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‘Tom Brady doesn’t have to have kids!’ - USWNT icon Lloyd opens up on decision to retire and media criticism

The U.S. women’s national team star reflected on her career, having announced after the 2020 Olympic Games that she will retire this year

U.S. women’s national team star Carli Lloyd has opened up on a "difficult" time after the 2015 Women’s World Cup triumph which thrust her name into the limelight.

The 39-year-old scored a hat-trick in the final in Canada six years ago as the USWNT won the title, the first of two Lloyd would win, adding to her two Olympic gold medals.

However, while that tournament would do incredible things for her, there was also a downside that people didn’t see, which Lloyd spoke to Goal about - as well as her decision to retire, which was announced earlier this year.