MELBOURNE : Australia's long-serving goalkeeper Lydia Williams will retire from international soccer after the Paris Olympics, drawing the curtain on a career in women's football that has spanned nearly 20 years.
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Women's World Cup - Round of 16 - Norway v Australia - Allianz Riviera, Nice, France - June 22, 2019. Australia's Lydia Williams in action REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier/File PhotoMELBOURNE : Australia's long-serving goalkeeper Lydia Williams will retire from international soccer after the Paris Olympics, drawing the curtain on a career in women's football that has spanned nearly 20 years.
"This team is truly special, and I am proud of what it stands for, what it represents for a whole generation of women and girls," she said in a statement on Friday. Though Mackenzie Arnold has become Australia's first-choice keeper, Williams will hope to play a meaningful part in the squad's bid for a maiden medal in Olympic soccer at the July 26-Aug. 11 Games.
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