Abby Wambach: I'm Retiring

Her final match will be Dec. 16
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Oct 27, 2015 2:38 PM CDT
Abby Wambach: I'm Retiring
President Barack Obama holds a jersey he received from Head Coach Jill Ellis during a ceremony with the United States Women's National Soccer Team in the East Room of the White House in Washington Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015, to honor them and their victory in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. Standing with...   (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Abby Wambach, the leading career scorer—male or female—in international soccer, announced her retirement from soccer on Tuesday shortly after the US national team celebrated its Women's World Cup victory at the White House. Wambach, 35, said before the World Cup this past summer in Canada that she wanted to cap her 15-year career with the game's most prestigious championship. She got her wish. Wambach, who grew up in Rochester, New York, has appeared in 252 international matches with 184 goals. She will play the final four matches of the national team's 10-game victory tour before stepping away from the team. Her final match will be Dec. 16 against China in New Orleans. (More Abby Wambach stories.)

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