Naomi Girma made history Thursday, becoming the first pure defender to be named U.S. Soccer’s Female Player of the Year in the award’s 39-year history, the federation announced.
Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has given his backing to manager Ruben Amorim and said the Portuguese coach will remain at the club “for a long time.”
If the game’s players could take a pay cut in exchange for guarantees of time off and fewer games, could that be a way to avoid burnout? It’s one option to fix this looming crisis.
USMNT captain Tyler Adams will be available in a limited role for the friendly against Brazil on Wednesday but forward Josh Sargent will miss his second straight match ahead of the Copa América.