For Portland Thorns FC midfielder Hayley Raso, it's been a sweet return to her former club Canberra United FC.
Raso, an Australian native who signed her first professional contract with Canberra in 2011 and played a small role in the team's first-ever Westfield W-League championship that season, went on loan to the Australian club this past offseason along with Thorns teammate Celeste Boureille.
“For me, it was really nice to come back,” said Raso. “I really enjoyed my time here and played with a really good group of girls when I was here and I was a young player and looked up to a lot of the girls that I was with.