The 2024 Olympics kicks off in four months, but that doesn’t mean it is too late for the U.S. women’s national team to bring in new players. First-time call-ups for 16-year-old Lily Yohannes and 21-year-old Eva Gaetino for April’s SheBelieves Cup are evidence of that.

Whether or not these new players make it to this summer’s Olympics, their presence is a clear reminder that the talent pool being evaluated is wider than any given roster suggests. Midfielder Savannah DeMelo‘s inclusion on the 2023 World Cup roster before she had even earned her first cap exemplified this to the extreme. Read More