Lloyd, Rapinoe back with team
Megan Rapinoe and Carli Lloyd have returned after missing most of last year as the U.S. women’s national team prepares to open training camp this weekend in Florida.
Coach Vlatko Andonovski announced the 27-player roster for the Orlando camp, which will be capped by a pair of exhibition matches against Colombia at the end of the month.
Alex Morgan, who said she has contracted the coronavirus, was among the players left off of the roster as the team prepares for the Tokyo Olympics this summer.
Kristie Mewis of the Dash was named to the team.
Rapinoe, the FIFA 2019 Player of the Year after helping the United States win its second consecutive World Cup, has not played for the national team since the SheBelieves Cup last March. In other news:
• Manchester City beat rival United 2-0 at Old Trafford thanks to second-half goals by John Stones and Fernandinho, setting up a meeting with Tottenham in the League Cup final.