Californian Reina Bonta, after college ball at Yale, has been a Santos of Brazil starting midfielder since March 2023 — and is now, in the Brazilian one-name tradition, referred to simply as “Reina” on the famed club’s game sheets.

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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,...