Abby Wambach is playing the last worldwide game of her career on Wednesday, when the United States plays host to China.
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Wambach said she is not a fan of Klinsmann’s heavy use of dual-citizen players. In a podcast interview with Bill Simmons, Wambach is asked about the USA men’s soccer team and what she would do to turnaround its recent poor play.
One-hundred and eighty-five goals later, Wambach plays her final match with the national team in New Orleans on Wednesday night. The bottom line is that she scored the tying goal for the U.S.in the 122nd minute, and the team went on to win the game 5-3 on penalty kicks. The team is 117-8-2 in matches in which Wambach has scored a goal.
Sinclair, who played collegiately at University of Portland, can move into sole possession of second place with a goal in Canada’s game against Brazil on Wednesday.
According to Forbes, Wambach’s career highlights include two Olympic gold medals and a World Cup. After winning the World Cup this summer, worldwide soccer’s all-time leading scorer announced in October that she’d be retiring from the game. The American Outlaws president said Abby’s forged a path for not only women soccer, player but all players. Her name is Abby Wambach, and she has now chose to retire. When her time on the field was up, Wambach took off her cleats and hugged each teammate on the field before making way for Christen Press, to thunderous applause. “So forget me, because the day I’m forgotten is the day we will succeed”, she says in the ad.
One thing is for certain, she couldn’t have picked a better place to go out with a party. “She’s the type of player that really will just throw her body out there, do whatever possible”.
Members of the United States women’s soccer team pose for a photo before playing against China at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on December 16, 2015 in New Orleans.
One of the most admirable characteristics Wambach possesses is her willingness to let her body be on the line for the good of the team. Her teammates, who refer to Abby as the GOAT (greatest of all time), have already started sharing farewell messages – many of them filled with tears. She is focused on becoming an advocate for greater equality.
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The players claimed that staging the tournament on artificial turf – widely considered an inferior surface by elite players – amounted to gender discrimination because the men’s World Cup has always been held on real grass.
