Veteran Clare Polkinghorne has known as time on a powerful worldwide profession, the defender asserting her retirement from the Matildas on Wednesday night.
She is going to formally retire in December after Australia performs Brazil in her hometown of Brisbane.
At present taking part in her membership soccer in Sweden at Kristianstads DFF, Polkinghorne holds the Matildas look report with 167 caps and is unlikely to be caught anytime quickly, with Emily van Egmond the closest energetic participant on 144 appearances.
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She debuted for the nationwide group in 2006, and was within the Australian squad for 5 straight Girls’s World Cup campaigns from 2007 till 2023, when the showpiece occasion in ladies’s sport was co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand.
The 35-year-old finally ends up her taking part in profession with one main trophy, the 2010 Asian Cup with the worldwide sport’s greatest prize proving to be elusive for Polkinghorne and Australia after a powerful run to the semi-finals in 2023.
Kristianstads DFF sit fourth on the Damallsvenskan league desk with 5 video games to go within the marketing campaign.
Polkinghorne will work in the direction of attaining her coach’s licence as her taking part in profession winds down.
