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Happily Abby after: Wambach finds sober life, wedded bliss

Even Abby Wambach is astonished when she reflects on her year. She went from publicly acknowledging a problem with alcohol and prescription pills to getting sober and marrying a ”Christian mommy blogger.”

The biggest stunner? She doesn’t miss soccer a bit.

”I played soccer until the end,” she said. ”I played it and I did it as well as I possibly could for as long as I could. I don’t miss any of my old life.”

The game’s most prolific international scorer was arrested in Portland, Oregon, last year and charged with driving under the influence.