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Fox Sports
25-03-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Trinity Rodman returns for USWNT friendlies vs. Brazil in April
Emma Hayes has called in 24 players to participate in the United States women's national team's next training camp and the biggest name on this roster is a welcome one. Trinity Rodman returns to the squad for the first time since the 2024 Paris Olympics after recovering from a back injury. Rodman scored three goals and had an assist for the USWNT on its way to winning its first gold medal since the 2012 Games. The U.S. will play two matches against Brazil in an Olympic gold medal rematch during this window. The first game takes place at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday, April 5, while the second is at PayPal Park in San Jose, Calif. on Tuesday, April 8. While Hayes named 24 players on the roster, only 23 will suit up for each match. Hayes brought back 19 of the 23 players from the SheBelieves Cup roster, and added a familiar face in Kansas City Current defender Alana Cook (who hasn't played for the USWNT since October 2023) as well as Houston Dash defender Avery Patterson (who earned her first-ever senior national team call-up). The group is still missing some big stars like Naomi Girma, Rose Lavelle and Mallory Swanson. Sophia Wilson, who recently announced that she is pregnant with her first child, will of course not be on a USWNT roster for a while. Jenna Nighswonger and Lynn Biyendolo are also out for this camp. "This roster has Olympians returning, less experienced players continuing to try to prove themselves, a few uncapped players and some players who have seen and done it all," Hayes said in a statement. "The mix of players along with two games against a dynamic Brazil team who we last saw in the gold medal game means this event will be a lot of fun. "All of the players know they have to earn every roster spot, every starting spot and every minute they get as a finisher off the bench. Working with players who are striving for consistency in elite performance, so they can keep getting call-ups and keep excelling at this level, is an exciting process and one that continues with these two games." One of the more interesting parts of this roster is the fact that Hayes called up the same three goalkeepers as she did last camp. Jane Campbell, Mandy McGlynn and Phallon Tullis-Joyce (who served as a training player during the SheBelieves Cup) appear to be the top three favorites to succeed Alyssa Naeher, who retired at the end of 2024. Hayes also invited Angel City FC goalkeeper Angelina Anderson to be a training player. She earned her first call-up in January. Another wrinkle is that Chelsea forward Mia Fishel is back in the USWNT environment, also as a training player. This is Fishel's first time with the squad since tearing her ACL ahead of last February's Concacaf W Gold Cup. Fishel recently returned to Chelsea's active roster and played a few minutes in the Blues' March 23 win over Manchester City. U.S. Women's National Team Roster by Position (Club; Caps/Goals) GOALKEEPERS (3): Jane Campbell (Houston Dash; 10), Mandy McGlynn (Utah Royals; 2), Phallon Tullis-Joyce (Manchester United, ENG; 0) DEFENDERS (8): Alana Cook (Kansas City Current; 29/1), Tierna Davidson (Gotham FC; 67/3), Crystal Dunn (Paris Saint-Germain, FRA; 157/25), Emily Fox (Arsenal FC, ENG; 65/1), Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit; 3/0), Avery Patterson (Houston Dash; 0/0), Emily Sams (Orlando Pride; 3/0), Emily Sonnett (Gotham FC; 105/2), MIDFIELDERS (6): Korbin Albert (Paris Saint-Germain, FRA; 25/1), Sam Coffey (Portland Thorns FC; 31/1), Lindsey Heaps (Olympique Lyon, FRA; 163/36), Claire Hutton (Kansas City Current; 1/0), Jaedyn Shaw (North Carolina Courage; 24/8), Lily Yohannes (Ajax, NED; 4/1) FORWARDS (7): Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current; 2/1), Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit; 22/5), Catarina Macario (Chelsea FC, ENG; 21/9), Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit; 46/10), Yazmeen Ryan (Houston Dash; 7/0), Ally Sentnor (Utah Royals; 5/2), Alyssa Thompson (Angel City FC; 15/1) Laken Litman covers college football, college basketball and soccer for FOX Sports. She previously wrote for Sports Illustrated, USA Today and The Indianapolis Star. She is the author of "Strong Like a Woman," published in spring 2022 to mark the 50th anniversary of Title IX. Follow her at @LakenLitman . Get more from United States Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more
