Final stop

Mia HammSoccer great Mia Hamm ends her long career on the U.S. national team tonight in Carson. She first played for the U.S. when she was 15 and now, at 32, has scored more goals in international play (158) than anyone else. Tonight's match against Mexico at the Home Depot Center is also the final appearance for longtime U.S. team members Joy Fawcett and Julie Foudy. All were on the team in 1999 that filled the Rose Bowl with 90,125 fans for a World Cup win over China. Stories in the Times and Daily Breeze.

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