While knee injuries have cut into #CatarinaMacario’s playing time the last three years, the 25-year-old knows how to put the ball in the back of the net, piling up 11 goals in 25 career appearances as a midfielder for the United States women’s national soccer team and six goals in 18 Women’s Super League matches last season as a striker for Chelsea. Now, Macario has her biggest score yet. On Tuesday, #Nike announced that Macario, who was born in #Brazil but moved to the U.S. at age 12 and went on to become the first naturalized citizen to compete for the American national team, would join its stable of #soccer ambassadors, replacing Adidas as her shoe and apparel #sponsor. Between a signing bonus and annual payments, the deal is set to pay Macario $10 million over 10 years, with options in the final two years of the contract, according to a person with knowledge of the arrangement. Macario can also boost that figure through incentives and royalties tied to signature products. Read ...