Wambach lifts U.S. over China in exhibition game
Abby Wambach scored twice to help the United States close out the season with a 4-1 exhibition victory over China on Saturday night.
The 32-year-old Wambach has 152 international goals, six behind Mia Hamm for the U.S record.
Megan Rapinoe and Sydney Leroux also scored for the Olympic champion Americans in their third consecutive match against China in the finale of a 10-game Fan Tribute Tour. The U.S. ran its unbeaten streak to 23.
The United States opened the scoring on Wambach's goal in the 18th minute. Alex Morgan's pass from the left wing found Wambach near the 6-yard box, and Wambach headed Morgan's cross inside the left post.
• The new women's soccer league with franchises in Portland, Seattle and six other cities will be called the National Women's Soccer League.
The league made the announcement Saturday.
The NWSL also unveiled its new logo. It is red, white and blue and includes the silhouette of a female soccer player about to strike the ball. The new league starts play in 2013.
- Associated Press
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