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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The U.S. women\u2019s national team sent off retiring striker Abby&amp;nbsp;Wambach&amp;nbsp;on Wednesday night, honoring her decorated international career.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wambach, the all-time leading international goal-scorer in women\u2019s soccer history, would leave without a score in the U.S.\u2019s friendly against China at the Superdome in New Orleans, but the team took a moment to acknowledge her exploits in an emotional pregame ceremony. Fans chanted Wambach\u2019s name throughout, and she was subbed off for Christen Press in the 72nd minute to a standing ovation.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Donning the captain\u2019s armband, Wambach bid farewell to the American fans.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The pre-match ceremony:\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wambach\u2019s final exit:\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;\u2022&amp;nbsp;WAHL: What\u2019s next for Wambach?&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wambach&amp;nbsp;sat down with Fox Sports for a postgame farewell interview, as well.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wambach, 35, finishes with 255 international caps, a record 184 international goals, a World Cup title and two Olympic gold medals to her name.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Given those numbers, Wambach has a case as the greatest women\u2019s soccer player ever, one that President Barack Obama supported with a tweet earlier Wednesday.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022&amp;nbsp;\u200B&lt;strong&gt;GALLERY: Wambach through the years&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wambach spoke at length with&amp;nbsp;SI\u2019s&amp;nbsp;Grant Wahl about her career and future plans on the Planet Futbol podcast this week, which you can listen to below.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;em &gt;Jeremy Woo&lt;/em&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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