Carli Lloyd, widely considered the best women’s soccer player in the world, has signed with Manchester City Women of the Women’s Super League through June, after which she will return to her NWSL club, the Houston Dash.
It’s a huge signing for City, who won the league championship in 2016. Lloyd is the reigning FIFA World Player of the Year, and also won the award in 2015. She’s a World Cup champion and a two-time Olympic Gold Medalist. Lloyd has made 231 appearances and scored 94 goals in her international career so far, and is the current captain of the USWNT.