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3 Vlatko Andonovski replacements at head coach for the USWNT

By Caden Charpentier

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - JULY 31: Head coach Vlatko Andonovski of the United States during a team training session on July 31, 2023 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Robin Alam/USSF/Getty Images)
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - JULY 31: Head coach Vlatko Andonovski of the United States during a team training session on July 31, 2023 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Robin Alam/USSF/Getty Images) /
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Canada’s coach Bev Priestman (C) takes part in a training session in Melbourne on July 19, 2023, ahead of the Women’s World Cup football tournament. (Photo by William WEST / AFP) (Photo by WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images)
Canada’s coach Bev Priestman (C) takes part in a training session in Melbourne on July 19, 2023, ahead of the Women’s World Cup football tournament. (Photo by William WEST / AFP) (Photo by WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images) /

Vlatko Andonovski replacements for the USWNT: 2. Bev Priestman

Current role: Canada WNT head coach

Reports are that Canada’s Soccer Federation has “full support” of Bev Priestman despite a group stage exit down under. Only time will tell if that is correct or not. Even with that, back in February, it was discussed that the Canadian manager was considering her future given the pay disputes that were going on within the team and the federation itself. This may be an out of box suggestion, but Priestman without question knows the USWNT having been a part of the Canadian soccer program for years.

She was the first to break through the glass ceiling with the senior team, leading Canada’s WNT to its first-ever major tournament triumph in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Football is a business, and if the U.S. can offer Priestman more financial security, there is little doubt she will turn that down. Her experience inside CONCACAF, as a Gold Medalist, and her youth make her an intriguing option.

Realistically, she will more than likely stay with Canada through the Olympics. In 2021, she was voted the IFFHS World’s Best Woman National Coach, ahead of both Sarina Wiegman and Sweden’s Peter Gerhardsson. Priestman may not be on the radar of a lot of people when looking for Andonovski replacements, but her track record speaks for itself.

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