Abby Wambach to play for hometown WNY Flash

 
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — U.S. women's national soccer team star Abby Wambach's dream of playing in her hometown of Rochester, N.Y., is finally coming true.

photo - FILE - The Dec. 1, 2012 file photo shows United States' Abby Wambach in an international friendly soccer match against Ireland Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, in Glendale, Ariz. Wambach wins FIFA award as world's best women player in 2012. (AP Photo/Paul Connors)
FILE - The Dec. 1, 2012 file photo shows United States' Abby Wambach in an international friendly soccer match against Ireland Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, in Glendale, Ariz. Wambach wins FIFA award as world's best women player in 2012. (AP Photo/Paul Connors)

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The two-time Olympic gold medalist and FIFA Women's World Player of the Year is coming home after her rights were allocated on Friday to the Western New York Flash of the newly established eight-team National Women's Soccer League.

The Flash are based outside of Buffalo, and play their home games in Rochester. They were formerly a member of the now-defunct Women's Professional Soccer league.

A five-time U.S. Soccer Player of the year, Wambach's 152 international goals rank second on the U.S. team list.

Wambach has been a popular draw in Rochester. In 2011, Wambach and the WPS magicJack drew a crowd of 15,000 for a game against the Flash.





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