New York Times
27-02-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Japan unseats USWNT in SheBelieves Cup, ending five-year tournament winning streak
Japan won its first SheBelieves Cup title, thanks to its 2-1 defeat of the U.S. women's national team in the tournament's final game on Wednesday. It's only the second loss to Japan in the USWNT's history and might help reignite a rivalry that peaked across a run of major tournament finals in 2011, 2012 and 2015. Advertisement Japan struck first and early, with Yuka Momiki scoring in the second minute of the game. The U.S. found an answer soon enough, with youngster Ally Sentnor scoring her second international goal (and her second of this tournament), assisted by Catarina Macario. Defender Tōko Koga provided the game-winner for the Nadeshiko in the second half, poaching a goal after U.S. goalkeeper Jane Campbell made a diving stop on a Japan free kick. Despite several changes following the opening goal, the USWNT was unable to find an equalizer, let alone a comeback-winning goal. They came close in the final minute of regular time, with Lynn Biyendolo sending it back to center back Tierna Davidson for a long-range shot. Japan's goalkeeper Ayaka Yamashita got enough of a hand to the ball to push it over the bar. Wednesday's loss to Japan is also Emma Hayes's first defeat as head coach of the USWNT, having previously won 15 games and drawn two since taking the job last year. Clumsy sequences were expected in this tournament given the number of untested players head coach Emma Hayes selected. In the second minute of Wednesday's finale, Japan capitalized on a U.S. mistake. However, it wasn't a pair of newcomers who cause the error. Japan took a quick throw-in as the United States regained its defensive shape in the opening minutes, creating an advantage of momentum in a short-field setting. A clever through ball found Yuka Momiki, who ran beyond Emily Sonnett. As the U.S. defender tried to regain an advantageous positioning, she instead tumbled to the ground after not seeing that her goalkeeper, Jane Campbell, made a mistimed dive toward Momiki and the ball. It wasn't the first time that Japan had taken the initiative early against the United States, having given Hayes' side its first scare of the Summer Olympics by scoring in the opening minute. On Wednesday, the United States was again caught unaware. Advertisement Sonnett's slip came on the high-trafficed zone of Snapdragon Stadium's now notorious surface. The San Diego venue was the site of last year's water-logged contest against Canada, one which finished with Alyssa Naeher's penalty shootout heroics. Throughout the 2024 season, the San Diego Wave incurred multiple fines due to concerns over player safety on this pitch. The Wave's season finale was forced to be relocated, again due to issues with Snapdragon's surface. Regardless, the slip couldn't have come at a worse time for Sonnett and her team. With the veteran defender and 2023 NWSL goalkeeper of the year out of the sequence, Momiki set herself up for a very easy finish to open the scoring. The crowd at Snapdragon Stadium was largely stunned — but it was a goal borne from Japanese ambition that forced the hosts into some uncharacteristic mistakes. —Jeff Rueter Last year concluded with longtime starting goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher calling time on her international career. She stuck the landing on a tenure that included backstopping to a World Cup title in 2019, coming up big in the Paris Olympics and providing a needed leadership bridge from a difficult 2023 through to Hayes' arrival. Now, for the first time in three decades, there isn't a clear option atop the goalkeeping depth chart. Hindsight has largely forged a straightforward lineage from Briana Scurry to Hope Solo to Naeher. Alas, there is now a truly open competition in goal — and these three games didn't provide much conclusive evidence toward appointing a new No. 1. After starting the opening match against Colombia, Campbell made her second SheBelieves lineup on Wednesday. Her attempt to dive head-first and clear the ball on Momiki's opener was well-intentioned if imperfectly