Another year is in the books, another star is atop the women's national team's crest and another important year is on the horizon for U.S. Soccer.
2019 was a tumultuous year for the federation, one with successes on the field, conflict off of it and self-reflection at Soccer House making for an all-encompassing 12 months. Before turning the page to 2020, let's look back at the year that was for U.S. Soccer by counting down its 10 biggest stories of 2019. For the purposes of this list, these items are related to U.S. Soccer and its national teams only, and not the club game in the USA.