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ASN Morning Read: Hardware For Lloyd, Ellis
A banner 2015 for the United States women carried over into 2016, with Carli Lloyd and Jill Ellis being awarded major FIFA awards for their roles in the triumphant World Cup campaign.
BY
Jesse Yomtov
Posted
January 12, 2016
9:20 AM
January 12, 2016
9:20 AM
Incredibly proud to have Jill Ellis and @CarliLloyd represent the #USWNT - the best in the world in 2015. pic.twitter.com/LpYMISHWAJ
— Sunil Gulati (@sunilgulati) January 11, 2016
- One of the more surprising inclusions in the January camp roster was left back Brandon Vincent, fresh off a national title with Stanford. Vincent is one of only two full-time fullbacks in this group and he’s age eligible for the U-23s, who have lacked wide defenders. ASN’s Brian Sciaretta analyzes the call-up.
- The U.S. women will feature in a sweet doubleheader in Nashville on March 6, which includes England, Germany and France.
- Matthew Doyle ranks the top five MLS SuperDraft prospects at each position.
- Kazakhstan is allowing fans to vote for its new national team coach. This is definitely something every sports team should do.