“I want people to remember that I was a good human being, a good player, somebody who cared a lot about the game and wanted to see it improve. I just want to leave the game better than where I found it. Ultimately, I just want to be known as a really good player who showed up and did her job and did it really well and competed until the very last moment.”
UEFA Champions League Winner (2008)
Two-Time World Cup Champion (2015, 2019)
NWSL Champion (2023)
Four-Time NWSL Best XI (2014, 2017, 2019, 2023)
Fifa FifPro World XI (2016)
108 USWNT Appearances
199 NWSL Appearances
Washington Spirit Captain
Orlando Pride Captain
Gotham FC Captain
Congratulations Ali Krieger on an incredible career!
*Ashley Sanchez score an absolute banger less than 3 minutes into her return in D.C.*
*Sophia Smith score less than a minute into her return in Portland.*
The rest of the world needs to know something.
The USWNT did not get knocked out of the World Cup in the RO16 (I finally remembered it exists, look at me) because these women lack talent.
The USWNT got knocked out of the World Cup because they had a head coach who was hell bent on never making substitutions, let brilliant generational talent rot away on the bench all tournament, stuck to the same game plan (that only worked a handful of times the entirety of his tenure) and by making his players play positions that were unnatural to them.
If these players get the head coach they deserve, they’re running through the fucking world and no one is safe.
Trading Sam Staab is so stupid. As equally stupid as trading away Emily Sonnett and telling Kelley O’Hara to kick rocks. Sam’s an ironwoman. 2023 Defender of the Year finalist. Their best defender.
If she didn’t want this trade, it’s another big blunder by Mark & the front office.