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World Cup-winning USWNT midfielder Sam Mewis retires at 31

United States women's national team legend Sam Mewis has retired from professional football at 31 as a result of long-standing knee injury.

Mewis won the World Cup with the USWNT in 2019 and won four NWSL titles in her illustrious career, playing for the now defunct Western New York Flash, the North Carolina Courage, and the Kansas City Current.

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The Massachusetts native also won silverware further afield, most notably the women's FA Cup in England with Manchester City in 2020, where she scored in the final against Everton.