Alex Morgan has been left off a U.S. roster for a major world championship for the first time since the 2008 Olympics. The five forwards Hayes took over Morgan include Portland’s Sophia Smith, the top scorer in the NWSL the past two seasons and the league’s most valuable player in 2022; Chicago’s Mallory Swanson, who led the national team with …
The U.S. women’s national team defeated Japan on Saturday afternoon, with Lindsey Horan providing the game-winning goal via penalty kick. A record 50,644 fans watched the U.S. take on Japan at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, the largest crowd for a domestic USWNT friendly and the largest home crowd since the 1999 Women’s World Cup final. It took less than a …
Mallory Swanson and Catarina Macario are returning to the U.S. national team for the upcoming SheBelieves Cup after lengthy absences because of injuries. The 23-player roster announced Tuesday for the event next month also includes 16-year old Lily Yohannes, a midfielder who plays for Dutch club Ajax. Swanson was the team’s leading scorer early last year when she tore the …
Mallory Swanson and Catarina Macario will make their returns to the USWNT next month as part of the 23-player roster for the SheBelieves Cup, U.S. Soccer announced on Tuesday. Two new names are also joining the roster and earning their first senior national team call-ups, both playing for European clubs: 21-year-old Paris Saint-Germain defender Eva Gaetino and 16-year-old Ajax midfielder …
