The Associated Press named Abby Wambach 2011's female athlete of the year.
This makes Wambach the first individual soccer player to ever win athlete of the year from the AP.
Wambach scored the game winning goal in overtime game against Brazil during the quarterfinals of this year's She scored four goals total in the World Cup, including this awesome header against France.
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