The National Women’s Soccer League announced on Thursday the official list of 2018 allocated players. Sky Blue FC has four players that were allocated as Federation Players for the upcoming NWSL season. Carli Lloyd was allocated by U.S. Soccer, while Janine Beckie, Adriana Leon and Kailen Sheridan were allocated by Canada Soccer.
Federation Players are those who have recently spent a significant amount of time in camp with and competing for either the United States or Canadian women’s national teams and are likely to continue doing so. As a result, most (but not all) allocated players have contracts with their national teams, and their federations therefore pay their national team and club salaries.