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Abby Wambach is leaving her game just the way she wanted to: As a champion. The leading career scorer -- male or female -- in international soccer, Wambach announced her retirement on Tuesday shortly after the U.S. national team celebrated its Women's World Cup victory at the White House. Wambach, 35, said before the World Cup this summer in Canada that she wanted to cap her 15-year career with the game's most prestigious championship. She got her wish. The United States claimed its third overall World Cup title, and first since 1999, with a 5-2 victory over Japan. "After much deliberation and talking with my friends, family, teammates and our coaching staff, I've decided to finally bring my soccer career to an end," Wambach said in a statement Tuesday. "While we still have more work to do for women's soccer, after bringing the World Cup back to the United States this summer, I'm feeling extremely optimistic about the future of our sport. It's been an amazing, wonderful...

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