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While USWNT plays their friendly match against Ireland, NWSL is on a break. In a few days, the Canada women’s national soccer team will face France in a friendly matchup in order to finalize their preparations for the Women’s World Cup in July. However, days before the matchup, Megan Rapinoe’s OL Reign teammate Jordyn Huitema stirred up a huge conversation on Twitter.

Canada’s OL Reign forward Jordyn Huitema had some eye-braw-raising words while replying to a comment on TikTok. Before coming to the USA she was in France, playing for PSG, and was dating Bayern Munich winger Alphonso Davies. They broke up in May 2022, following which Huitema joined NWSL powerhouse OL Reign.

Jordyn Huitema on her breakup with Davies

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On a TikTok video of Reign forward Jordyn Huitema, one user commented, “Why did you cheat on phonzy he was the one.” To that, the star player replied, “I wasn’t the one that cheated.

On 22 May 2022, Davies took to his social media to announce that he and Huitema had separated.

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The stir in the controversy came as Alphonso Davies is becoming a key point of Bayern Munich’s dominant run in the Bundesliga. Meanwhile, in NWSL OL Reign has had mixed matchups as they struggle to find their space in the absence of Megan Rapinoe.

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Jordyn Huitema will play a crucial role in the coming days, not only for OL Reign but for her country as well. Team Canada is in Group B along with Ireland, Australia, and Nigeria.

Although the road to playoffs seems easy for the North American team, fans would want a deep run and hope that the team presents a challenge for the trophy. Meanwhile, Huitema’s OL Reign teammate Megan Rapinoe is gearing up for another shimmering victory at the grandest event this year. 

Megan Rapinoe is eyeing history with USWNT

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Although She is fit to make the NWSL comeback, OL Reign management is doing their best to keep Megan Rapinoe away from any injury as the bigger need of the hour is FIFA World Cup. With USWNT eying history in making as they prepare to make a three-peat.

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With the biggest tournament just a few months away, every player has their need in the national team. Names like Alex Morgan, Trinity Rodman, and Rapinoe would make this a great threat to every team in the competition. Fans got the shock yesterday, as they witnessed Mallory Pugh Swanson getting injured.

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Hopefully, the injury isn’t season-ending and she could still make it to Australia. However, fans just have to wait for the official announcement. Do you think the team will win the tournament and make history? Drop your prediction in the comments below.

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Rishabh Chaudhary

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Meet Rishabh, a passionate soccer writer at EssentiallySports, who channels his 19 years of active sports fandom into his writing. His love for soccer is evident, especially for Lionel Messi and the Argentine national team, which he had the pleasure of covering during their victorious 2022 World Cup campaign in Qatar. Rishabh also keeps a close eye on top club teams such as FC Barcelona, Manchester City, and Wrexham AFC, the latter being recently revived by Ryan Reynolds.
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