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Meghann Burke
Meghann Kay Burke (born October 11, 1980) is an attorney and executive director of the National Women's Soccer League Players Association (NWSLPA), the trade union for players in the NWSL, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. Burke led the NWSLPA to its first collective bargaining agreement in 2022.
Burke is also a retired soccer player and coach. As a player, Burke was a goalkeeper for teams in Women's Professional Soccer (WPS), and was most recently a player and coach for Women's Premier Soccer League club Asheville City SC.
Burke attended Mehlville High School and was named Metro Goalkeeper of the Year in 1998. She was part of the United States U16 team in 1996–97. In four years at Saint Louis University Burke was a first-team starter and was named to various select teams. She also acquired the nickname "the Burkeinator" and was declared the university's Player of the Decade.
After 2000, Burke featured for a number of W-League and WPSL teams.
She played for Bristol Rovers in 2004–05, helping the English club reach the semi-finals of the FA Women's Cup.
After graduating from SLU, Burke was drafted by Carolina Courage of the WUSA. She returned to the professional ranks as a development player with Chicago Red Stars of Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) in 2010 before joining Sky Blue FC as a free agent in August 2010.
Burke studied labor law while playing in WPS. She graduated with a juris doctor from the Northeastern University School of Law.
In 2010 while still playing in WPS, Burke helped organize the WPS Players Union to represent players under the league's new ownership structure.
Meghann Burke
Meghann Kay Burke (born October 11, 1980) is an attorney and executive director of the National Women's Soccer League Players Association (NWSLPA), the trade union for players in the NWSL, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. Burke led the NWSLPA to its first collective bargaining agreement in 2022.
Burke is also a retired soccer player and coach. As a player, Burke was a goalkeeper for teams in Women's Professional Soccer (WPS), and was most recently a player and coach for Women's Premier Soccer League club Asheville City SC.
Burke attended Mehlville High School and was named Metro Goalkeeper of the Year in 1998. She was part of the United States U16 team in 1996–97. In four years at Saint Louis University Burke was a first-team starter and was named to various select teams. She also acquired the nickname "the Burkeinator" and was declared the university's Player of the Decade.
After 2000, Burke featured for a number of W-League and WPSL teams.
She played for Bristol Rovers in 2004–05, helping the English club reach the semi-finals of the FA Women's Cup.
After graduating from SLU, Burke was drafted by Carolina Courage of the WUSA. She returned to the professional ranks as a development player with Chicago Red Stars of Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) in 2010 before joining Sky Blue FC as a free agent in August 2010.
Burke studied labor law while playing in WPS. She graduated with a juris doctor from the Northeastern University School of Law.
In 2010 while still playing in WPS, Burke helped organize the WPS Players Union to represent players under the league's new ownership structure.