You can’t be a part of Thorns culture without having imagined the moment, especially with the other Portland World Cup players already home. That moment could happen by the end of the month, when the four Thorns that are still in France return to the black and red, and line up in the team’s XI before kickoff to be honored at Providence Park.
“Portland Thorns FC would like to congratulate our returning World Cup champions,” the park’s thundering voice would announce from the venue’s new speaker system. “Adrianna Franch. Tobin Heath.