Leroux returns to the Pride, still chasing soccer dreams

FILE - In this Saturday, March 24, 2018 file photo, Orlando Prides Sydney Leroux keeps the ball in play during a National Women's Soccer League match at Orlando City Stadium in Orlando, Fla. Sydney Leroux simply isn't done chasing her soccer dreams. The veteran forward signed a 3-year max deal with the Orlando Pride, the National Women's Soccer League team she's been with since 2018. Announced Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021 the contract has an option for an additional year. (Justin Green/Orlando Sentinel via AP, File)

FILE - In this Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019 file photo, Orlando Pride forward Sydney Leroux (2) holds her child on the pitch after an NWSL soccer match against Sky Blue FC in Harrison, N.J. Sydney Leroux simply isn't done chasing her soccer dreams. The veteran forward signed a 3-year max deal with the Orlando Pride, the National Women's Soccer League team she's been with since 2018. Announced Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021 the contract has an option for an additional year. (AP Photo/Steve Luciano, File)

FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2014, file photo, Washington Spirit's Toni Pressley (3) yells as Seattle Reign FC's Sydney Leroux follows the ball during the first half of a NWSL semifinal soccer match in Seattle. Pressley was looking forward to a comeback season with the Orlando Pride this year after overcoming breast cancer. But then life threw the veteran defender another curve with the coronavirus pandemic and the impact it would ultimately have on the Pride, who were left out of this summer's Challenge Cup tournament. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)