It’s official: Abby Wambach is retiring.
Soccer’s international leading scorer and one of the greatest players of all time finally made the announcement Tuesday afternoon following the U.S. women's team's visit with President Obama to celebrate the summer's Women's World Cup victory.
During the visit, USA TODAY Sports asked Wambach about her future, and the 35-year-old seemed non-committal.
“I’ve given a lot of thought to it and that’s a good question,” Wambach said. “I think in the coming days, weeks, months, I’ll let you guys know.”
She walked away joking that it could be mere hours before a decision was made. Not long after, Wambach dropped the bombshell. ...
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Kicking Back Comments: Abby represented herself, her team, and her country well. The Game will miss her. I can only Hope we see some other retirements soon that are long over due.
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