Friendlies Presented By Verizon: Tierna Davidson’s Return

About this episode

Tierna Davidson discusses her return to soccer after recovering from an ACL tear and her leadership journey.

Gotham captain and USWNT leader, Tierna Davidson, is back on the field after recovering from a second ACL tear. She tells Sam what made this process different, how she learned to lead from the sidelines, and why she’s happy to be back with the USWNT ahead of their upcoming friendlies against Brazil. Read more about Tierna's Girls Leadership project here: https://www.gothamfc.com/news/defender-tierna-davidson-nominated-by-gotham-fc-for-2026-lauren-holiday-impact-award See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Sam

Guest: Tierna Davidson

Topics covered

• soccer
• ACL recovery
• leadership
• USWNT
• Gotham FC
• friendlies

Keywords

• Tierna Davidson
• ACL tear
• USWNT
• Gotham FC
• friendlies
• leadership
• soccer

Sponsors

Verizon

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gotham FC, USWNT

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