Many World Cup teammates have special bonds. But the tie that binds U.S. defender Ali Krieger and American goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris is among the strongest at the tournament: They got engaged last year and are planning a December wedding.
Many World Cup teammates have special bonds. The tie that binds U.S. defender Ali Krieger and American goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris is among the strongest at the tournament.
"She is what makes me. She is my life. She is the person I am spending the rest of my life with," Harris said. "I think what has made us so successful in the work space together for so long is our boundaries," Harris said."When we're at work, we're there to work. I'm her teammate, so if she wants to come to me for something, I'm going to give her the real answer, the accountability answer. And then when we're at home, that's our time to be at home, and then soccer doesn't walk through the front door.""Sometimes we drive separate," Krieger said.
Krieger received a text from U.S. coach Jill Ellis on March 19 asking her to give her a call. With decisions on a World Cup roster looming, Ellis told Krieger that night she was wanted back.
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