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Trinity Rodman is among a number of players making their return to the U.S. women’s national team for an upcoming trio of friendlies this month against Portugal and New Zealand, as coach Emma Hayes named a 26-player roster for the upcoming training camp.
Hayes gave some much-needed time off to the U.S. contingent of European players during the last international window in June and July, but most will return for the October camp, save for centerback Naomi Girma, who has been dealing with a calf injury for the past few weeks. Captain Lindsey Heaps, midfielder Lily Yohannes, defender Emily Fox, forward Catarina Macario and goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce will all make the trek, as will forward Alyssa Thompson for her first appearance with the USWNT since her transfer to Chelsea.
With the return of so many Europe-based players, many of the NWSL players called up to the previous camp have missed out — though midfielder Jaedyn Shaw, fresh off her move to Gotham FC, will also make her return to the senior USWNT environment after spending the last two windows with the Under-23s.
San Diego Wave defender Kennedy Wesley is the sole debutant on October’s roster, though she has extensive experience with the youth national team at the U-17, U-20 and U-23 levels.
The USWNT will face Portugal at Subaru Park outside of Philadelphia on Oct. 23, then head to East Hartford, Conn., for a second match Oct. 26. The team will then head to CPKC Stadium in Kansas City to face New Zealand on Oct. 29. Of the 26-player training roster, 23 will dress for each game day.
Goalkeepers (3): Claudia Dickey (Seattle Reign), Mandy McGlynn (Utah Royals), Phallon Tullis-Joyce (Manchester United)
Defenders (8): Jordyn Bugg (Seattle Reign), Emily Fox (Arsenal), Lilly Reale (Gotham FC), Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit), Avery Patterson (Houston Dash, Emily Sams (Orlando Pride), Emily Sonnett (Gotham FC), Kennedy Wesley (San Diego Wave)
Midfielders (8): Sam Coffey (Portland Thorns), Lindsey Heaps (OL Lyonnes), Claire Hutton (KC Current), Rose Lavelle (Gotham FC), Sam Meza (Seattle Reign), Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns), Jaedyn Shaw (Gotham FC), Lily Yohannes (OL Lyonnes)
Forwards (7): Michelle Cooper (KC Current), Catarina Macario (Chelsea), Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit), Yazmeen Ryan (Houston Dash), Emma Sears (Racing Louisville), Ally Sentnor (Kansas City Current), Alyssa Thompson (Chelsea)
Thanks to the long layoff between the last international window at the end of June into early July and this October one, Trinity Rodman’s been out of the USWNT picture for a long time. She finally made her NWSL return in August, scoring in her first appearance back with a dramatic, last-minute goal to provide the win for the Washington Spirit. It’s clear she’s learned more about her own body and her own mental fortitude after dealing with that persistent back injury — now she finally gets to bring that energy to the USWNT environment.
She will be missing the other pieces of the Triple Espresso forward line, with Sophia Wilson and Mal Swanson out with their respective parental responsibilities. There’s still plenty of depth for Hayes to turn to and continue to evaluate combinations, but bringing Rodman back into the fold and giving her minutes with Thompson, Macario and the rest as the long journey to 2027 begins must be at least somewhat of a relief for Hayes.
Speaking of 2027, after a long start to the year when Hayes was free of any significant external pressure and allowed to evaluate the pool, this is the roster on which — in theory, at least — there will be the first fine-tuning ahead of Brazil. The next World Cup still feels like an awfully long way off, but Hayes has been consistent in talking about identifying her core group halfway through this off year.
“I feel we’re very much on track for identifying that core group,” Hayes said earlier this year. “It’s important not to get too drawn in on identifying 23 players; the pool has to be bigged-up because of injury, because of illness, because of pregnancy, because of whatever. My job is to develop a larger group of players that, by the time we reach a tournament setting, have been given the right exposure to put ourselves in the best position possible.”
She still faces all of those same issues, with Girma, Wilson and Swanson among the most notable missing this fall. But it feels fair to start reading into her roster selections, for real.
The first two matches against Portugal will also serve as retirement celebrations, with Alex Morgan getting her flowers at Subaru Park before New Englander and Nutmeg State native Alyssa Naeher gets her turn in Connecticut. Both players will get the bobblehead treatment, with U.S. Soccer promising the collectibles to the first 2,000 fans through the gates at each game.
Even while there will be fun (and maybe some tears) ahead of these two games, there’s now plenty of purpose. “It’s time to start the build towards qualifying for the 2027 World Cup,” Hayes said in the USWNT news release. “We want to maximize every minute we have together, push the players, and keep the momentum going.”
This article originally appeared in The Athletic.
