Trinity Rodman is star at World Cup with fractured relationship with dad Dennis
Dennis Rodman's daughter Trinity is making a name for herself at the women's World Cup, where she is part of the USWNT, who are hoping to defend their world title for a second consecutive tournament.
Dad Rodman, 62, had a legendary 20-year NBA career, which saw him with five NBA Championships. Two championships came with the Detroit Pistons, who have retired his No. 10 jersey, and the other three NBA rings were won with the Chicago Bulls in the late 90s.
Rodman's athleticism and fiercely competitive nature passed down to Trinity, 21, despite having a fractured relationship with the football star. Trinity has been keen to avoid talking about her "past, present or future" of her relationship with her father.
The most Rodman has spoken about here father was in 2021, when he attended a Washington Spirit game. Posting a picture of the pair, she said: "Yes Dennis rodman showed up to an Nwsl game, but also my dad, after YEARS surprised me at a big game in my career, I was shocked, overwhelmed, happy, sad, everything.
"My dad doesn’t play a big role in my life at all and most people don’t know that, we don’t see eye to eye on many things. I go months if not years without his presence or communication.
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"Being in spotlights has been hard for us, him and me. We don’t have the best relationship, but at the end of the day he’s human I’m human… he’s my dad, and I’m his little girl that will never change. I will improve and look forward everyday as I hope he does."
Trinity Rodman is carrying on the famous last name but in football (Getty)The forward was crowned the NWSL 's Rookie of the Year in 2021 while playing for Washington Spirit. And 15 goals in her short professional women's football career earned her a senior international cap in 2022. Trinity has scored four times for her country in a near 20 appearances, and she was selected to help the USWNT defend the World Cup Down Under. She made her World Cup debut in the 3-0 opening group game win over Vietnam, starting in the front three alongside USWNT icon Alex Morgan, and two-goal-and-assist hero Sophia Smith.
Trinity is seen as the future of US women's soccer, penning a four-year, $1.1 million (£858,000) contract with the Washington Spirit, making her the highest-paid player in league history last season. She earned a nomination as a finalist for the 2022 Ballon d'Or Feminin award, and her average annual salary even beats that of USWNT long-time poster girls Morgan and Megan Rapinoe.
A lot of Trinity's game is based around tracking back and working hard to regain possession for her team. Trinity doesn't mind taking bumps and knocks in her pursuit of glory. "It's hunting in front of the goal. It's hunting when you lose the ball. And I think that's a huge part of my game — regains, tracking back and being the first person to get a foot, a head, a knee, a shin on something that pops up," Rodman said to the LA Times.
"Even if he wasn't the first guy under the basket or next to Shaq [O'Neal], who was way bigger, way taller, he was going to get the rebound. It was timing. It was anticipation. It was body movement. It was positioning. It was everything.
"And I think he was so intelligent, and I think people take that away. He was a freak of nature. He was an insane athlete, but at the end of the day, he, I think, was one of the smartest players at the time. He knew the game."
Trinity will be back in action on Thursday as the USWNT take on the Netherlands in their second group game. Victory over the Dutch would all but confirm the USWNT's spot at the top of Group E.
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