Christen Press heads the ball during a women's World Cup match against Australia in 2021. JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images
Christen Press, a two-time FIFA Women’s World Cup champion for the US women’s national team (USWNT) and forward for Angel City FC , will retire following the conclusion of Angel City’s 2025 season.
“I’m retiring from professional soccer, and I’ve decided that this is my last season and my last few games,” Press told ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Wednesday. “I think it was really important for me to make this decision for myself before that became a different reality.”
An illustrious winger and striker for the USWNT since her debut in 2013, Press finishes her national team career with 155 appearances and 64 goals, good for ninth all-time.
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