Washington Spirit’s Trinity Rodman will take indefinite leave of absence to treat back injury

Washington Spirit forward Trinity Rodman will take time off indefinitely from soccer to focus on healing a back injury Related stories Washington Spirit s Michele Kang says band will do everything it can to keep Trinity Rodman Olympic gold medalist Trinity Rodman says her back is an injury to be managed not fixed Trinity Rodman is back with the US soccer group for a pair of games against Brazil Trinity is taking time away from group exercises to manage her back a Spirit spokesperson informed WTOP on Saturday We look forward to her returning when she s healthy Rodman was listed as out on Washington s availability summary for Saturday s match against the Orlando Pride which the Spirit won - She is scheduled to receive medication in London The Washington Post first announced Rodman s injury status Following Saturday s match Washington head coach Jonatan Gir ldez revealed he couldn t comment on Rodman s injury as his focus in the last scarce days has been entirely on planning for the Orlando match In the next days I will have information I will be able to share Gir ldez announced Rodman has been battling a back injury since the end of the season causing her to miss much of Washington s preseason and the Challenge Cup on March She made her first appearance of the year on March during the Spirit s - win over Houston She s played four games this season for Washington totaling minutes and made one start Earlier this month she returned to play for the U S women s national crew after an eight-month absence scoring a goal in the United States - win against Brazil in a friendly rematch of the Paris Olympics gold-medal match Rodman addressed her injury following Washington s match against Bay FC in late March stating the predicament is not one specific thing but how her back is structured I don t think my back will ever be the way it was my rookie year which is unfortunate Rodman stated reporters The Associated Press contributed to this record Source