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REUTERS: Manchester United have signed one-year contracts with US strikers Tobin Heath and Christen Press, the Super League club announced Wednesday.
Heath, who spent more than seven seasons with Portland Thorns of the National Women’s Football League (NWSL) team, made 168 appearances with the United States, won the World Cup in 2015 and 2019.
The 32-year-old is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and has been selected for the 2019 Women’s Ballon d’Or.
“I look to the challenge of competing in England, betting and opposing some of the world’s most productive players,” Heath told the clubhttps://www. manutd. com/en/news/detail/mans club player. utd-women-ad-the-signature-of-international-usa-tobin-heath.
“I have great ambitions for this season and I look to the future to get on the table with my new team and this next chapter. “
United later announced Press’s signing in an agreement.
The 31-year-old striker, chosen 138 times through the national team, has been with the NWSL Royal Utah since 2018.
“I feel blessed to have the opportunity to keep trying to be the best of myself and compete for trophies this year,” Press said.
United opened its 2020–21 WSL season with a 1–1 draw champion Chelsea on Sunday.
The merchant closes on Thursday.
(Report via Hardik Vyas and Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; edited through Tothrough Davis and Ed Osmond)