“An ongoing knee issue” will prevent Catarina Macario debuting this season for her hometown San Diego Wave, which placed the 26-year-old forward on NWSL’s season-ending injury list on Monday. The Wave signed Macario last March from Chelsea for a reported $300,000 fee and to a four-year contract worth about $8 million guaranteed.

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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,...