RECORD BROKEN, #ChasingAbby has commenced!
See the full coverage here: #ChasingMia
U.S. forward Abby Wambach is fast approaching one of the most hallowed records in international women’s soccer history: Mia Hamm’s all-time scoring record of 158 career goals.
The race to the record has been dubbed #ChasingMia.
What makes this “chase” even more special is that Abby gives much of the credit for her early development as a professional player to Hamm, who was her strike partner on the Washington Freedom in the former Women’s United Soccer Association (WUSA). As Mia was nearing the end of her illustrious National Team career, Abby was just breaking into the U.S. squad and got to learn on the field from the woman who was her idol while she was growing up in Rochester, N.Y. While Abby never thought she’d have the chance to break the scoring record, Mia says she always knew her teammate would be able to do it. And she just might be right.
The race to the record has been dubbed #ChasingMia.
What makes this “chase” even more special is that Abby gives much of the credit for her early development as a professional player to Hamm, who was her strike partner on the Washington Freedom in the former Women’s United Soccer Association (WUSA). As Mia was nearing the end of her illustrious National Team career, Abby was just breaking into the U.S. squad and got to learn on the field from the woman who was her idol while she was growing up in Rochester, N.Y. While Abby never thought she’d have the chance to break the scoring record, Mia says she always knew her teammate would be able to do it. And she just might be right.
Below is the original graphic to recognized the start of #ChasingMia. The image is composed of text that describe each of Wambach's 153 goals up until that point. After she scores a goal to inch closer to Hamm's record, the image is updated to reflect the latest goal.
The format of each goal is as follows: [#number][date][opponent][result][location][how she scored]
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