OL Reign signs Miranda Nild, goalkeeper Ella Dederick
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Miranda Nild has secured a first team contract after spending last season on the reserve roster.
OL Reign announced the signing of Nild and goalkeeper Ella Dederick to one-year contracts on Monday. However, Nild isn’t planning on staying in the United States. Instead, the club announced that she will be loaned to Kristianstads DFF in Sweden until Dec. 31, 2021.
She will miss the entire NWSL season, including the upcoming NWSL Challenge Cup.
Nild was notably on the Thailand women’s national team for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup. She started and featured the full 90 minutes for Thailand in all three of their group stage matches.
Coffee & Valkyries: Say Hello to Ally Watt & Cosette Morché
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Packing up and relocating to a new team is as hard as it is exciting. Forward Ally Watt and goalkeeper Cosette Morché are some of OL Reign’s newest faces, but for the duo, being able to experience the new adventure together while drawing on their past as Texas A&M teammates is invaluable. On this episode of “Coffee & Valkyries,” Watt gives an update on her recovery from a torn ACL she suffered last year at the NWSL Challenge Cup. For a more in-depth progress report, watch the Q&A she and teammate Kelcie Hedge did for The ACL Club.
OL Reign unveil 35-player preseason roster
Megan Rapinoe returns, along with five new signings and nine trialists.
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Preparations for the 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup and regular season started today with the opening of training camps across the league. OL Reign announced its 35-player training camp roster, including nine non-roster invitees, two players who are currently out of contract, and 24 players already signed for 2021.
Notably, Megan Rapinoe will be returning to the team for the 2021 season after sitting out 2020 due to concerns about Covid-19. She is expected to join the Reign after the end of the SheBelieves Cup tournament later this month.