How the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Will Handle Soaring Expectations

PARIS — The USWNT was on message all Olympics. Joy and belief. Trust and confidence. A fresh start under Emma Hayes.

After winning gold on Saturday at Parc des Princes in Paris, while many of the questions the players faced were about the game and the emotions and the medals around their necks, there were still a few that lingered on the past — especially last summer and the turnaround of this team over the past year from their worst World Cup finish to the top of the podium again.

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The thing about this team, though, no matter what they accomplish, there’s always an eye to the future.

“We know there’s so

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