Carli Lloyd Will Retire From U.S. Women’s Soccer Team

Carli Lloyd, a former world player of the year who was one of the United States women’s national team’s career leaders in goals, games and honors, announced her retirement from soccer at age 39 on Monday.

Lloyd will finish the season with her National Women’s Soccer League team, Gotham F.C., and play in four exhibition games for the U.S. team in September and October before calling it a career.

Lloyd played in four World Cups, winning in 2015 and 2019, and winning the golden ball as best player in 2015. She also played in four Olympics, winning gold medals in 2008 and 2012 and a bronze this summer in Tokyo.

The 2015 World Cup may have been her zenith. She had a hat trick in the final, a 5-2…