""I'm retiring from professional soccer, and I've decided that this is my last season and my last few games," Press told ABC's Good Morning America. "I feel a mix of everything. There's yes, there's relief, there's joy, there's excitement, there's fear, there's so much grief. I have so much grief, a part of me, a piece of me, I'm losing her.""
""I thought I would wait until I didn't want to play anymore. But I realized that time's never going to come and I can play, and my body can keep going. And I think it was really important for me to make this decision for myself before that became a different reality." The Los Angeles native, known for her innate goal-scoring abilities, creative play, and versatility across the forward position, finished her decorated career with her hometown club, Angel City FC."
Christen Press announced her retirement from professional soccer at the end of the 2025 NWSL season, ending a 14-year professional career. Angel City FC will honor her at BMO Field in Los Angeles on Sunday. Press helped the United States win the 2015 and 2019 World Cups and scored 10 minutes into the 2019 semifinal victory over England. She retires with 64 international goals, ninth most in USWNT history. Press last played for the national team in 2021 after helping earn a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics and served as an alternate on the 2012 Olympic gold-medal team. The Los Angeles native finished her career with Angel City FC and has been largely limited to a reserve role this season. She turns 37 in December.
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