Football – American legend Carli Lloyd bids international farewell at 39

Carli Lloyd, one of the greatest soccer players in history, bid farewell to the selection at 39 on Tuesday in the United States 6-0 victory over South Korea in a friendly match. Her 316th and final selection for the national team (134 goals) ended in the 65th minute, when she was replaced by another great Team USA figure, Alex Morgan, at Allianz Field in Saint Paul, Minnesota. . Lloyd, two-time world champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist with the United States, embraced each of her teammates before leaving the field while greeting the audience.

“It’s been a long career, and I don’t know if there is really a lot to say“, she said after the meeting.”I want to thank all the fans, the skeptics, the critics, everyone – you have pushed me to always go further and I am extremely grateful to you. It was an honor to play this beautiful sport. Hope you know I gave everything I had for each of youShe added. However, the striker was unable to score a 135th international goal, repeatedly prevented by South Korean goalkeeper Kim Jung-mi.

Lloyd, who made her national debut in a match against Ukraine on July 10, 2005, is one of the greatest players in the history of women’s football. She is the only player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final, pulling off the feat in the first 16 minutes of the 2015 final, which they won 5-2 against Japan. Two-time FIFA player of the year, in 2015 and 2016, Lloyd also scored the winning goals in the 2008 Olympic Games finals, when the United States defeated Brazil (1-0 after extra time), and 2012, his double ensuring the coronation at the expense of Japan (2-1).