Whitney Engen, long considered the third center back for the United States women’s national team, tweeted today that she has been released from the WNT.
On the one hand, this is obviously a bad blow for any player, especially one who has served with this team for so long. Center backs tend to toil with little reward no matter how well they play (calling Becky Sauerbrunn) and backup center backs catch even less of the glory reflecting off of the team.
It’s also a blow financially, considering the security a WNT contract can bring with its guaranteed salary.