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USWNT injury updates: Andonovski speaks on 10 players including Macario and Mewis

The USWNT is missing a lot of key players, and the coach provided updates on almost all of them

The U.S. women’s national team is currently dealing with a lot of injuries.

Some are long term and others are more minor, but many of the USWNT’s most important players over the past several years are presently sidelined.

On Monday after announcing his roster for November friendlies against Germany, USWNT head coach Vlatko Andonovski offered updates on no less than 10 players who are currently out: eight who are injured and two coming back after giving birth.

Here is a list of the players Andonovski spoke about on a conference call.

Lynn Williams is back training but she won’t play for KC Current in NWSL championship

There won’t be a storybook return for the USWNT star, who’s missed the entire season

Lynn Williams is making steady progress in her return from a serious hip and hamstring injury, but she won’t be ready for Saturday’s NWSL championship game.

Williams suffered the injury in the Kansas City Current’s opener of the NWSL Challenge Cup back in March, ending her first season with her new club before it even began.

Despite missing USWNT duo Williams and Sam Mewis for the entire season the Current advanced to Saturday’s title game at Audi Field, where they will take on the Portland Thorns.

Though Williams is in Washington D.C. and training with her teammates, the forward won’t be making a storybook return for the league title game.

“We wanted the group to be together for this moment,” Current coach Matt Potter said at a press conference on Friday. “Obviously it’s a big moment for the club. She’s here and when she’s at home, she’s practicing more and more and getting closer and closer to the Lynn Williams that we all love to see out there, doing what she does best which is running past people and scoring goals. But no, I wouldn’t anticipate seeing her tomorrow.”

Kizer ready to go for final

There was better news on Cece Kizer, a crucial piece of the Current’s attack who left last weekend’s game at OL Reign with a head injury.

“Cece’s fine, she’s 100 percent ready to go,” Potter said. “She’s trained again today. And so I fully expected her to be part of the game tomorrow.”

Kizer scored seven goals in 15 games for the Current after being acquired in a midseason trade with Racing Louisville.

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Kansas City Current place Sam Mewis on season-ending injury list

An ongoing knee injury has ended Mewis’ 2022 season

The Kansas City Current have announced that USWNT midfielder Sam Mewis has been added to the season-ending injury list, effectively ending her 2022 season.

Mewis has been battling a knee injury for some time, and while she had been able to travel with the Current on several road trips, the issue was apparently not improving enough for Kansas City to risk holding the roster spot open amid a tight NWSL playoff race.

“We are understandably disappointed, not just for the club, but for Sam. She has been a valuable leader for this organization since she joined us,” said Current GM Camille Levin Ashton in a team statement. “Although she won’t be able to contribute on the field for the balance of this season, she is an invaluable asset to this team and contributes daily to our success. We will continue to support her in every way possible.”

Mewis will join her USWNT teammate Lynn Williams and veteran wingback Mallory Weber on Kansas City’s season-ending injury list. Williams tore a tendon in her hamstring before the season got underway, while Weber tore her ACL back in early May.

The move allows Kansas City one more open roster spot, which may come in handy. The NWSL transfer window ends on August 24, and the Current at the moment are in the sixth and final playoff spot. With just 14 goals scored (tied for eighth-best in the 12-team league), it stands to reason that the ambitious club will move for reinforcements.

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