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Comment by Crystal Michelle House on May 21, 2012 at 4:48

@Lars I'm going to have to pick your brain later for fun football facts. :)

Comment by Lars Breimer on May 20, 2012 at 14:33

Your last comment, Crystal, makes me think of the great Gre-No-Lie trio that joined Milan just after the war. I think Gunnar Nordahl went first and when after a year he reported back positively to his colleagues, they came along too. Gren and Nordahl eventually returned to Sweden but Liedholm stayed and became a legendary manager in Italy.

Comment by Crystal Michelle House on May 20, 2012 at 8:59

@Lars Something else to consider is Rebecca Moros and Beverly Goebel, two Americans that recently signed with INAC Kobe for I believe one year. Perhaps if they do well for the club and remain longer that will be an additional incentive for Wambach to play in Japan. Just a thought. You can follow their progress at http://www.pitchsidereport.com/. Just go player blogs.

Comment by Richard Murray on May 20, 2012 at 1:41

DCU Women up 2-0 GO DCU!!!!  with 5 minutes left

Comment by Lars Breimer on May 19, 2012 at 23:26

Although I am not much in favour of signing foreign players, preferring instead for teams to buy managers and coaches from abroad, nevertheless in this case I understand Kobe being interested in Wambach because it would be akin to Beckham joining LA. OK, "Head it like Wambach" is not a film yet, but she has been and still is one of the very best players in the world and scores the goals that matter. Go west, Abby, go west!

Your point about players playing on is well taken but on the whole it might be wise to plan for ladies to have a professional career of 8-10 years rather than 14-17 years.

Comment by Crystal Michelle House on May 19, 2012 at 19:17

Currently, Abby Wambach doesn't have any plans to retire. On the Late Show with David Letterman she said that if her body is healthy she'd like to try for one more World Cup. More interestingly, on her recent tour to Japan INAC Kobe"s chairman told a reporter that he was interested in obtaining Wambach after the Olympics. She said she'd consider playing at INAC Kobe if WPS did not return in 2013. Well now we know WPS is not returning and she has a considerable fan base in Japan.

With WPSL Elite and talks of a W-Pro League in the near future that may come to nothing.

USWNT center back Christie Rampone was thought to be retiring after the Olympics, but now she seems to be reconsidering retirement at age 36.

I believe Kristine Lilly was 39 when she retired from the international game.

At the club level I can see both players continuing their careers, but with so much talent coming through U.S. Soccer right now it would be very difficult for either to remain playing for the national team.

Besides, Pia Sundhage will most likely leave after London, and a new coach may be more willing to let players like Wambach go.

Comment by Lars Breimer on May 18, 2012 at 19:53

How is the USL W-League financed?  How does it differ from all the other Women´s leagues that seem to proliferate and go extinct all over USA?

Comment by Richard Murray on May 18, 2012 at 19:47

@LArs the olympics are here. Wambach will retire but under the right system and if she keeps training she can keep playing. Look at Pirlo. I think she can play 2 or 3 more seasons. Look at Seedorf

Comment by Lars Breimer on May 18, 2012 at 19:12

Abby Wambach is 32 and has a great future behind her.  The great Steffi Graf retired and 30, Anne-Marie Moser-Pröll won her Olympic gold shortly before 27 and then retired, Gold-Lena has retired at 25 and Ekholm at 27.

Goalkeepers keep going longer. Thus, Solo has another world cup in her. The body painter is a year older than Kumagai who scored the winning penalty last year, and the same age as Otaki who came on as a substitute for Lyon. In short, we have great stuff to look forward to. Roll on the Olympics and Euro-13.

Comment by Richard Murray on May 18, 2012 at 18:03

I think the sounders by getting Hope Solo and Alex Morgan got the two biggest media players in the womens game today. Abby Wambach is a great player and makes the third but Solo and Morgan are the ones the media gravitate to. I wonder who Wambach will play with in the future especially once the olympics are over.

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