With about five minutes left in a National Women’s Soccer League match two weeks ago, Washington Spirit Coach Jim Gabarra made his final substitution by removing two-goal scorer Diana Matheson.
As the Canadian attacker departed the 3-0 victory against the Western New York Flash, she approached the sideline with a puzzled look.
“Why, do I look tired?”
Gabarra understood that Matheson, 32, does not tire. Not after 85 minutes on artificial turf in Rochester, N.Y. Not after four World Cups and two – soon to be three – Olympics. Not after a few years in the Norwegian league and four seasons on the latest U.