Carli Lloyd spent 17 years playing for the U.S. women's national team before her retirement in 2021. The star forward not only reached the highest levels of the sport but excelled, as she won two World Cups and two Olympic gold medals.
Nov 24, 2022
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When did Carli Lloyd retire?
Following the Olympics, Lloyd announced she would be retiring from the national team in 2021. In early 2022, she partnered with Teqball USA and one of her retirement plans is to make Teqball an Olympic sport by 2028. She also developed CL10 Soccer Clinic, a program to help people improve their soccer skills.
Why did Lloyd retire?
Back in March, she called the USWNT's culture “toxic” following the 2015 World Cup and said she “hated” playing for the team in recent years. In the lead-up to retirement and in the time since then, Lloyd has spoken often about her 17 years on the national team.
Oct 27, 2022
Why isn't Carli Lloyd commentating?
While sports broadcasting was not something Lloyd planned on pursuing upon retiring from playing in 2021, Neal made repeated attempts to try to coax Lloyd to give television a shot. The answer was no multiple times. Lloyd said she didn't want to cross the line from former player to commentator.