BEAVERTON, Ore. – “Every one, we’re all in a great mood. I think we’re playing pretty well.”
Those weren’t the only notes of optimism Portland Thorns FC captain Christine Sinclair sounded this week. The team, building toward Sunday’s preseason Spring Invitational, presented by Tillamook opener at Merlo Field against the Chicago Red Stars (5pm PT, TICKETS), has seen almost their entire international contingent return over the last fortnight, with only Australian forward Caitlin Foord’s absence keeping the group from being at its full numbers.
“It’s going very smoothly,’ Sinclair says about preseason, in spite of the myriad comings and goings.