USWNT captain Lindsey Heaps to join Denver in June: ‘Everything seems right to come home’
U.S. women’s national team midfielder Lindsey Heaps’ journey to signing with the Denver Summit FC started with a chance encounter last June. The U.S. was set to face the Republic of Ireland at DICK’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colo., when Heaps met the club’s new general manager Curt Johnson. “We literally just ran into each other in the hallway and started talking about soccer in Colorado and Denver NWSL,” Johnson told The Athletic. Three weeks earlier, a wide-eyed Johnson was hired
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Bayern defender Stanišić ruled out with ankle injury
Bayern Munich must do without injured defender Josip Stanišić for the time being, the Bundesliga leaders said on Monday. The Croatia international sustained a ligament injury in his right ankle in the 8-1 Bundesliga win over Wolfsburg on Sunday and the club say he will be out for an unspecified period.
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Ex-NFL QB says 2nd Super Bowl puts Matthew Stafford in Top-5 convo
Matthew Stafford could join a relatively exclusive club if he wins a second Super Bowl.
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