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Abby Wambach

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Date of Birth:
June 2, 1980
Height:
5' 11"
Hometown:
Rochester

Bio:
Abby Wambach (born Mary Abigail Wambach on June 2, 1980 in Rochester, New York) is an American soccer player. Abby began playing soccer at the age of four after one of her sisters decided she wanted to try the sport. Abby soon discovered she was a natural at the game. During her high school soccer career, Abby scored 142 goals! As a teen, she developed her signature move of diving headers. After graduating high school, Abby accepted a full athletic scholarship to the University of Florida in 1998. Playing with the Florida Gators women’s soccer team from 1998 to 2001, Abby led the team to the Final Four of the NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Tournament in 2001. She also set the school records, scoring 96 goals, 50 assists and 242 points. She remains the school’s all-time leading scorer. After graduating, she was drafted by the WUSA’s Washington Freedom in 2002, becoming partners with soccer legend, Mia Hamm. She helped turn the last-place Freedom into a third-place team, leading them into the WUSA championship playoffs that year. Abby has played on a variety of professional soccer squads since then, and helped lead the USA team to third place finishes in the 2003 and 2007 World Cups (and a second place showing in 2011.) Abby was part of the 2004 and 2012 USA Olympic Soccer teams, winning the Gold Medal at both games. Abby finally won the World Cup in 2015, along with the rest of the US Women National team.

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Abby Wambach is best known as an American professional soccer player, having won two Olympic Gold Medals and appeared in multiple World Cup tournaments.

Personal Life:  
She is the youngest of seven siblings. Abby married her longtime partner, Sarah Huffman, in October 2013, but announced in September 2016 that they would be divorcing. Abby began dating Christian blogger and author Glennon Doyle Melton in November 2016. Abby has worked with the Epilepsy Foundation and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. She also has participated in Mia Hamm’s annual Celebrity Soccer Challenge, raising money for Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles.

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Christian mommy blogger Glennon Doyle Melton and retired soccer champ Abby Wambach wed in a stunning ceremony on May 14, proving that love truly does conquer all. The fairy tale story of their nuptials will have you bawling.

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Abby Wambach Preaches Equality For Women While Receiving ESPYs Icon Award

What an amazing farewell gift! U. S. Women’s Soccer star Abby Wambach was awarded with ESPN’s Icon Award for all her contributions to the sport that she’s retiring from. Keep reading to hear her inspiring words about fighting for equality for women both on and off the field.
Going out on top! Retired soccer legend Abby Wambach, 36, received the prestigious Icon Award at the ESPYs for her amazing career, leading the U.S. Women’s Soccer team to two Olympic gold medals and a World Cup Victory. She gave an inspiring speech about how her efforts to always fight for women’s equality have made her feel as proud as any of her on-field achievements.

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It’s a victory sealed with a kiss! After soccer legend Abby Wambach won the FIFA’s World Cup for the first and final time, there was only one way that she wanted to celebrate – by kissing her wife, former soccer star, Sarah Huffman!
Winning never felt so good! After 16 years, the US Women’s National Team are FIFA World Cup champions! For Abby Wambach, 35, it may be the greatest day in her life. She finally won the biggest prize in women’s soccer, and she celebrated the win the best way possible — with a passionate kiss with her wife, Sarah Huffman, 31!

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Abby Wambach: 5 Things To Know About The US Women’s Soccer Legend

The 2015 FIFA’s Women’s World Cup will have one of its biggest matches on June 30, when the United States plays Germany. For Abby Wambach, it may be the last shot at World Cup glory. Before the historic match goes down, here are five things you need to know about the soccer legend!
When it comes to Women’s Soccer, there are few stars bigger than Abby Wambach, 35. She and Team USA face Germany in the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup semifinals and it will likely be one of the best games in the tournament! It may also be Abby’s last World Cup appearance. Before this soccer legend steps away from the field, we’ve put together a list of facts you need to know about one of the game’s greatest players.

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