U.S. women’s national team goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher is retiring from international soccer.
Naeher is on the team’s roster for a pair of upcoming matches in Europe but those games will be her last after a full 11 years playing for the United States.
Over the course of her career, Naeher was on the U.S. team that won the Women’s World Cup in 2019 and the gold medal at the Olympics this summer in France. She’s the only U.S. goalkeeper to earn a shutout in both a World Cup and an Olympic final.
She made a key one-handed save in stoppage time to preserve the Americans’ 1-0 victory over Brazil in the Olympic final. Mallory Swanson, who scored the only goal, ran down the length of the field to embrace Naeher at the final whistle.
Naeher announced her retirement on social media Monday.
“Every tear shed in the challenging times and disappointments made every smile and celebration in the moments of success that …