International soccer star Ali Riley, who grew up in the Alphabet Streets and was a multi-sport athlete at St. Matthew’s Parish School, has signed to play wing-back with English club Chelsea FC, the reigning WSL and Women’s FA Cup champion.
The 30-year-old Riley, who is captain of the New Zealand national team, joins the Blues from Swedish side Rosengard, where she has played since 2012, winning three league titles and three Swedish cups. She has played in three World Cups and two Olympics.
Riley led Harvard-Westlake High to the Southern Section title her senior year and guided Stanford University to two NCAA semifinals and one final before earning Rookie of the Year honors while leading FC Gold Pride to the WPS title in 2010. The next season she piloted the New York Flash to the league championship.
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