USWNT left-back Jenna Nighswonger traded her Gotham FC jersey for the red and white of Arsenal in January of this year. Since then, the player has started once (during the FA Women’s Cup match against the London City Lionesses) and been provided three substitutions for a total of four appearances for the team. The slight minutes seen by Nighswonger have piqued questions about what will come of the international player’s trade. And how will her trade impact the team? Though these are quick questions to arise, the answers and processes between them aren’t as reactive.
Moving to the WSL
“Americans abroad” has been the phrase of the early NWSL 2025 season. The wave of United States women’s soccer players taking their talents overseas has shocked and entertained women’s sports spectators. With player transitions to leagues across the pond stacking up early this year, the women’s soccer worlds on both sides of the WSL and NSWL are searching for results.
Even with fast returns from players such as fellow defender and USWNT Emily Fox, who has enjoyed success in Arsenal since 2024, and USWNT Catarina Macario, who has solely played for European club teams as a star forward, transitions can be a slow-burn process. But once the fire is ignited, there is usually no…
