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U.S. Soccer announced today in conjunction with the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team Players' Association that the sides have ratified a new collective bargaining agreement

With the collective bargaining negotiations out of the way, the U.S. players can focus on the World Cup itself, writes Frank Dell'Apa.

The U.S. Soccer Federation and the national team's labor union finalized a contract Monday that covers the next two World Cups and runs through 2010.