U.S. Soccer announced its joint bid to host the 2031 FIFA Women’s World Cup with Mexico, Costa Rica and Jamaica on Monday. It would be the first edition of the Women’s World Cup to be hosted by four nations. The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup held in Australia and New Zealand was the first to be hosted by two countries.

With four countries hosting the 2031 Women's World Cup, the sport can be boosted into a higher orbit in the United States and throughout the world.

Tennessee soccer player Reese Mattern was called up to the U.S. Under-20 Women's National Team training camp on Monday. Mattern, a sophomore forward for the Lady Vols, is one of 24 players set to participate in training camp,

Woodbridge High School graduate Ary Oliver is one of 24 players called into the U.S. Under-20 Women's National Soccer Team training camp Oct. 22-30 at the University of Kansas Health System Training Center.

The USWNT released its roster for a match at Rentschler Field Oct. 26. Star scorer Trinity Rodman, who has been out with an injury, returns.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/virginia as Women's Soccer: Behind the FSU Lines.

Christen Press, one of the most celebrated players in U.S. women's soccer history, is officially hanging up her cleats. At 36, the two-time World Cup champion and Angel City FC forward announced her retirement from professional soccer, sharing the emotional news in an interview with " Good Morning America" that aired Wednesday.