Legendary Lilly retires
Kristine Lilly, the most prolific and decorated female player in soccer history, announced her retirement Wednesday afternoon.
After a 24-year career that spanned five Women's World Cups and a record 352 caps with the U.S. Women's National Team, the legendary Lilly called it a career.
"I told myself I would take until the end of the year to make a decision after some time off so I wasn't just retiring because of the long year and the fact that I was tired," said Lilly, who will turn 40 this year, via a U.
New England Soccer Today @ Jan 5, 2011 6:01 PM EDT | Blog Profile
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