BEAVERTON, Ore. – Lindsey Horan’s first media availability of the 2019 National Women’s Soccer League preseason was what you would expect during a World Cup year: a healthy mix of Portland Thorns FC questions and focus on the U.S. Women's National Team's impending summer. But while conceding “the World Cup is the biggest thing in soccer” and the tournament is, for her, a “big picture” goal, the 2018 NWSL Most Valuable Player was also clear about her priorities as it concerns the club side of her world.
“Obviously, for the Thorns, I want to give as much as I can,” she said in the middle of Wednesday’s 10-minute session, a want she defined across a number of levels.