Following the USWNT's World Cup win last month, coach Jill Ellis has been handed a new contract, which is expected to last through the 2019 World Cup and possibly beyond.
Ellis's former contract could have kept her at the helm of the USWNT for up to five more years, but instead she and US Soccer voided that one and hammered out a new contract.
"When we hired Jill, we all knew the great challenge that was ahead of her and the team," said US Soccer President Sunil Gulati in a statement. "She met that challenge with tremendous passion and knowledge to win what was perhaps the most difficult Women's World Cup tournament in history. As we look towards the Rio Olympics and build towards the 2019 World Cup in France, we think Jill is the ideal person to lead the next generation of the Women's National Team."
Ellis was the first woman to coach the USWNT to a World Cup title, the USA's third. Her new contract comes just before the USWNT's 10-game World Cup victory tour.
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