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Abby Wambach plays last game for U.S. women

Abby Wambach walked off the field for the final time like a rock star — mic drop and all.

NEW ORLEANS — Abby Wambach walked off the field for the final time like a rock star — mic drop and all.

It sounded as if she was ready to party like one, too.

She wasn’t able to leave with a victory in her final game with the U.S. national team. But China’s 1-0 victory on Wednesday night wasn’t going to diminish the triumphant nature of her extraordinary career.

Wambach said her teammates apologized profusely to her afterward, but she told them, “There’s nothing to be sorry about.