executed, and may have worked as intended if Sonnett hadn't stumbled into her path. Advertisement However, Japan's second goal came off of an unforced error by Campbell. In the 49th minute, Yazmeen Ryan — who was among the USWNT's best players in the first half — committed a foul just beyond the penalty arc. Manchester City midfielder Yui Hasegawa took a sharp direct free kick, looping it above the United States' defensive wall and toward the corner to Campbell's right shoulder. The Houston Dash goalkeeper made a brilliant diving save but ended up taking all velocity off the ball as it fell in front of her. Had Campbell punched the ball toward the flank or pried it beyond the end line for a corner kick, the score may have stayed level. Instead, 19-year-old defender Toko Koga was quick to pounce and was quite literally handed the second international goal of her young career. Campbell's acrobatic stop on the initial free kick is a worthy showcase of the skillset that has made her among the NWSL's best goalkeepers even as the team in front of her has struggled. However, the ensuing mistake (and, to a lesser extent, the dive on the opener) are the types of gaffes that one would hope don't crop up regularly for a team with the United States' ambition. Mandy McGlynn started the middle match against Australia. She conceded one goal, having been caught with clumsy positioning on a point-blank header. Phallon Tullis-Joyce is probably the most in-form option in the pool as she continues to excel with Manchester United, but was only brought into this camp as a training player. As a result, this remains an open question that's seemingly no closer to being answered than it was entering this window. —Rueter In the end, Japan deserved to lift the trophy at SheBelieves Cup after the most consistent and cohesive performance across all three matches of the tournament. They're also just fun to watch, even as they're clinical and organized. Mina Tanaka had her breakout performance with four goals and three assists. While the USWNT was successful at limiting her on Wednesday night, it was not enough to contain Japan as a whole. Advertisement Ahead of the final game of the tournament, Hayes expected 'a very, very difficult match,' and that's exactly what they got. 'Well, I think it's fair to say Japan as a team are more played-in together than we are, so their connections and their application of their way of playing will probably be more pronounced than ours,' Hayes said Tuesday. 'But that's not to say we can't have success, and it doesn't matter if you have 150+ caps or your third cap. It's about us playing our way, in our style, with our principles, and to execute that at another level, which is what this game will be.' There will certainly be plenty for Hayes and the technical staff to pick apart after their first loss with the USWNT, but losing to this Japan team in February at this point in the World Cup cycle isn't, nor should be, panic-inducing stuff. Largely, the tournament fulfilled its purpose for this particular edition, for Hayes to rotate through the full roster and evaluate players in the first competitive matches of the year. Australia, on the other hand, should maybe be considering something at least adjacent to panic after their last-place finish. They looked listless and particularly hapless in defense under head coach Tom Sermanni — a puzzling development as multiple players are in season in the Women's Super League in England. —Meg Linehan
USA Today
27-02-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
USWNT vs. Japan: SheBelieves Cup highlights, results
USWNT vs. Japan: SheBelieves Cup highlights, results Show Caption Hide Caption Sydney Leroux talks all things women's soccer and NWSL Sydney Leroux stops by to break down women's soccer and tells us about her new partnership with ARDA, the Sharing Time Off Contest. Sports Seriously The United States women's national soccer team is one victory away from winning its sixth consecutive SheBelieves Cup title. Japan stands in their way. The USWNT and Japan are set to face off in the 2025 SheBelieves Cup final on Wednesday at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, California. Japan needs a tie or win on Wednesday to hoist its first SheBelieves Cup trophy, while the USWNT needs to win outright in order to clinch the title for the eighth time in a decade. Wednesday's