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    Barbie Just Made An Abby Wambach Doll Because Who Run Da World?

    Girl power.

    Alison Caporimo
    by Alison Caporimo

    BuzzFeed Staff

    Abby Wambach is an absolute ~hero~.

    FOX / Via marcusd1.blogspot.com

    When the two-time Olympic gold medalist and FIFA Women’s World Cup champion retired from her pro soccer career in December of 2015, fans everywhere mourned.

    So Mattel made a doll in her likeness.

    @makerswomen / Via instagram.com

    The doll sports her white Team USA uniform and number 20 jersey. It also features knee joints so Abby can run around the soccer field or, more realistically, your kid's bedroom carpet.

    The doll was unveiled during the 2016 Makers Conference to showcase goundbreaking female leaders.

    MAKERS / Via makers.com

    BuzzFeed reached out to Mattel for comment.

    “You guys may not believe this but I was a Barbie kid, like for real,” Wambach told the conference audience.

    MAKERS / Via makers.com

    "And I’m not just saying that!"

    "Playing with Barbies that may or may not have looked like how I felt growing up, I think that this is a really impactful statement," she said.

    @makerswomen / Via instagram.com

    "It just proves that we really are getting somewhere."

    Wambach then took to Twitter to rejoice over her newest ~victory~.

    @abbywambach / Via instagram.com

    All she does is WIN WIN WIN.

    UN Women @UN_Women

    Congrats @AbbyWambach, @Barbie doll just revealed by @Mattel at #MAKERS2016! Diversity is crucial. #TheDollEvolves

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