Carli Lloyd will play her league games this summer in the Rutgers University stadium she called home for her college career.
As reported in the Inquirer, her NWSL team of the past three years, the Houston Dash, traded Lloyd to New Jersey's Sky Blue. She requested the trade to be able to live with her husband, Brian Hollins, who is a local golf pro, year round.
Dash manager Vera Pauw showed class in granting Lloyd's wish even though the team was not required to. “She is a player you don’t want to trade…," Pauw is quoted as telling the Houston Chronicle, "but I know what it is like to live away from the one you love. We could stop her from going to New Jersey because we had her rights, but in the end, there is more in life than soccer.” The Chronicle ran a story on the trade. Lloyd expressed her gratitude to Pauw and the Houston fans on Twitter.
Sunday, January 21, 2018
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