Ben Shelton\u2019s girlfriend, American professional soccer player Trinity Rodman, recently criticized a man for ruining a little girl\u2019s \u201ccore memory.\u201d She called him out for snatching the girl\u2019s signed jersey and breaking her heart.<\/p>\n
Shelton and Rodman have been dating for over a year, having made their relationship public in March 2025. Rodman plays as a forward for the U.S. national team and the Washington Spirit, a professional soccer team that competes in the National Women\u2019s Soccer League (NWSL).<\/p>\n
<\/a> Recently, the United States Women\u2019s National Soccer Team (USWNT) faced Team Japan at DICK\u2019S Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado, as part of a three-game international friendly series. On Friday, April 17, 2026, Team USA defeated Japan 3-0 in the series finale, winning the event.<\/p>\n After the tournament, Rodman took to social media to call out a man who ripped a signed jersey she had given to a little girl out of the girl\u2019s hands and ran away. She expressed that the man ruined the girl\u2019s night and memory.<\/p>\n The 23-year-old also revealed that she had previously given her signed cleat to the man\u2019s child, but his greed compelled him to snatch the signed jersey from another child.<\/p>\n \u201cThe grown-a** man that ripped the signed jersey out of a little girl\u2019s hand that I gave to her and ran away\u2026 I\u2019m sick!! Just know you ruined a little girl\u2019s night and core memory. When your kid already got my signed cleat that I took off for her not even 2 minutes before\u2026\u201d Rodman wrote on her Instagram story<\/a>.<\/p>\n On the tennis side of things, Shelton is currently competing at the 2026 BMW Open. Seeded second at the tournament, he began his campaign by defeating lucky loser Emilio Nava with a score of 7-6(4), 3-6, 6-3 in the first round. He then eliminated wild card Alexander Blockx with a 6-4, 7-6(8) score in the second round.<\/p>\n In the quarterfinals of the ATP 500 clay court tournament in Munich, the former World No. 5 overcame Jo\u00e3o Fonseca 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. He secured a place in the final by triumphing over qualifier Alex Mol\u010dan with a 6-3, 6-4 victory in the semifinals.<\/p>\nBen Shelton\u2019s Girlfriend Trinity Rodman Calls Out a Man for Snatching a Little Girl\u2019s Signed Jersey<\/h2>\n
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