Talk about replacing a legend-Becky Sauerbrunn-219 caps
by Domerduck (2024-03-28 01:20:50)

In reply to: Eva Gaetino Joins Albert on USA Team for SheBelieves Cup  posted by dillon77

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as a defender. At 38 someone had to take her spot. Good for Eva and I thought her call up was inevitable. The PSG website announced it as well with a link back to the official USA Soccer National Team official announcement.

As for the other 3 adds, Macario and Swanson were inevitable once their injuries were over and they are replacing Lynn Williams & Midge Purce who were on the Gold Cup team. Still I am surprised they took the 16 year old over Rose Lavelle since they do need to get the team ready for the Olympics. It will be interesting if Rose gets left off the 18 player Olympic team.



Eva's WCL goal last wk was historic as she was the youngest
by Domerduck  (2024-03-28 12:29:52)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

American ever to score in the knockout stages of the UEFA Women’s Champions League. That was in her write up in the USA Soccer National Team announcement under "Additional Notes" that was linked through my link above. It also called Eva "a former Notre Dame star" which made ND the only college that was mentioned on the US Soccer news release as there are no college players on the roster. I do wonder if her call-up by Hayes/Kilgore had to do with that goal and her continual starting at PSG since February 14 this year. As Dillon says it was fast considering she had just started playing on US teams last year (U-23).

Eva's quick rise will only help the buzz for ND Soccer and Nate Norman. The other thing it may start doing is push more college players to look at jumps to Europe leagues like Korbin and Eva. If either make the Olympic team it would be very big and add much more potentional promotional opportunities since they are on a Paris Club. Many sites are projecting Korbin to be on the team. If Eva made it, that would be truly unbelievable because at most she's make the Olympic team with just 4 caps, so I still rate that as unlikeley. But she sure would be an accessible alternate.

edit...I added a direct link to the ussoccer announcement if you want to avoid going thorugh the PSG website I linked above which focused on Eva's "first USWNT call-up" where she "may well receive her very first cap with The Stars and Stripes." It also has a nice pic of Eva and Korbin.