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Jenna Tonelli

‘I Can Be a Connector’: How Michelle Betos Hopes to Improve Culture at NJ/NY Gotham FC

Michelle Betos spent three years as a goalkeeper at Gotham. | Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images

Michelle Betos has never been someone who exists in the gray area. She’s either all in, or all out, and after 15 years of playing professional soccer, she has decided to hang up her boots—sort of. 

The 2015 National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) Goalkeeper of the Year has spent the last three seasons with NJ/NY Gotham FC and will now transition to a new role as an assistant goalkeepers coach. The decision to retire came quickly for the 36-year-old, who up until the day she decided to sign on as assistant coach was still training and weighing playing opportunities. 

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