In a huge move for women’s sports, the NWSL’ Portland team and the WNBA’s forthcoming Portland expansion team will share a state-of-the-art training facility, marking the first collaboration of its kind between teams from both leagues.

The Portland Thorns of the National Women's Soccer League and the city's as-yet unnamed WNBA team will train together at a new performance center in a first-of-its-kind alliance between teams from both leagues.