After a 2023 cut short by injury, it's been a more than eventful 2024 for Janine Beckie. The Racing Louisville midfielder talks to Meaghen Johnson about the drone controversy at the Olympics, her midseason trade from the Portland Thorns and more.
Coming off a tumultuous year where she suffered a season-ending ACL tear, Canadian international Janine Beckie started 2024 with a bang.
Beckie, a versatile forward, admits she had mixed emotions about the trade initially and how everything came to be. Her contract with the Thorns was set to expire at the end of this year, but there was an option to extend for the 2025 season. Beckie was still unsure whether she would take it or if the Thorns would choose to exercise it.
“It all happened really fast, and I did not anticipate that it would happen as fast as it was going to happen,” Beckie told TSN. “I think it was just an accumulation of bad timing off the back of a tough summer, like there wasn't really a lot of time to communicate the situation to me.”, the NWSL Players Association also released details about the new collective bargaining agreement. Part of the terms for this CBA include protection against trades without a player’s consent.
“I'm not going to pretend the shock of it all did not frustrate me, but I am aware of what the situation is. I am aware that it's a business, and that's what I had communicated to – essentially, you have the green light to get this over the line.” “They saw me coming into this team and having an impact straight away,” she said. “That was very attractive for me. I'm not sure if there’s a player in the world who doesn't want to hear that a club is really excited about them.”birthday, is already stepping into a leadership role with the team. Louisville has a young roster, with just two other players over the age of 30.
“Obviously, what they bring to the team is not only their attributes from a football perspective, but it's also from an experience perspective,” Yanez told the media. “You've got Janine… who very much so knows the league and understands the pressure that can come associated with any match.” “I always say that I'm more relieved to score than actually happy that I scored,” she joked. “What's so great on this team is I just know my role is so much bigger than scoring goals, and so that kind of feels like an added bonus when I do get to score.”
Players have spoken about the tears and anger from the situation. Even nearly two months later, Beckie hasn’t been able to process everything. Despite the six-point penalty, the players were able to rally under difficult circumstances and win all three of their group stage matches to advance to the knockout round.
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