Editing Mia Hamm (section)

===Retirement===
On May 14, 2004, Hamm announced her retirement, effective after the [[Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/318748/remarkable-night-remarkable-careers|title=Remarkable night, remarkable careers|work=ESPN FC|date=December 9, 2004|access-date=June 3, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/news/story?id=1802294|title=Last kick: Mia Hamm to retire after Athens|date=May 15, 2004|work=ESPN|access-date=June 3, 2017}}</ref> Following the 2004 Olympics, Hamm and her teammates played in a 10-game farewell tour in the United States.<ref name="usatoday_120904"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Hamm, U.S. women's stars set for farewell tour|url=https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/national/2004-09-13-us-women-tour_x.htm|access-date=June 18, 2017|work=USA Today|agency=Associated Press|date=September 14, 2004}}</ref> The final match of the tour against [[Mexico women's national football team|Mexico]] at the [[Dignity Health Sports Park|Home Depot Center]] in [[Carson, California]], on December 8, 2004, marked the final international match for Hamm, Julie Foudy, and Joy Fawcett. The U.S. defeated Mexico 5–0 and Hamm assisted on two of the goals.<ref name="usatoday_120904">{{cite news|last1=Terrill|first1=Mark J.|title=Yanks flatten Mexico in Hamm's final game|url=https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/national/2004-12-09-usa-mexico-hamm_x.htm|access-date=June 18, 2017|work=USA Today|agency=Associated Press|date=December 9, 2004}}</ref>

Hamm retired at age 32 with a record 158 international goals.<ref name=NYT2004>{{cite news |title=Mia Hamm, soccer star, to retire tonight |first=Jere |last=Longman |date=December 8, 2004 |work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/08/sports/soccer/mia-hamm-soccer-star-to-retire-tonight.html|access-date=June 3, 2017}}</ref> She and teammates Foudy and Fawcett were honored with a [[pre-game ceremony]] where they were presented with framed jerseys and roses in front of 15,549 fans at [[Dignity Health Sports Park|Home Depot Center]] in [[Carson, California]].<ref name="usatoday_120904"/> During the 5–0 win against Mexico, Hamm provided the assist on the first two goals.<ref name="usatoday_120904"/> Following her retirement, Hamm's #9 jersey was inherited by midfielder [[Heather O'Reilly]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/us/features/heather-oreilly-retirement-legacy-uswnt|title=Heather O'Reilly's USWNT legacy is defined by greatness, class|last=Kassouf|first=Jeff|date=September 1, 2016|work=FourFourTwo|access-date=April 13, 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=April 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413153216/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/us/features/heather-oreilly-retirement-legacy-uswnt|url-status=dead}}</ref>