Carli Lloyd is the two-time reigning FIFA women's soccer player of the year, but even one of the biggest stars in the sport has shown she can evolve as a player.
When Lloyd and the U.S. women's national team meet Germany on Wednesday in the SheBelieves Cup at Chester's Talen Energy Stadium, she will bring a more cerebral look to her game.
At 34, Lloyd, a two-time Inquirer South Jersey Player of the Year during her days at Delran and then a star at Rutgers University, has found the benefits in not always playing at a frenetic pace.