Abby Wambach hears she'll be inducted into National Soccer Hall of Fame from Julie Foudy

Even when you know it’ll happen, it’s still exciting.

Abby Wambach won soccer titles at every level and her entrance into the National Soccer Hall of Fame was inevitable. It’s now official.

Julie Foudy gave her former teammate the news Saturday in what was a setup by the National Soccer Hall of Fame.

Wambach, 38, is international soccer’s all-time leading scorer with 184 goals in 255 international matches (men’s or women’s). She debuted in 2001 and finally got a World Cup title in 2015, spurring her to retire. The win broke the United States’ 16-year drought and made the U.S. the first three-time FIFA Women’s World Cup winner.

She won two Olympic gold medals (2004, 2012) and is a six-time U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year. A Rochester, New York, native, she helped lead Florida to an NCAA title while a freshman in 1998.

Wambach will be inducted Sept. 21 at the Hall of Fame in Frisco, Texas, along with Sunil Gulati.

Gulati, 59, served as president of the U.S. Soccer Federation from 2006 through 2018. He held multiple positions throughout the years including deputy commissioner of Major League Soccer between 1995 and 1999.

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