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Another USWNT star heads to Europe as Carli Lloyd signs with Manchester City

The reigning FIFA World Player of the Year has joined the club for the 2017 Spring Series, FA Women’s Cup and UEFA Women’s Champions League campaign.

The best women's player on the planet is heading to Manchester City.

Carli Lloyd, the current FIFA World Player of the Year, on Wednesday signed a deal with the FA Women's Super League club for the 2017 Spring Series, FA Women’s Cup and UEFA Women’s Champions League campaign, becoming the latest U.S. women's national player to leave the NWSL for Europe.

“I’m incredibly excited to be joining Manchester City, a club which is leading the development of women’s football both on and off the pitch,” Lloyd said in a statement.