AUSTRALIAN women's football legend Cheryl Salisbury has retired from the Matildas after a glittering career that has included 150 national appearances.
Salisbury, 34, will farewell her Matildas team-mates in this Saturday's friendly against Italy at Parramatta Stadium as the most capped Australian footballer either man or woman.
She represented Australia in the 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2007 Women's World Cup and has been captain of the Matildas since 2003.
"Cheryl Salisbury is an icon of Australian women's sport," FFA CEO Ben Buckley said.
"She is a superb athlete who would have excelled at any sport she chose to play, and we are very fortunate that her sport of first choice is football."
"Cheryl is a credit to the sport, to the Westfield Matildas and, of course, to herself, and she has the appreciation and best wishes of the entire football family for the future. She can retire knowing she is without peer in football."
She represented Australia in the 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2007 Women's World Cup and has been captain of the Matildas since 2003.
"Cheryl Salisbury is an icon of Australian women's sport," FFA CEO Ben Buckley said.
"She is a superb athlete who would have excelled at any sport she chose to play, and we are very fortunate that her sport of first choice is football."
"Cheryl is a credit to the sport, to the Westfield Matildas and, of course, to herself, and she has the appreciation and best wishes of the entire football family for the future. She can retire knowing she is without peer in football."
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