Heather O’Reilly nearly made it three years in her retirement from professional soccer.
The former USWNT star announced Thursday on the BBC World Football podcast that she is returning to the pitch to play for the Irish club Shelbourne F.C. in the UEFA Women’s Champions League.
O’Reilly, who is now a mother to two boys, participated in the Soccer Aid this summer where Arsène Wenger, FIFA’s chief of global football development and former Arsenal manager, was her manager. According to O’Reilly, Wenger was her motivation to join the Champions League and live out one final dream in her acclaimed soccer career.