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New Zealand Defender Riley to Retire at End of US Season
Ali Riley retires after a career spanning five World Cups and Olympics, ending amid a chronic nerve injury that sidelined her for much of 2024 and 2025 seasons.
- On Tuesday, Angel City defender Ali Riley confirmed she will retire at the end of the 2025 NWSL season during Racing Louisville FC coverage.
- After an awkward fall, Riley's chronic nerve injury began during national-team training and worsened, sidelining her through much of 2024 and 2025 and forcing her to miss the 2024 Olympics.
- Having made 163 appearances for New Zealand, Ali Riley played professionally for Rosengard, Chelsea, Bayern Munich, FC Gold Pride and Western New York Flash.
- With four games remaining and the team unlikely to reach the playoffs, Riley has not appeared this season and hopes to run out at home at least once more.
- Riley, who turns 38 in October, played internationally for New Zealand for nearly two decades, much of that time as captain before joining Angel City FC in 2022.
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New Zealand defender Riley to retire at end of US season
Former New Zealand captain Ali Riley will retire from football at the end of the U.S. National Women's Soccer League season following a prolonged battle with a chronic nerve injury.The 37-year-old Angel City defender has barely played at any level since being withdrawn from selection on the eve of New Zealand
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Angel City defender Ali Riley to retire from the NWSL after this season
Angel City captain Ali Riley, who played in five Women’s World Cups and four Olympics for New Zealand, has announced she is retiring at the end of the 2025 National Women’s Soccer League Season.
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