Just two days after coming to an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement with players, U.S. Soccer on Thursday released its list of 22 federation players for the 2017 NWSL season. Megan Rapinoe is the lone allocated player for Seattle Reign FC.
What does it mean for Rapinoe and Reign FC? The NWSL has relied on the support of U.S. Soccer to be sustainable financially, which has propelled the league into a historic fifth season. U.S. Soccer pays the salaries of the U.S. Women's National Team players that are designated as federation, or allocated, players.