U.S. soccer's Abby Wambach arrested on DUI charge

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Retired U.S. soccer star Abby Wambach was arrested early Sunday on a DUI charge in Portland, Oregon, ESPN reports. Booking records for the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office show the 35-year-old was released.

The sport's leading goal scorer retired in October, months after she and her team beat Japan to win the World Cup.

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Julie Kliegman
Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.