With a part-time head coach, Jamaica was among the nine teams of the 32 at the 2023 Women’s World Cup to go undefeated in group play. Coach Lorne Donaldson‘s day job is Executive Director of Coaching/President of youth club Real Colorado, whose alums include U.S. internationals Sophia Smith and Mallory (née Pugh) Swanson.

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Soccer America Executive Editor Mike Woitalla has written freelance articles about soccer for more than 30 media outlets in nine nations. The winner of eight United Soccer Coaches Writing Contest awards,...