United States women’s national team and Portland Thorns defender Becky Sauerbrunn is hanging up her boots after 16 incredible years with the national team. The 39-year-old announced her retirement via social media on Tuesday.
Becky Sauerbrunn retirement
Messing with United States women’s national team left back Casey Krueger is a very bad idea. England learned that lesson the hard way.
Lioness forward Chloe Kelly will miss the upcoming Switzerland friendly due to suffering a concussion during the 0-0 draw vs. the USWNT on Saturday. The injury came in the final minute of the friendly game.
While the USWNT and England have a fiery history of big games against each other and sit No. 1 and No. 2 in the FIFA Women’s rankings, Saturday’s friendly was as described. Friendly.
An amazing Alyssa Thompson goal vs Iceland opened the scoring for the United States women’s national team in their 3-1 victory on Thursday. The goal also marked Thompson’s first for the Stars and Stripes.
The USWNT went up against a compact and feisty Iceland side in their first game since the gold medal match at the Paris Olympics in August.
United States women's national team forward Trinity Rodman exited the field area in a wheelchair during the Washington Spirit's 3-0 loss to the Kansas City Current on Friday, which her agent attributed to an "intense back spasm."
That's what Mike Senkowski told The Washington Post Saturday about Rodman, adding her back remained bothersome the morning after.
Trinity Rodman injury
Ashley Hatch and Trinity Rodman led the Washington Spirit over the visiting Houston Dash 3-0 on Sunday.
The Spirit (14-4-2, 44 points) had no problems defeating Houston (3-12-5, 14 points) even without leading goal scorer Ouleymata Sarr. Instead, Hatch scored twice and Rodman had a goal and an assist to extend Washington's league unbeaten streak to five matches.
Trinity Rodman goal vs Houston Dash
The United States women’s national team waited 12 years to reclaim gold at the Olympics. Lynn Williams only needed one night to break the sought-after prize.
USWNT veteran forward Williams hilariously broke her gold medal while partying the night of the gold medal triumph. Pictures and stories were shared of Williams swinging her medal above her head before a picture of the ribbon and medal dethatched.
The United States women’s national team completed a sweep of their Olympic group stage on Wednesday with a 2-1 victory vs. Australia. One moment fans noticed was an Emily Fox Korbin Albert exchange, or lack thereof we should say.
In the 65th minute of the Australia game head coach Emma Hayes made a triple substitution with Trinity Rodman, Rose Lavelle and Fox coming off for Lynn Williams, Casey Krueger and Albert.
The United States women’s national team defeated Mexico 1-0 on Saturday in a friendly ahead of the USWNT’s 2024 Olympics campaign. While the U.S. secured the victory, something they failed to do against Mexico in the W Gold Cup earlier this year, there’s still plenty of work to be done.
Finishing was perhaps the biggest issue for the USWNT on Saturday as they kept getting into promising positions in front of goal but couldn’t find the net. The U.S. recorded 17 shots, six on target and should've scored more than the one.
The United States women’s national team were dealt a major blow on Friday as it was announced that Catarina Macario will miss out on the 2024 Paris Olympics due to issues with her right knee.
Catarina Macario injury
USWNT head coach Emma Hayes announced that the 24-year-old is dealing with “consistent irritation in her right knee” and won’t be able to prepare and compete in the Summer Games.
Twila Kilgore’s time as interim head coach of the United States women’s national team has come to an end following the SheBelieves Cup triumph vs. Canada.
Current Chelsea boss Emma Hayes will coach the next USWNT game which will be a friendly vs. South Korea on June 1.
Kilgore finishes her eight-month tenure with a Concacaf W Gold Cup title, a SheBelieves Cup title and a national team with renewed hope.