US EditionAngel City Forward Christen Press Announces Her Retirement From Soccer
Christen Press ends her career after overcoming a major ACL injury, scoring 64 goals in 155 USWNT appearances and advancing player wellness and equality in women’s soccer.
- On Wednesday, Christen Press announced she will retire at the end of the NWSL season, revealing the decision on `Good Morning America`.
- A Stanford standout, Christen Press left Stanford University as a record-holder with 71 goals before excelling in Sweden and England, then returning to the NWSL with Chicago Red Stars, Utah Royals FC, and Angel City FC.
- After 28 months sidelined, Press underwent four surgeries, scored a comeback goal and has one goal in 399 minutes this year.
- Angel City will honor her on Sunday at BMO Field and she has two more appearances, including a final away game at Chicago, while the team sits six points outside the playoffs.
- Press will remain active off the field through RE-INC and The RE-CAP Show with wife Tobin Heath, and her disclosures helped prompt investigations into USWNT player welfare.
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Lesbian soccer legend Christen Press makes surprising career announcement
Olympian and two-time World Cup champion Christen Press broke lesbian sports fans’ hearts on Wednesday by announcing she’s set to retire at the end of the 2025 National Women’s Soccer League season.Press, who has been playing for Angel City FC since 2021, will be honored by her team on Sunday at BMO Field in Los Angeles. The soccer legend, who has been playing for Angel City FC since 2021, is ending a 14-year career that included helping propel …
Christen Press, two-time World Cup champion for USWNT, to retire
By Matt Marshall, CNN (CNN) — 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 decisi…
Christen Press, two-time World Cup Champion for USWNT, to retire
By Matt Marshall, CNN (CNN) — 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 decisi…
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San Gabriel Valley TribuneAngel City FC’s Christen Press announces retirement
Angel City Football Club forward and L.A. native Christen Press announced her retirement Wednesday. Press, 36, was the first player signed by Angel City ahead of its inaugural season in 2022. Her professional career took the Chadwick High alum to Europe and back to the U.S., finally at home in front of her family and friends at Angel City. Her international career included 155 appearances, 64 goals, two World Cup titles (2015 and 2019) and an Ol…
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