American Megan Oyster is feeling the heat.
Not altogether surprising when you consider the 24-year-old currently plies her trade in the Australian W-League for Newcastle, where the temperature is 51 degrees Celsius hotter than in her native Illinois.
When ESPN caught up with Oyster, the Hunter region in Northern NSW was sweltering as the mercury hit 37 C (99 Fahrenheit) while Chicago registered a perishingly cold reading of -14 C (9 F); but the defender is grateful for the opportunity simply to play outdoors when at home the freezing conditions make sourcing training venues a challenge.
"That was a big part of my decision," Oyster said.