Still, Hegerberg won't return for the World Cup. And so, the best player in women's soccer won't be gracing the biggest tournament in women's soccer. "It's a brave decision to consciously miss a World Cup." Unlike Hegerberg, the U.S. team won't be boycotting the World Cup, but the discontent is simmering there and elsewhere. So while her absence from the World Cup is a loss for fans, her ongoing fight for change could reap benefits for the game in the long term.

Source: Fox News May 23, 2019 06:22 UTC