Football Football Sauerbrunn named captain of U.S. women's national team Defensive standout Becky Sauerbrunn has been named captain of the U.S. women’s national football team. Reuters 18 January, 2021 09:57 IST Becky Sauerbrunn served as co-captain of the U.S. women's national team from 2016-18. - GETTY IMAGES Reuters 18 January, 2021 09:57 IST Defensive standout Becky Sauerbrunn was named captain of the U.S. women’s national football team on Sunday, taking over the role shared most recently by Megan Rapinoe, Carli Lloyd and Alex Morgan.The 35-year-old Sauerbrunn, a two-times World Cup champion, 2012 Olympic gold medallist and two-time National Women’s Soccer League champion, previously served as co-captain of the national team from 2016-18.ALSO READ | Australia mourns death of former coach Frank ArokHer appointment as captain was announced by head coach Vlatko Andonovski during a conference call ahead of the team’s friendly against Colombia on Monday.Andonovski said he had conversations with Rapinoe and Lloyd, 35 and 38 respectively, and both were “very supportive” of the decision to name Sauerbrunn as captain going forward.Sauerbrunn has made 178 appearances for the United States, second among active players behind Lloyd (294). Subscribe to our daily newsletter Get your daily dose of Sportstar with handpicked stories delivered right to your inbox! SUBSCRIBE Please enter a valid email address.