Carli Lloyd reveals why 'Special Forces' was the 'perfect' next challenge after retiring from football (exclusive)

Carli Lloyd See the gallery Special Forces: The World's Toughest Test. Celebrity Recruitment in Special Forces: The World's Toughest Test premieres January 4 on FOX. © 2022 FOX MEDIA LLC. CR: FOX . Special Forces: The World's Toughest Test: Jamie Lynn Spears. Special Forces: The World's Toughest Test will premiere, a two-hour special event, on Wednesday, January 4 :00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. CR: Pete Dadds / FOX Special Forces: The World's Toughest Test: Nastia Liukin. 00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. CR: Pete Dadds / FOX

40-year-old Carli Lloyd continued to face physical challenges after retiring from football in the fall of 2021. Toughest test, as one of the 16 Famous Rookies. Carli told HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY how the grueling new show "came at the perfect time" for her, after saying goodbye to the sport she dominated professionally for 12 years.

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"If I had played again, I wouldn't be able to do this and I might get hurt," Carli told us on the Special Forces red carpet . "So for me, I think I was just going into that retirement phase, just kind of navigating through that and it was going to be another challenge. I challenged myself on the football pitch for so long and I wanted to see what I was made of."

Carli Lloyd reveals why 'Special Forces' was the 'perfect' next challenge after retiring from football (exclusive)
Carli Lloyd See the gallery Special Forces: The World's Toughest Test. Celebrity Recruitment in Special Forces: The World's Toughest Test premieres January 4 on FOX. © 2022 FOX MEDIA LLC. CR: FOX . Special Forces: The World's Toughest Test: Jamie Lynn Spears. Special Forces: The World's Toughest Test will premiere, a two-hour special event, on Wednesday, January 4 :00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. CR: Pete Dadds / FOX Special Forces: The World's Toughest Test: Nastia Liukin. 00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. CR: Pete Dadds / FOX

40-year-old Carli Lloyd continued to face physical challenges after retiring from football in the fall of 2021. Toughest test, as one of the 16 Famous Rookies. Carli told HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY how the grueling new show "came at the perfect time" for her, after saying goodbye to the sport she dominated professionally for 12 years.

Find out more about "Special forces"

"If I had played again, I wouldn't be able to do this and I might get hurt," Carli told us on the Special Forces red carpet . "So for me, I think I was just going into that retirement phase, just kind of navigating through that and it was going to be another challenge. I challenged myself on the football pitch for so long and I wanted to see what I was made of."

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