Soccer-Rodman returns to depleted US squad for first time since Paris Games

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 - Round of 16 - Sweden v United States - Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia - August 6, 2023 Trinity Rodman of the U.S. during the match REUTERS/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/File Photo

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Trinity Rodman is set to make her international return after she was named in a depleted United States squad on Tuesday for two friendlies against rivals Brazil next month.

Rodman - one third of the United States' lethal "Triple Espresso" forward line - is in the mix for the first time since she helped the team clinch their fifth Olympic title in Paris, after battling through back pain for months.