In a sign that it’s time to pass the baton, the San Diego Wave star was left off Paris Olympics roster by new USWNT coach Emma Hayes
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. A future she inspired finally overtook veteran soccer star Alex Morgan on Wednesday, when the San Diego Wave FC star
Although the decision to supplant Morgan produced both surprise and melancholy among many soccer fans, it was the right move by new U.S. Women’s National Team coach Emma Hayes.“Today, I’m disappointed about not having the opportunity to represent our country on the Olympic stage,” Morgan, an Encinitas resident, said in a post on X . “This will always be a tournament that is close to my heart and I take immense pride any time I put on the crest.
Listed also among the forwards, 31-year-old Crystal Dunn of defending NWSL-champion NJ/NY Gotham FC has thrived this season as a wing and midfielder under Spanish coach Juan Carlos Amoros. A defender with the past two World Cup teams who was moved to forward by Hayes in the national team’s recent exhibitions, Dunn brings needed versatility to an American attack that had too much duplication of styles at last summer’s World Cup.
Go back further, to 2010, and Morgan scored one of the most important goals in the U.S. program’s history. She came off the bench against Italy in the first leg of the World Cup playoff. Jade Rose #12 of Canada and Jaedyn Shaw #8 of the United States attempt a header in the first half during the 2024 Concacaf W Gold Cup semifinals at Snapdragon Stadium on March 06, 2024 in San Diego, California.
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