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Abby Wambach Retires As The G.O.A.T.

With 184 international goals — the most of any soccer player in the world, male or female — Abby Wambach is going out on top. The 14-year veteran of the U.S. women’s national team (USWNT) announced her retirement today (after snapping a selfie with POTUS, no less), marking the end not just of her reign […]

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Abby Wambach Retires As The G.O.A.T.

With 184 international goals — the most of any soccer player in the world, male or female — Abby Wambach is going out on top. The 14-year veteran of the U.S. women’s national team (USWNT) announced her retirement today (after snapping a selfie with POTUS, no less), marking the end not just of her reign […]

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Harry Kane, Luckiest Man In Soccer

We’re only two games into the current English Premier League season, so it’s way too early to make any sweeping pronouncements. (Except maybe that Chelsea’s stint in 16th place won’t last long.) But here’s one fairly safe bet: Tottenham striker Harry Kane isn’t going to replicate his 2014-15 performance. No player in the Premier League […]

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Harry Kane, Luckiest Man In Soccer

We’re only two games into the current English Premier League season, so it’s way too early to make any sweeping pronouncements. (Except maybe that Chelsea’s stint in 16th place won’t last long.) But here’s one fairly safe bet: Tottenham striker Harry Kane isn’t going to replicate his 2014-15 performance. No player in the Premier League […]

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