Ashleigh Sykes is retiring from professional soccer and will not join the Thorns for the 2018 NWSL season, per an announcement from her Australian club Canberra United.
THANKS, ASH |
Canberra United can today announce that decorated forward @ashsykes91 will retire from Professional football after 10 @WLeague seasons.
More: https://t.co/Du6mbUUGEk#CUinGreen pic.twitter.com/C1AO74ceoY— Canberra United (@CanberraUnited) February 15, 2018Sykes has played in every one of the 10 years of the W-League’s existence, coming on as a substitute in the very first Grand Final as a 16 year old.