Morgan is a two-time Olympic medalist and two-time World Cup champion.
Alex Morgan of U.S. is seen as she is substituted during the FIFA Women's World Cup match against Portugal, Aug. 1, 2023, in Auckland, New Zealand., officially announced her retirement from professional soccer on Thursday.
The two-time Olympic medalist, who helped lead Team USA to gold at the 2012 London Games and bronze in the 2020 Tokyo Games, has been celebrated by teammates, coaches and competitors as one of the greatest goal scorers and winners in U.S. Women's National Team history. "Charlie came up to me the other day and said that when she grows up, she wants to be a soccer player. And it just made me, like immensely proud," she said. "Not because I wish for her to become a -- soccer player when she grows up, but because a pathway exists that even a 4-year-old can see now we're changing lives and the impact we have on the next generation is irreversible, and I'm proud in the hand I had in making that happen.
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