The Portland Thorns inked a new deal with Becky Sauerbrunn on Tuesday, which will keep her in the Rose City for one more year.
The two-time Women’s World Cup winner and three-time NWSL champion extends her stay in Portland after originally joining the team in the 2020 season. Sauerbrunn’s contract was announced a day after fellow veteran Christine Sinclair confirmed her own one-year stay with the Thorns, who are now under new ownership after RAJ Sports officially took over the club earlier this month.
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Sauerbrunn’s deal comes as NWSL teams begin their preseason training, and towards the end of a busy offseason. The league’s second-ever free agency window saw a lot of headline-making movement, most notably NJ/NY Gotham FC’s splashy efforts to land sought-after quartet Crystal Dunn, Tierna Davidson, Rose Lavelle and Emily Sonnett. The NWSL’s record for…
