The United States women’s national team will kick off their five-game World Cup victory tour with a friendly against Ireland on Saturday. The entire World Cup roster is expected to return, which means they won’t be available for their NWSL clubs this weekend.
Honestly, it should be your fairly standard run-out, and with limited time between now and the Olympics, there probably isn’t too much room to introduce new elements. Would this be a nice transition time for a new head coach, given Jill Ellis is stepping down after the tour ends in October?