Trinity Rodman proves star credentials on goalscoring return to US women’s team

CNN
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Trinity Rodman enjoyed the perfect return to the US Women’s National Team (USWNT) on Saturday, scoring after just five minutes in a 2-0 victory over Brazil, her first international game since last year’s Olympic gold medal match.

The 22-year-old had not featured for the USWNT in almost eight months, having aggravated a long-standing back issue during a game for the Washington Spirit in September.

But she looked like she had never been away on Saturday, deftly poking the ball into the bottom right corner from 10 yards out after a good run from Alyssa Thompson, before briefly pretending she had hurt her back again as part of her celebration.

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