USWNT's Trinity Rodman has MCL sprain; return timeline TBD - ESPN

United States forward Trinity Rodman has a Grade 1 MCL sprain and will be sidelined for an unspecified amount of time, Washington Spirit head coach Adrian Gonzalez said Friday. There is no timetable for her return.

Rodman is expected to miss the U.S. women's national team's upcoming games against Portugal and New Zealand due to the knee injury sustained earlier this week. U.S. Soccer has not announced Rodman's withdrawal from training camp, and Gonzalez said he could not answer whether she would miss time with the USWNT.

The NWSL playoffs begin in three weeks. Rodman is one the best players in the NWSL and a focal point of the attack for Washington, which recently clinched the No. 2 seed in the playoffs.

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«We are going to take this day by day,» Gonzalez told reporters. «Every player is completely different.»

Rodman's injury occurred on Wednesday, just a few hours after U.S. Soccer announced her return to the team after a six-month absence, and USWNT head coach Emma Hayes told reporters she was «super excited» to have Rodman back on the roster. Rodman last played for the USWNT on April 5.

«She's one of the best players in the world, and we've had to play without her for more than a year,» Hayes said about Rodman on Wednesday prior to the forward's injury.

Rodman was helped off the field in tears during Wednesday's 4-0 win over Mexican side Monterrey in the final game of group play in the Concacaf W Champions Cup. She was unable to put pressure on her right leg. She was later seen on crutches and in a full knee brace.

«She's at the facility today starting the rehab; she's doing good,» Gonzalez added. «The results that we got