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Ex-FIFA player of the year Sawa retires

Former women’s world player of the year Homare Sawa announced her retirement yesterday.

The 37-year-old is a former Japan captain, and the 2011 Women’s World Cup top-scorer and MVP. She scored an extra-time equalizer when Japan beat the United States on penalties to win that World Cup final. For Japan, she has a record 205 caps and 83 goals. Sawa played in her sixth Women’s World Cup this year in Canada, and helped Japan win a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics.




 

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