
NWSL: Where do teams stand at the international break?
San Diego sits atop the standings.
Carli Lloyd ended her Olympic campaign in Tokyo with a record-shattering outing.
The 39-year-old earned the start in the USWNT’s bronze-medal match against Australia, marking Lloyd’s 312th cap with the national team, becoming the second-most capped player in international football history behind Kristine Lilly with 354.
Lloyd broke another record, notching a brace in Thursday’s game, surpassing Abby Wambach as the USWNT’s all-time leading Olympic scorer with ten goals.
HISTORY MADE!
— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) August 5, 2021
ICYMI, Carli Lloyd becomes @USWNT's leading scorer in Olympic history with 10 goals. @TeamUSA x #TokyoOlympics // @OnHerTurf x #OlympicHERstory pic.twitter.com/bqNRK3wKHr
When asked about her future with the USWNT following Thursday’s bronze-medal victory, Lloyd said she “had a different mindset going into this one.”
“I haven’t made any official announcements yet, but obviously, I am at the tail end of my career. Physically, I feel really good, but at some point, I have to hang up the boots and live life.”
Carli Lloyd, answering the expected question regarding her future, says the bus ride to this game was a little different. Talks about her mindset through the years. Concedes that obviously she is near the end of her career, but no decisions yet (as she has said before). #USWNT pic.twitter.com/nAWTeF1nbj
— Jeff Kassouf (@JeffKassouf) August 5, 2021
All eyes will be on Lloyd and coach Vlatko Andonovski following the Olympics as pressure mounts to incorporate a new cycle of players into the USWNT.
San Diego sits atop the standings.
The teams will meet in the first annual Angelina Cup on Sept. 5.
Fenech is committed to play lacrosse at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
The USWNT downed Colombia 3-0.
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