Good morning! The USWNT plays its final match before new head coach Emma Hayes must name her 18-player roster for the Paris Olympics. Tonight’s match against South Korea follows Saturday’s 4-0 win in Colorado. The average age of the U.S. starters for Hayes’ debut game was 25 years, and none of them played in the 2019 Women’s World Cup final. A changing of the guard on the field as well as on the sidelines. 

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Paul Kennedy edited Soccer America for 41 years (1985-2026). He began writing for SA in 1974. He started writing for France Football in 1978 and has served on in Ballon d'Or jury since 2007.