a Reserved qualifying offer, those players are subject to that team’s exclusive negotiating rights. If the club declines to offer the player a contract, they become unrestricted free agents.

Restricted free agents are players with at least four years of service whose contract has expired, and who receive a qualifying offer from their previous team. Those players can negotiate with other teams, but their original team can match any offer.

A Core Designation is the WNBA’s version of a franchise tag. An organization can have one veteran free agent whom they have cored on their roster — and thus offered a fully guaranteed one-year deal worth the supermax. If a player receives a Core Designation, they can only sign or negotiate a contract with that team during the free agency period.

April 8: Negotiations begin

This page will be updated as information is shared.

April 7: Angel Reese traded, teams extend qualifying offers

The Chicago Sky trade Angel Reese to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for the Dream’s first-round picks in 2027 and 2028. As part of the trade, Atlanta also receives the right to swap second-round picks with Chicago in 2028.

The Toronto Tempo extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Maria Kliundikova.

The Toronto Tempo extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Julie Allemand.

The Toronto Tempo extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Nikolina Milić.

The Atlanta Dream extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Sika Koné.

The Atlanta Dream extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Lorela Cubaj.

The Portland Fire extended a Core qualifying offer to Bridget Carleton

The Connecticut Sun extended a Restricted qualifying offer to Olivia Nelson-Ododa.

The Connecticut Sun extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Mamignan Touré.

The Las Vegas Aces extended a Restricted qualifying offer to NaLyssa Smith.

The Las Vegas Aces extended a Restricted qualifying offer to Kierstan Bell.

The New York Liberty extended a Core qualifying offer to Sabrina Ionescu.

The Seattle Storm extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Mackenzie Holmes.

The Golden State Valkyries extended a Restricted qualifying offer to Veronica Burton.

The Portland Fire extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Emily Engstler.

The Golden State Valkyries extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Kaitlyn Chen.

The Portland Fire extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Chloe Bibby.

The Dallas Wings extended a Core qualifying offer to Arike Ogunbowale.

The Golden State Valkyries extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Iliana Rupert.

The Seattle Storm extended a Core qualifying offer to Ezi Magbegor.

The Washington Mystics extended a Restricted qualifying offer to Shakira Austin

The Washington Mystics extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Madison Scott.

The Atlanta Dream extended a Core qualifying offer to Allisha Gray.

The Washington Mystics extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Bernadett Határ.

April 6: Qualifying offers

The Portland Fire extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Haley Jones.

The Portland Fire extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Maya Caldwell.

The Golden State Valkyries extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Janelle Salaün.

The Golden State Valkyries extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Cecilia Zandalasini.

The Phoenix Mercury extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Natasha Mack.

The Phoenix Mercury extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Monique Akoa Makani.

The Toronto Tempo extended a Core qualifying offer to Marina Mabrey.

The Phoenix Mercury extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Kathryn Westbeld.

The Phoenix Mercury extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Kiana Williams.

The Toronto Tempo extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Kitija Laksa.

The Portland Fire extended a Restricted qualifying offer to Sug Sutton.

The Toronto Tempo extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Lexi Held.

The Atlanta Dream extended a Restricted qualifying offer to Rhyne Howard.

The Atlanta Dream extended a Restricted qualifying offer to Naz Hillmon.

The Dallas Wings extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Grace Berger.

The Dallas Wings extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Li Yueru.

The Portland Fire extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Luisa Geiselsöder.

The Los Angeles Sparks extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Alissa Pili.

The Los Angeles Sparks extended a Core qualifying offer to Kelsey Plum.

The Los Angeles Sparks extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Julie Vanloo.

The Los Angeles Sparks extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Rae Burrell.

The Minnesota Lynx extended a Reserved qualifying offer to Jaylyn Sherrod.

The Minnesota Lynx extended a Core qualifying offer to Napheesa Collier.

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    To reverse the trend, the federation proposed financial incentives for clubs that field young and Italian players, stronger investment in youth academies and faster approval processes for new or redeveloped stadiums.

