Fellow former Cardinal Naomi Girma has led on mental health in her off-the-field endeavors, including a retreat last offseason for players from all NWSL clubs called Create the Space, which she said was “born out of the extraordinary love and extraordinary grief for my best friend and teammate, Katie Meyer.”

Christine Sinclair, one of the founding players for the Portland Thorns in the National Women's Soccer League, announced Friday that she retiring from the game. Sinclair will finish out the season with the Thorns,

Christine Sinclair will retire as the greatest player in Canadian soccer history. See what she said in her announcement Friday.