United States women's national team stalwart Alex Morgan has announced that she is to retire from soccer at the end of the season in a video shared on social media.
Morgan also said that she is pregnant and expecting her second child. She said she will play one more game on Sunday, when"I have so much clarity about this decision, and I am so happy to be able to finally tell you," Morgan said in the video."It has been a long time coming, and this decision wasn't easy, but at the beginning of 2024 I felt in my heart and soul that this was the last season that I would play soccer.
Morgan, 35, is a two-time World Cup champion and Olympic gold medalist. She ranks fifth in USWNT history with 123 goals scored in 224 caps. She was left off the USWNT's 2024 Olympics roster despite starting for the team throughout the spring.in a FIFA World Cup playoff to help the U.S. qualify for the 2011 World Cup. She quickly became a starter for the team and formed a partnership with Abby Wambach to help the U.S.
"I am so incredibly honored to have borrowed the crest for more than 15 years. I learned so much about myself in that time and so much of that is a credit to my teammates and our fans. I feel immense pride in where this team is headed, and I will forever be a fan of the USWNT. "My desire for success may have always driven me, but what I got in return was more than I could have ever asked and hoped for."
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