Abby Wambach, the most prolific goalscorer of all time in global soccer, bowed out of the game in defeat on Wednesday when the United States women’s team lost 1-0 to China to end an unbeaten run of 104 matches on home soil.
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The career leader in worldwide play – for men and women, with 184 goals- kicked off her cleats and hugged each teammate on the field before walking to the bench, smiling, to embrace her coaches and remaining teammates as the crowd chanted her name. She first appeared with the USWNT in 2001 and has starred for the team in four World Cups, winning her first this summer, and two Olympics, winning gold medals both times.
The game wrapped up the U.S.’s nine-game victory tour in which it went 7-1-1, outscoring opponents 40-3. Yet, as she faces retirement, her focus is exclusively on the next generation.
“I don’t think there will be another Abby but there are other personalities on this team”, Ellis said. Now 35, she has scored more goals than anyone – male or female – in worldwide matches.
Outspoken to the last, she made her swansong on artificial turf at the Superdome just hours after saying USA men’s coach Juergen Klinsmann should be fired for playing too many overseas-born players. I love you guys so much. China scored in the 58th minute via Wang Schuang, and Wambach was substituted off in the 72nd minute to a standing ovation. “So we’re all happy for her in this moment, and I think she realized it’s just time and we understand that”.
She wasn’t able to leave with a victory in her final game with the USA national team.
“It was kind of symbolic”, Wambach said after the match, minutes removed from nonetheless using gestures to urge shocked fans in the Superdome to smile. “That’s something I’m really proud of and I’m proud of our coaches and U.S. Soccer for believing in this product and this program so that it can get better”.
US President Barack Obama had already tweeted his congratulations to Wambach before the match – won by a 58th-minute goal from China’s Wang Shuang. “And everybody tried to make her the superstar of the match”. But to treat someone fairly doesn’t cost a single cent. It wouldn’t cost anything, it would be just a decision.
That is why this city loves Wambach and why a few thousand people packed the Riverside Convention Center to celebrate her homecoming.
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How Wambach will be remembered in her hometown and around the world. I feel the men get paid way more than the women in soccer, yeah, I understand logically the argument about the ratings and that is more global.
