AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Bedtime was nearing for Charlie Carrasco as Alex Morgan stepped to a podium halfway around the world. It was Tuesday afternoon for Morgan here at the Women's World Cup, two days before a massive group stage game against the Netherlands. But for her 3-year-old daughter back in California, it was the end of yet another day with Mommy not around. Morgan's phone flashed with notifications during a 15-minute news conference. When it concluded, before journalists could converge for a more intimate media session, Morgan asked for a brief moment of privacy.
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - JULY 25: Alex Morgan #13 of the United States speaks during a press conference on July 25, 2023 in Auckland, New Zealand. AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Bedtime was nearing for Charlie Carrasco as Alex Morgan stepped to a podium halfway around the world. It was Tuesday afternoon for Morgan here at the, two days before a massive group stage game against the Netherlands. But for her 3-year-old daughter back in California, it was the end of yet another day with Mommy not around.
At stateside training camps, players and their kids and caregivers stay in adjacent rooms at the team hotel. But at World Cups, they are separated. Players and U.S. Soccer staff are housed at a base camp hotel in downtown Auckland. Their friends and family are at a different hotel five blocks away, and largely don’t have access to the team hotel or the players, except at specified times.
The players’ days, though, are already packed with meetings and training and all sorts of body maintenance. Add a kid to the World Cup equation, and “all of a sudden, you're like, what free time? There's no free time,” Dunn said.
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