Neverland Management, which represents Brynjarsdottir, has confirmed reports that the Icelandic midfielder is expecting a child with her longtime partner, Omar Pall:
Iceland #10 and #NWSL winner, Dagny Brynjarsdottir, will take a short break from football, & plans to be back at the end of 2018. Dagny & Omar are expecting a child. Great news, and we want to send a lots of love to Dagny and her family u2764ufe0fu26bdufe0f #TeamNeverlandMGMT #CongratsDagny pic.twitter.com/gvXrQDeXyO
— Neverland | MGMT (@NeverlandMGMT) January 5, 2018
Although Brynjarsdottir had played a reduced role for the Thorns in 2017, her departure nonetheless throws a wrench into Portland’s offseason.