USWNT midfielder Morgan Brian has been ruled out of their upcoming friendlies against Sweden and Norway with right hamstring tightness. USSF staff have determined “she is not ready for international play.”
Brian was already in and out of the starting XI for the Houston Dash after recovering from an earlier knee injury and only recently began playing regularly again, although she was still working on getting to a full 90. She had to be subbed out after the first half during the Dash’s last game against the Seattle Reigin; at the time the speculation was her sub had to do with the intense heat that day, although perhaps the weather conditions exacerbated her muscle strain.