As Daytona Starter, Abby Wambach Has Another Chance to Inspire Kids
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Abby Wambach figured the drivers in Sunday’s Daytona 500 weren’t concerned about whether she would do her job properly as honorary starter for the season’s biggest race. Nevertheless, the star of the U.S. women’s soccer team fretted just a little about …
Wambach named Daytona 500 starter
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Soccer star Abby Wambach will serve as an honorary starter for the upcoming Daytona 500. Fellow U.S. national team players Christie Rampone and Kelley O’Hara also will help wave the green flag to start The Great American Race next Sunday. Wambach, …
Wambach Finalist for FIFA Player of Year
American forward Abby Wambach is among the finalists for FIFA Women’s Player of the Year. Wambach, the 2012 winner, is competing with Brazilian forward Marta, a five-time winner from 2006-10, and German midfielder Nadine Kessler, seeking the honor for the first time. Forwards Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal …
U.S. Women’s National Team 1, Canada 1 – International Friendly
CAN – Kadeisha Buchanan (Diana Matheson), 35th minute: Diana Matheson patiently waiting for Canada to be set for her corner kick from the right side. She delivered a good ball into the center of the box, where 18-year-old center back Kadeisha Buchanan stepped up and …
Portland Thorns will be prepared for Western New York’s Abby Wambach
The Portland Thorns have already faced some exceptional opposing forwards this season, but none has been quite as dangerous as Abby Wambach. The U.S. women’s national team forward and 2012 FIFA world player of the year is expected to make her first appearance of the NWSL season …
Abby Wambach to make season debut with WNY Flash on Saturday
Pittsford’s Abby Wambach will make her season debut when the Western New York Flash make their home debut on Saturday against the Portland Thorns. Abby has been cleared to play after fracturing her orbital bone on April 10. Continue Reading…(NBC) …
Abby Wambach to return for WNY Flash home opener
The Western New York Flash won’t have suspended midfielder Carli Lloyd for Saturday’s home opener, but fellow United States national team star Abby Wambach will be back in the lineup against the Portland (Ore.) Thorns after missing the first two matches this season. Flash coach Aaran Lines …
Soccer sensation Abby Wambach set for the 2014 season
Abby Wambach has been out since she was 22, just not to the world. Her soccer coaches and teammates knew. So too did her friends and family. And over the past 12 years or so, Wambach has developed into one of the best soccer players …
WNY Flash to take on Chicago without Wambach
An injured Abby Wambach will be on the bench again Saturday at 6:45 p.m. when Western New York plays at the Chicago Red Stars. That’s a sight Flash coach Aaran Lines doesn’t want to keep seeing, but he would like to see a repeat of …
ABBY WAMBACH SKIPS NWSL OPENER
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Two-time Olympic gold medalist Abby Wambach has been ruled out from playing in the Western New York Flash’s NWSL season-opener at Washington because of a fractured orbital bone below her left eye. The Flash said Wambach sustained the injury during the U.S. …