Morgan is hanging up her cleats following a 15-year professional career.
Morgan, a two-time Women’s World Cup champion and 2012 Olympic gold medalist, has decided to call it quits after a legendary career with the U.S. women’s national team. The 35-year-old bows out with 123 career international goals and 53 career international assists, good for fifth-most and ninth-most in USWNT history, respectively.
Morgan shared an emotional video on her social media in which she teared up while explaining her decision to retire. “Soccer has been a part of me for 30 years, and it was one of the first things that I ever loved. And I gave everything to this sport, and what I got in return was more than I could ever dream of. Success for me is defined by never giving up and giving your all, and I did just that… I’m proud in the hand I had in pushing the game forward, in leaving it in a place that I’m so happy and proud of.
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