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Thursday 29 October 2015

ROYAL ROUT

In this Sept. 14, 2007, file Royals pound Mets to take 2-0 Series lead
photo, United States’ Abby
Wambach celebrates after Kansas City Royals pitcher
scoring on a penalty kick Johnny Cueto (47) celebrates
against Sweden during the end of the top of the
their Group B match of the eighth inning of Game 2 of
2007 FIFA Women’s World the Major League Baseball
Cup soccer tournament World Series against the New
at Chengdu Sports Center York Mets Wednesday, Oct.
Stadium in Chengdu, China. 28, 2015, in Kansas City, Mo.
Associated Press
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Wambach didn’t
want retirement
to overshadow

victory tour

ANNE M. PETERSON
AP Sports Writer
When the final whistle blew
on the Women’s World
Cup this summer, Abby
Wambach was nearly con-
vinced that it was her final
championship.
The game’s most prolific
international scorer —
among women and men
— needed time to think,
though. She didn’t make
it official until after a visit
to the White House with
the cup-champion U.S. na-
tional team Tuesday. She is
retiring from the game.
“I was 95 percent certain,”
she said Wednesday, re-
ferring to her thoughts fol-
lowing the World Cup title
match. “But I also know
myself well enough to know
that I wanted to make
sure it wasn’t an impulsive
choice and that I was sure
it was what I wanted and
it would be best not just for
me personally but also for
this team.”
The response was typical
of Wambach, who spent
her 15-year career always
pushing for more.

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