Tobin Heath, one of the largest American football players and the double Olympic medalist, announced her retirement on Thursday after fighting a devastating knee injury for three years.
A 37-year-old woman revealed the news of the “Cap Show” with her wife, a former teammate Christen Press, and disintegrated when she described the mourning of the loss of her “greatest gift”.
Heath has not played since August 2022, when her left knee, damaged cartilage holes discovered during the Olympic Games in 2021, finally distributed after several operations, including cartilage replacement. “I can’t play football or carelessly,” she admitted, describing a heart break when her ball was rolling now and “my ability isn’t there.”
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Heath will leave as a USWT legend with 181 performances, 36 goals and trophy cases full of hardware: two World Cup titles (2015, 2019), Two Olympic Golds (2008, 2012) and two NWWSL championships with Portland Thorns.
Fans will always remember her curling goal in the World Cup finals against Japan, an exclamation mark in victory 5-2.
Team teammates have identified their American “most effective player”, known for opponents and street Soccer Flair. Her career bridged clubs in France (PSG), England (Manchester United, Arsenal) and NWSL, where in 2013 she scored a championship goal on a broken leg.
Although Heath is broken, Heath remains busy with the “The Re-Cap Show” with the printing and operation of their lifestyle brand.
This year she created history as the only woman in the FIFA technical study for the World Championship in the men’s club. Retirement also causes that it is eligible for the National Football Hall of Fame, with voting is soon expected.
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