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Seventeen-year-old U.S. midfielder Lily Yohannes said she did not feel pressure to decide on which country to represent internationally prior to the United States and the Netherlands playing each other on Tuesday.
Yohannes recently decided to represent the United States despite interest from the Dutch. The U.S. women’s national team and the Netherlands play on Tuesday in The Hague, in the Americans’ final game of the year.
“I think the timing is kind of funny, but no, I don’t think that was really a factor in my decision,” Yohannes told reporters on Monday. “I think just the time felt right. I think the moment felt right. And when I made my decision, I think I just wanted to not prolong it anymore.”
Yohannes was born in the U.S. but moved to the Netherlands at age 10 with her family and signed a professional contract with Dutch powerhouse Ajax at age 15. She made her senior debut for the United States in June and scored 10 minutes into the match, but she did not commit to representing…
