Setting a winning example for many young people who follow her, the San Diegan cheered for the U.S. women’s soccer team during its drive to Olympic gold
United States soccer team players bite their gold medals after the women’s soccer gold medal match between Brazil and the United States at the Parc des Princes during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Paris, France. Setting a winning example for many young people who follow her, the San Diegan and longtime global soccer star publicly cheered for theThe former U.S. star forward celebrated her former teammates and newcomers to a U.S. program she helped put on the global map.
Swanson, Smith and Rodman entered July in peak soccer condition and were showing sharp form, having performed well in a National Women’s Soccer League loaded with Olympians. Mallory Swanson of the United States, second from left, celebrates with her teammates after scoring. It may have been different for Morgan had she not been sidelined a month by the ankle injury sustained April 29 with the Wave, affecting her fiitness and contributing to her scoreless season through eight matches.
More likely, it was versatile forward Lynn Williams, 31, who got the nod over Morgan. Williams was added as a mid-July injury replacement for midfielder Catarina Macario, a San Diegan. Alex Morgan, shown in March at at Concacaf W Gold Cup match at Snapdragon Stadium, has been left off the U.S. Women’s National Team for the Olympics.
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