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USWNT's Kristie Mewis returns to West Ham after injury layoff

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Kristie Mewis is finally back in the running at West Ham.

The American midfielder made her first appearance for the Hammers in six months, starting and playing 36 minutes in a 1-0 loss to Paris Saint-Germain in a pre-season match on Thursday.

West Ham are taking part in the Perth International Football Cup, a four-team event in Australia which also includes Manchester City and Leicester City.

Mewis joined West Ham in December after winning an NWSL title with NJ/NY Gotham FC. The move was for both professional and personal reasons, as Mewis wanted to live closer to her fiancé, Chelsea and Australia star Sam Kerr.

But the 33-year-old only made three appearances for her new club before suffering an injury that ruled her out of the rest of the season. The Hammers narrowly avoided relegation in 2023/24, finishing 11th in the 12-team WSL, while bottom-place Bristol City were relegated to the Championship.

Mewis has made 53 international appearances for the USWNT, most recently as a last-minute substitute in her team's round of 16 loss to Sweden at the 2023 World Cup.

West Ham have one game left in Australia, facing Leicester in a third-place match on Sunday. The team begins its WSL campaign on September 21 against Manchester United.

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