Saloons, school and specialty coffee: NWSL players enjoy new era of side hustles
The Guardian
Five years ago, stars in the league packed Amazon boxes or drove for DoorDash to make ends meet on meager salaries. A new CBA opened doors for off-field pursuits in line with their passions
On a cold winter night in Ketchum, Idaho, Chicago Stars midfielder Bea Franklin was pulling off a different sort of physical feat than what she usually does on the soccer field. Under the eyes of taxidermied animals at the Pioneer Saloon, she deftly balanced martinis as a cocktail waitress, wearing cowgirl boots and ensuring the olives didn’t drip when she walked down stairs.
Franklin did not take a second job as a cocktail waitress in a Rocky Mountain ski resort town not out of necessity, but as a way to think about more than just the sport that has dominated much of her life.
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