Alex Morgan Ends Soccer Career, Expects Second Child

Two-time FIFA Women’s World Cup champion Alex Morgan has announced that she is expecting her second child and is ending her football career.

Morgan, 35, will play her final match with her club team, the San Diego Wave of the National Women’s Soccer League, on Sunday at Snapdragon Stadium.

In addition to her World Cup titles in 2015 and 2019, Morgan also won a gold medal with the United States at the 2012 London Olympics. She first joined the national team in 2009.

“I grew up on this team, it was so much more than soccer,” Morgan said in a statement. “It was the friendships and unwavering respect and support for each other, the relentless focus on global investment in women’s sports and the key moments of success both on and off the field. I am incredibly honored to have had the opportunity to lend the crest for over 15 years. I have learned so much about myself in that time and so much of that is thanks to my teammates and our fans. I feel so proud of where this team is headed and I will forever be a USWNT fan.”

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