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Portland Timbers sign Academy star Marco Farfan as Homegrown Player

The Portland Timbers today announced the signing of 17-year-old academy defender Marco Farfan as an MLS Homegrown Player for the 2017 season.

WNY Flash win 2016 NWSL title, edging Washington Spirit on PKs

Western New York Flash goalkeeper Sabrina D'Angelo made three penalty-kick saves -- denying Ali Krieger, Tori Huster and Diana Matheson -- to win the 2016 NWSL championship via a 3-2 victory over the Washington Spirit following a 2-2 draw over 120 minutes of tense action.

Blue-collar Washington Spirit seek right recipe for their biggest game ever

Carranza leaves D.C. United academy to train with Carolina RailHawks

Another D.C. United academy prospect is pursuing a professional career away from the Black-and-Red. This time it's a U.S. youth international and United Under-17/18 standout with European aspirations; but first, he's headed south.

Rapinoe kneels during anthem at NWSL game in nod to Kaepernick

Megan Rapinoe took a knee on Sunday, and in doing so waded into one of the most controversial topics in the United States at the moment. The USWNT star kneeled during the playing of the national anthem before her club team, Seattle Reign FC, took on the Chicago Red Stars in an NWSL match, later explaining it as an expression of support for NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

Real Salt Lake breaks ground on new training facility, youth academy

Real Salt Lake broke ground on a $50-million multi-purpose training facility and charter school for Academy players on Tuesday in Herriman, Utah.

Q&A pt. 2: D.C. United’s Nolan Sheldon talks fees, DA, more

In the second part of our Q&A with D.C. United academy director Nolan Sheldon, we discuss a range of topics, including the United's academy residential program at the Calverton School in Huntingtown, Maryland, the growing divide between MLS and non-MLS clubs in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy and the sore subject of the annual fees that D.C. still charge many of their DA players.

NWSL by the Numbers: 2016 Olympic Games

Following the conclusion of the gold and bronze medal matches of the 2016 Olympic Games, the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) provides an inside look at the important numbers from the 38 NWSL players that participated in the tournament.