The Undefeatables: Washington’s unlikely blue-collar soccer dynasty – The Athletic ($)
Federal Way is not fertile ground within which to plant the seeds of a sports dynasty, but a group of close-knit boys took their community on a four-year ride they would never forget.

MLS/US Lower Leagues

Beckham’s Inter Miami MLS team may train at Lockhart | Miami Herald
David Beckham’s Inter Miami MLS team proposed a training site and academy at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, former home of the Miami Fusion and Fort Lauderdale Strikers.

Sporting KC trades Ike Opara to Minnesota | The Kansas City Star
Sporting Kansas City traded defender Ike Opara to Minnesota United in exchange for allocation money.