Tobin Heath is ready to play for Arsenal. (www.AndyMead.YCJ.com)

U.S. women’s national team standout Tobin Heath is close to signing with Arsenal, according to reports emanating out of England.

The two-time Women’s World Cup champion most recently played for Manchester United, but she injured her knee playing for the club. That injury almost knocked the 33-year-old striker out of the Tokyo Olympics. She returned and helped the USA take home a bronze medal.

Heath, a free agent, scored four goals in eight games for ManU.

She has made 177 international appearances, scoring 35 times.

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.