Alex Morgan Announces She is Retiring From Women’s Soccer
What a stellar career. After 15 years, the football world waves goodbye to a living legend. The highly decorated Alex Morgan announces she is retiring from Women’s Soccer.
Morgan is a footballer that achieved much success throughout her profession lasting over a decade. For instance, some of her accolades include:
- 2X World Cup
- Olympics Gold Medalist
- Champions League
- U-20 World Cup
- NWSL Champion
- NWSL Shield
- NWSL Challenge Cup
- Division 1 Féminine
- 3X Concacaf Championship
- Concacaf W Gold Cup
- 5x SheBelieves Cup winner
We also can’t forget what Morgan accomplished off the field. Such as:
- NYT best-selling author
- Her own foundation, media company
- Investments in golf, basketball, soccer
As one can see, she is a true pioneer in women’s sports. Pushing and stretching the boundaries of what women can attain to; and achieve in the sports realm. While also creating a clear road for future generations of ladies to follow down.
Alex Morgan Announces She is Retiring From Women’s Soccer
Nevertheless, in a heartfelt video that lasts about four and half minutes; Morgan explains to her fans the reasons that moved her to come to the ultimate decision to retire from the game she loves so dearly. It is not a choice she came to lightly. However, she knows and is confident; it is the right one for her to take. Alex reveals,
“I have so much clarity about this decision, and I am so happy to be able to finally tell you. It has been a long time coming, and this decision wasn’t easy, but at the beginning of 2024 I felt in my heart and soul that this was the last season that I would play soccer.
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 have ever dreamed of.
Success for me is defined by never giving up and giving your all. And I did just that. I’m giving my all every single day on the field, and I did that. Giving my all in the relentless push for global investment in women’s sports, because we deserve that.
[My daughter] 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. 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.
This is not the retirement video I expected when I initially thought I was going to do this, because Charlie’s going to be a big sister. I am pregnant. And as unexpected as this came, we are so overjoyed. To me, family means everything. I wouldn’t be here without my husband and my family uplifting and motivating and encouraging and supporting me and sacrificing for me for the last 15 years as a professional athlete.
I just want to thank the fans for always supporting us, for always just using what we’re saying and making it magnified. I also need to thank the team, my team behind the scenes — teammates, coaches, staff, everyone who has played a part in my career, has played some part that has made me where I am today and who I am today.
I am so shaped into me because of you, because of soccer, and I am forever grateful. I cannot wait to celebrate with you one last game. It’s been a ride. And thank you.”
Speaking of her last game. San Diego Wave FC’s Alex Morgan’s final professional soccer match will be September 8th. We definitely won’t miss that. But we also wish Alex Morgan the best in her retirement; and congratulations on baby number two.
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