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U.S. womens national team midfielder Heather OReilly has announced her retirement from international soccer after a 15-year run with the team.OReilly will play her final international match on Sept. 15 against Thailand in Columbus, Ohio.A New Jersey native who played at North Carolina, OReilly made her debut with the U.S. team at age 17. Now 31, she has 230 international appearances, ranking her seventh in national team history. She has 46 career goals with the team, 12th on the national team career list, and 54 assists, good for sixth.She has won three Olympic gold medals with the team, as well as a World Cup title last summer in Canada.I have spent nearly half my life in a U.S. Soccer uniform, so making the decision to retire from international play was incredibly hard and emotional, OReilly said in a statement Thursday. But quite simply, after 230 caps, thousands of practices, many trips around the world, and having played in three World Cups, and three Olympics, it just feels like the right time.Ive had an incredibly complete career playing for my country and it has been an absolute honor to represent the USWNT for the last 15 years. Im leaving this team with a lot of happiness in my heart and pride for what weve accomplished. I truly love this game and it will be in my life forever.OReilly played her first match at the senior level in 2002 during the Algarve Cup against Sweden. At the 2004 Athens Olympics, OReilly scored the winning goal in overtime for a 2-1 U.S. semifinal victory over Germany. She was the youngest player on the team.OReilly subbed in for Mia Hamm in her final match in 2004 and wore Hamms No. 9 jersey for the rest of her career.At the 2008 Beijing Games, she scored 40 seconds into a group-stage match against New Zealand. She scored again in the 4-1 semifinal victory over Japan.Probably her most memorable goal came at the 2011 World Cup in Germany against Colombia. Struck at distance, it was a finalist for goal of the year.Heather has been a vitally important part of our program for many years and has continued to set a standard for professionalism and work ethic, U.S. coach Jill Ellis said. Shes been right in the thick of things for most of our big moments over the past 15 years and has always been the ultimate team player and a world-class person. She should be incredibly proud of the indelible impact shes made on this team and on womens soccer.OReilly was an alternate on the U.S. team that played at the Rio de Janeiro Games last month. The Americans were ousted in the quarterfinals by Sweden for the teams earliest Olympic exit.OReilly said she will continue to play for FC Kansas City of the National Womens Soccer League. 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It is a cliché dragged out by fans and pundits regularly when discussions take place around which teams are better than others. LONDON -- Victor Wanyama headed in a late goal as Tottenham unconvincingly beat Crystal Palace 1-0 Saturday in the English Premier League.The Spurs midfielder got his first goal for his new side, scoring from close range on his home debut following Harry Kanes header from a corner in the 82nd minute.Palace is still without a point -- or a goal -- this season, having lost both of its opening games 1-0.Earlier, Palace announced it had signed Belgium striker Christian Benteke from Liverpool on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee. 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