
Rose Lavelle is back. She made her first appearance of the 2025 National Women’s Soccer League season after ankle surgery in December 2024. With NJ/NY Gotham FC trailing 2–0 to the Kansas City Current, the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup winner came on as a substitute for Taryn Torres in the 73rd minute.
But even with Lavelle back on the pitch, Gotham couldn’t get back in the win column as the team navigates its worst run of form since Juan Carlos Amorós took over as head coach in 2023.