final marks a rematch of the 2024 Olympic quarterfinals, where Trinity Rodman led the USWNT to a narrow 1-0 victory over Japan with a goal in overtime. The U.S. women went on to win an Olympic gold medal, the team's first gold since 2012. USWNT is without Rodman, Sophia Wilsonand Mallory Swanson this tournament, which has given head coach Emma Hayes the opportunity to play and develop young talent. Meanwhile, Utah Royals forward Mina Tanaka has led Japan's dominant run at the SheBelieves Cup, with four goals and three assists. Tanaka has already tied Swanson for the most goals scored during a single SheBelieves Cup (4). Here's everything you need to know about the 2025 SheBelieves Cup: USWNT vs. Japan SheBelieves Cup: TV channel, time, how to watch Date: Wednesday, Feb. 26 Wednesday, Feb. 26 Time: 10:30 p.m. ET 10:30 p.m. ET TV : TBS : TBS Stream: Sling TV Sling TV Location: Snapdragon Stadium (San Diego, Calif.) Watch USWNT vs. Japan on Sling TV USWNT's SheBelieves Cup Roster GOALKEEPERS (2): Jane Campbell (Houston Dash), Mandy McGlynn (Utah Royals) Jane Campbell (Houston Dash), Mandy McGlynn (Utah Royals) DEFENDERS (8): Tierna Davidson (NJ/NY Gotham FC), Crystal Dunn (Paris Saint-Germain, FRA), Emily Fox (Arsenal FC, ENG), Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit), Jenna Nighswonger (Arsenal FC, ENG), Emily Sams (Orlando Pride), Emily Sonnett (NJ/NY Gotham FC), Gisele Thompson (Angel City FC) Tierna Davidson (NJ/NY Gotham FC), Crystal Dunn (Paris Saint-Germain, FRA), Emily Fox (Arsenal FC, ENG), Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit), Jenna Nighswonger (Arsenal FC, ENG), Emily Sams (Orlando Pride), Emily Sonnett (NJ/NY Gotham FC), Gisele Thompson (Angel City FC) MIDFIELDERS (6): Korbin Albert (Paris Saint-Germain, FRA), Sam Coffey (Portland Thorns FC), Lindsey Heaps (Olympique Lyon, FRA), Claire Hutton (Kansas City Curren), Jaedyn Shaw (North Carolina Courage), Lily Yohannes (Ajax, NED) Korbin Albert (Paris Saint-Germain, FRA), Sam Coffey (Portland Thorns FC), Lindsey Heaps (Olympique Lyon, FRA), Claire Hutton (Kansas City Curren), Jaedyn Shaw (North Carolina Courage), Lily Yohannes (Ajax, NED) FORWARDS (7): Lynn Biyendolo (Seattle Reign FC), Michelle Cooper (Kansas City Current), Catarina Macario (Chelsea FC, ENG), Yazmeen Ryan (Houston Dash), Emma Sears (Racing Louisville FC), Ally Sentnor (Utah Royals), Alyssa Thompson (Angel City FC) Japan's SheBelieves Cup Roster GOALKEEPERS (3): Ayaka Yamashita (Manchester City, ENG), Chika Hirao (Albirex Niigata Ladies), Akane Okuma (INAC Kobe Leonessa) Ayaka Yamashita (Manchester City, ENG), Chika Hirao (Albirex Niigata Ladies), Akane Okuma (INAC Kobe Leonessa) DEFENDERS (6): Saori Takarada (Leicester City, ENG), Moeka Minami (AS Roma, ITA), Saki Kumagai (London City Lionesses, ENG), Hana Takahashi (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Urawa Reds Ladies), Toko Koga (Feyenoord, NED), Hikaru Kitagawa (BK Häcken, SWE), Rion Ishikawa (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Urawa Reds Ladies) Saori Takarada (Leicester City, ENG), Moeka Minami (AS Roma, ITA), Saki Kumagai (London City Lionesses, ENG), Hana Takahashi (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Urawa Reds Ladies), Toko Koga (Feyenoord, NED), Hikaru Kitagawa (BK Häcken, SWE), Rion Ishikawa (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Urawa Reds Ladies) MIDFIELDERS (7): Hinata Miyazawa (Manchester United, ENG), Kiko Seike (Brighton & Hove Albion, ENG), Fuka Nagano (Liverpool, ENG), Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City, ENG), Aoba Fujino (Manchester City, ENG), Momoko Tanikawa (Bayern Munich, GER), Maika Hamano (Chelsea, ENG), Honoka Hayashi (Everton, ENG), Narumi Miura (Washington Spirit), Yuka Momiki (Leicester City, ENG) Hinata Miyazawa (Manchester United, ENG), Kiko Seike (Brighton & Hove Albion, ENG), Fuka Nagano (Liverpool, ENG), Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City, ENG), Aoba Fujino (Manchester City, ENG), Momoko Tanikawa (Bayern Munich, GER), Maika Hamano (Chelsea, ENG), Honoka Hayashi (Everton, ENG), Narumi Miura (Washington Spirit), Yuka Momiki (Leicester City, ENG) FORWARDS (3): Riko Ueki (West Ham United, ENG), Mina Tanaka (Utah Royals), 19-Remina Chiba (Eintracht Frankfurt, GER) We occasionally recommend interesting products and services. 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