USWNT star Trinity Rodman has been one of the best players not only for her national team but her club as well, a likely NWSL MVP candidate with the Washington Spirit through the 2024 season.
Thus, it was alarming when Rodman was in significant pain as she went down with a back injury on Friday in an NWSL regular-season match against the Kansas City Current.
Not only did Washington suffer a 3-0 defeat, which saw the Current draw within two points of their second-place position, but the loss of Rodman left them worried for the status of their best attacking star with just six matches left before the playoffs.
The Sporting News has more on the recent Olympic gold medal winner and Spirit star whose eight NWSL goals have her tied for fourth in the U.S. domestic league.
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Trinity Rodman back injury news, updates
Washington Spirit star Rodman left the pitch in a ton of pain after suffering a back injury on Friday, September 20 in a 3-0 defeat to the Kansas City Current.
She would walk off under her own power but five minutes later would eventually leave the playing area in a wheelchair in what appeared to be severe discomfort, putting a towel over her face to hide her anguish.
Rodman later returned…
