 In 2011 , Wambach was awarded the Bronze Boot and Silver Ball at the FIFA Women 's World Cup . She was also awarded the 2011 ESPY Award for Best Play for her 122nd @-@ minute equalizing goal against Brazil during the quarterfinal . The same year , she was named the Women 's Sports Foundation Sportswoman of the Year and received the Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year , the first individual soccer player ever – man or woman – to receive the award . In July 2011 , the mayor of Rochester , New York named July 20 " Abby Wambach Day " and she was given a key to the city . In August 2012 , after returning home from winning gold at the Summer Olympics in London , the city of Rochester honored Wambach by hosting a dedication and ribbon @-@ cutting ceremony in which the entrance to Sahlen 's Stadium was named " Wambach Way . " 
