Mia Fishel and Cat Macario have traveled with Chelsea for the U.S. preseason tour.
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Chelsea women release USA tour rosterUSWNT duo Fishel & Macario includedBoth missed Olympics due to injuryGettyWHAT HAPPENED?
After suffering an ACL tear in February of this year, U.S. women's national team forward Mia Fishel is back in the mix with Chelsea. She's traveled with the Blues to the United States for their preseason tour. Alongside her is fellow USWNT forward Catarina Macario, who missed the Paris Olympic Games due to "minor knee irritation" after coming back from her own respective ACL injury journey earlier this year.
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Under new manager Sonia Bompastor, who replaced Emma Hayes, the Blues are set to begin their preparation for the 2024-25 Women's Super League campaign. The team has traveled to the U.S. for a series of matches and training sessions before their campaign begins.
They begin with a match on August 19 against NY/NJ Gotham FC, and then take on WSL rivals Arsenal in Washington DC on August 25, part of the Spirit's double-header series at Audi Field.
Getty ImagesWHAT SONIA BOMPASTOR SAID
"I think it’s really important to spend time with the players and the tour is the perfect opportunity to do that," Bompastor said. "We will be together for almost 10 days; practicing, the games and living together – it’s then when you learn more about people.
"It’s as equally important to know about the player and the person. I have already had individual conversations trying to get to know them better. I know them better as players because as manager I have played against most of them and I already know how much quality I have in my squad, but it is also knowing about them, their families and life away from football."
"The tour will be a perfect opportunity to do all that," the manager added.
CHELSEA SQUAD IN FULL
Goalkeepers: Hannah Hampton, Katie Cox, Zecira Musovic
Defenders: Ashley Lawrence, Alejandra Bernabe, Charlotte Wardlaw, Eve Perisset, Lucy Bronze, Kadeisha Buchanan, Millie Bright, Nathalie Bjorn, Niamh Charles
Midfielders: Erin Cuthbert, Lexi Potter, Maika Hamano, Oriane Jean-Francois, Sjoeke Nusken, Sophie Ingle, Wieke Kaptein
Forwards: Aggie Beever-Jones, Catarina Macario, Guro Reiten Johanna Rytting Kaneryd, Lauren James, Lucy Watson, Mayra Ramirez, Mia Fishel, Sandy Baltimore