da spicy bet： On Monday morning's episode of 'Morning Footy' With the CBS Sports GOLAZO show, USWNT legend Ali Krieger spoke on Gotham FC's historic NWSL title win.
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Ali Krieger opens on 'dream' ending to careerGotham FC won NWSL titleDefeated Megan Rapinoe & OL Reign 2-1WHAT HAPPENED?
The USWNT legend – and now retired NWSL champion – joined the CBS Sports GOLAZO show to talk about her recent victory with Gotham FC.
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Krieger played all 90 minutes in the final, and at 39-years-old in her final season, made the NWSL Best XI for her incredible campaign. It was her final career games prior to retirement, and her storied career – which included two World Cup wins – came to an end in historic fashion.
WHAT KRIEGER SAID
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"So she's doing it in training. And then we're like, alright, let's just apply this to the game and we're good. And it actually we executed it perfectly. And so that was my run. I turned around. And she's she's always been there and so I couldn't believe it that it actually works. I mean, I couldn't believe it, but it worked. And we were so we were so happy in that moment. And it we needed that goal and that exact moment and it was amazing."
For Krieger, though, it was about ending her storied career on the best note possible – and everyone, from teammates to her head coach Juan Carlos Amoros, were in onit.
"I mean, incredible I can't even put into words right? A player dreams of this ending to their career and not many get it this way. So I know I have to be super grateful and I feel super lucky that this is the way it's turned out because it's not every day that you gets to enjoy this moment exactly the way that you envision it. And so, obviously, the playoffs we knew were going to be very difficult. We squeaked in, you know, in that last game at my retirement game, that's when we found out and so I was so ecstatic to be able to have the opportunity to play at least three more games. And so my coach was saying this, at the end of every huddle, he was saying, 'this is not Ali Krieger’s last game.'
"That was like the whole theme of the playoffs. And so I think the team really rallied behind me they wanted to not only win for themselves and for our team, but for me, and I thought that that was so incredible, and I was just so motivated that much more to want to give everything because they were given everything for me. And that was such a good feeling as the leader and the captain to really carry this this team and this organization to the top."
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The USWNT legend is now set to enjoy retirement after ending her career with an NWSL title with Gotham FC, where the Bats knocked off OL Reign 2-1 in stunning fashion.