    Technical decline is compounded by a fragile ‌financial model, the FIGC warned. Professional Italian football loses more than 700 million ​euros (USD 818.37 million) a year, with high debt levels and a history of clubs collapsing or being excluded from competitions.

    The ⁠report concluded that lasting recovery would require coordinated action across the sport, ⁠warning that leadership changes or isolated reforms alone would not be enough to restore Italian football’s competitiveness.

    Gravina’s successor is ‌due to be elected in June.

    After Italy’s shock defeat to Bosnia, national team manager Gennaro Gattuso and team delegation head ​Gianluigi Buffon also stepped down.

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    Relegation-threatened Leicester City loses appeal against six-point deduction

    The pathway for younger players is ‌even narrower, with Under-21 Italian players accounting for less than 2 per cent of total Serie A playing time, it said.

    To reverse the trend, the federation proposed financial incentives for clubs that field young and Italian players, stronger investment in youth academies and faster approval processes for new or redeveloped stadiums.

    Technical decline is compounded by a fragile ‌financial model, the FIGC warned. Professional Italian football loses more than 700 million ​euros (USD 818.37 million) a year, with high debt levels and a history of clubs collapsing or being excluded from competitions.

    The ⁠report concluded that lasting recovery would require coordinated action across the sport, ⁠warning that leadership changes or isolated reforms alone would not be enough to restore Italian football’s competitiveness.

    Gravina’s successor is ‌due to be elected in June.

    After Italy’s shock defeat to Bosnia, national team manager Gennaro Gattuso and team delegation head ​Gianluigi Buffon also stepped down.

    Published on Apr 08, 2026

    #Italy #federation #seeks #betting #cash #youth #incentives #halt #decline #World #Cup">Italy federation seeks betting cash, youth incentives to halt decline following World Cup miss

    Italy’s outgoing football chief, Gabriele Gravina, on ‌Wednesday called for diverting betting revenue into youth development ​and infrastructure to revive a sport in deep crisis ⁠after the national team failed to qualify for the World Cup for the third time in a row.

    The proposals by Gravina, who resigned ‌as head of the federation (FIGC) on April 2, aim to map a way out of the historic low point ‌for the four-time World Cup winner that has sharpened criticism ‌of ⁠the entire Italian football system.

    Gravina argued that the Azzurri’s ⁠repeated sporting failures are the result of long-standing structural weaknesses rather than short-term mistakes. His report proposed channelling part of the rich gambling proceeds linked to the sport ​into grassroots programmes and academies, ‌as well as badly needed investment in new or upgraded football arenas.

    He also proposed abolishing a ban on betting advertising and sponsorships introduced in 2018, in an attempt to curb ‌gambling addiction in a country that is home to ​Europe’s largest gambling market.

    The FIGC report said a major problem was the marginal role played by Italians in the ⁠top-flight Serie A, where foreigners account for some 68 per cent of minutes played, among the highest shares in Europe.

    ALSO READ | Relegation-threatened Leicester City loses appeal against six-point deduction

    The pathway for younger players is ‌even narrower, with Under-21 Italian players accounting for less than 2 per cent of total Serie A playing time, it said.

    To reverse the trend, the federation proposed financial incentives for clubs that field young and Italian players, stronger investment in youth academies and faster approval processes for new or redeveloped stadiums.

    Technical decline is compounded by a fragile ‌financial model, the FIGC warned. Professional Italian football loses more than 700 million ​euros (USD 818.37 million) a year, with high debt levels and a history of clubs collapsing or being excluded from competitions.

    The ⁠report concluded that lasting recovery would require coordinated action across the sport, ⁠warning that leadership changes or isolated reforms alone would not be enough to restore Italian football’s competitiveness.

    Gravina’s successor is ‌due to be elected in June.

    After Italy’s shock defeat to Bosnia, national team manager Gennaro Gattuso and team delegation head ​Gianluigi Buffon also stepped down.

    Published on Apr 08, 2026

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