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Hayes gave some much-needed time off to the U.S. contingent of European players during the last international window in June and July, but most will return for the October camp, save for centerback Naomi Girma, who has been dealing with a calf injury for the past few weeks. Captain Lindsey Heaps, midfielder Lily Yohannes, defender Emily Fox, forward Catarina Macario and goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce will all make the trek, as will forward Alyssa Thompson for her first appearance with the USWNT since her transfer to Chelsea.
With the return of so many Europe-based players, many of the NWSL players called up to the previous camp have missed out — though midfielder Jaedyn Shaw, fresh off her move to Gotham FC, will also make her return to the senior USWNT environment after spending the last two windows with the Under-23s.
San Diego Wave defender Kennedy Wesley is the sole debutant on October’s roster, though she has extensive experience with the youth national team at the U-17, U-20 and U-23 levels.
The USWNT will face Portugal at Subaru Park outside of Philadelphia on Oct. 23, then head to East Hartford, Conn., for a second match Oct. 26. The team will then head to CPKC Stadium in Kansas City to face New Zealand on Oct. 29. Of the 26-player training roster, 23 will dress for each game day.
USWNT October friendlies roster
Goalkeepers (3): Claudia Dickey (Seattle Reign), Mandy McGlynn (Utah Royals), Phallon Tullis-Joyce (Manchester United)
Defenders (8): Jordyn Bugg (Seattle Reign), Emily Fox (Arsenal), Lilly Reale (Gotham FC), Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit), Avery Patterson (Houston Dash, Emily Sams (Orlando Pride), Emily Sonnett (Gotham FC), Kennedy Wesley (San Diego Wave)
Midfielders (8): Sam Coffey (Portland Thorns), Lindsey Heaps (OL Lyonnes), Claire Hutton (KC Current), Rose Lavelle (Gotham FC), Sam Meza (Seattle Reign), Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns), Jaedyn Shaw (Gotham FC), Lily Yohannes (OL Lyonnes)
Forwards (7): Michelle Cooper (KC Current), Catarina Macario (Chelsea), Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit), Yazmeen Ryan (Houston Dash), Emma Sears (Racing Louisville), Ally Sentnor (Kansas City Current), Alyssa Thompson (Chelsea)
One-third Espresso
Thanks to the long layoff between the last international window at the end of June into early July and this October one, Trinity Rodman’s been out of the USWNT picture for a long time. She finally made her NWSL return in August, scoring in her first appearance back with a dramatic, last-minute goal to provide the win for the Washington Spirit. It’s clear she’s learned more about her own body and her own mental fortitude after dealing with that persistent back injury — now she finally gets to bring that energy to the USWNT environment.
She will be missing the other pieces of the Triple Espresso forward line, with Sophia Wilson and Mal Swanson out with their respective parental responsibilities. There’s still plenty of depth for Hayes to turn to and continue to evaluate combinations, but bringing Rodman back into the fold and giving her minutes with Thompson, Macario and the rest as the long journey to 2027 begins must be at least somewhat of a relief for Hayes.
It’s go time?
Speaking of 2027, after a long start to the year when Hayes was free of any significant external pressure and allowed to evaluate the pool, this is the roster on which — in theory, at least — there will be the first fine-tuning ahead of Brazil. The next World Cup still feels like an awfully long way off, but Hayes has been consistent in talking about identifying her core group halfway through this off year.
“I feel we’re very much on track for identifying that core group,” Hayes said earlier this year. “It’s important not to get too drawn in on identifying 23 players; the pool has to be bigged-up because of injury, because of illness, because of pregnancy, because of whatever. My job is to develop a larger group of players that, by the time we reach a tournament setting, have been given the right exposure to put ourselves in the best position possible.”
She still faces all of those same issues, with Girma, Wilson and Swanson among the most notable missing this fall. But it feels fair to start reading into her roster selections, for real.
Familiar faces return (and in bobblehead form, too)
The first two matches against Portugal will also serve as retirement celebrations, with Alex Morgan getting her flowers at Subaru Park before New Englander and Nutmeg State native Alyssa Naeher gets her turn in Connecticut. Both players will get the bobblehead treatment, with U.S. Soccer promising the collectibles to the first 2,000 fans through the gates at each game.
Even while there will be fun (and maybe some tears) ahead of these two games, there’s now plenty of purpose. “It’s time to start the build towards qualifying for the 2027 World Cup,” Hayes said in the USWNT news release. “We want to maximize every minute we have together, push the players, and keep the momentum going.”
This article originally appeared in The Athletic.
US Women's national team, Women's Soccer
2025 The Athletic Media Company
Continue reading...
