It was an absolutely wild year for the U.S. women’s national team: a new head coach, an Olympic gold medal and more retirements from the greats of the program, from forward Alex Morgan to goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher to former captain and centerback Becky Sauerbrunn.
It was a year of change, a year of joy and a year of re-establishing the team on the world stage, earning back the No. 1 world ranking. 2024 was a year of goodbyes, even as this summer felt like an introduction to a new version of the USWNT, led by players such as Trinity Rodman, Sophia Smith, Mal Swanson and Naomi Girma.
It’s difficult to truly
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