After the United States women’s national team swept a two-game series against Ireland during the international window, several intriguing topics around the team lingered — coping with the absence of Mallory Swanson to a left patella tendon tear, the return of several players back into camps, and the performances in the final set of matches for the team before an official roster is named for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. But perhaps the biggest burning question out of the international window was around midfielder Julie Ertz, who made her return after nearly two years and is unattached to the club at the time.
Now with the World Cup less than 100 days away, Ertz is planning on announcing her new club team. So let’s have some fun and take a look at some landing spots for the star midfielder:
Who will not sign Ertz?
No club in Europe, and no NWSL club on the east coast. This close to a World Cup, staying stateside is likely the end game for Ertz. A new mother to her son Madden, the Ertz family is also pretty firmly planted in Arizona, the midfielder’s home state. It’s also the current state of her husband’s NFL team, with Zach Ertz playing for the Arizona Cardinals.
While there might be east coast NWSL…
