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New Mom Ertz, Back on USWNT, Faces Big Decisions Amid Career Crossroads

  • Julie Ertz has returned to the U.S. women's national soccer team six months after giving birth.
  • She is working to get back into top shape and understand the team's new tactics under its new coach.
  • Ertz must choose between the NWSL clubs pursuing her so she can train and play before the World Cup squad is named.
  • She is drawing on advice from teammates who are also mothers to navigate her career and family demands.
  • Ertz is at a turning point, trying to balance her soccer dreams and motherhood after the birth of her first child.
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