What’s next for USWNT striker Catarina Macario with contract talks and an injury lingering?

Catarina Macario was immaculate last year. The leading goalscorer for the USWNT showcased her ability to hold up play, connected across generations with international teammates and found the back of the net eight times in 10 appearances with two assists. Three of those goals came in the last two months of 2025 as the U.S. finished the year with two friendlies against Italy. “It has been a good year. It has been a year that I’ve tried to find some consistency,” Macario told TNT Sports at the time