U.S. women’s national team forward Alex Morgan is not on the team headed to Paris for the Olympics this summer. Coach Emma Hayes named her 18-player roster, as well as four alternates, on Wednesday with the two-time World Cup winner the most noticeable absence.
Morgan, who turns 35 in July, helped lead the U.S. to a gold medal in 2012 and World Cup titles in 2015 and 2019. But the team has since struggled, and the Olympic roster will feature younger players.
The United States Women’s National Soccer Team (USWNT) just released its roster for the Paris Olympic Games. It’s here. Read it over once. Twice, even. Your eyes are not deceiving you. Alex Morgan is not on the team.
On Wednesday that question was answered when U.S. head coach Emma Hayes announced the U.S. Women’s National Team’s Olympic roster. Morgan was left off the roster. And no aspect of the roster announcement created more of a stir than the omission of Morgan.
San Diego Wave FC star Alex Morgan, the most recognizable women’s soccer player in the United States, has been left off her country’s Olympic team. U.S. Soccer announced its roster for next month’s Olympic Games on Wednesday morning.
I’m disappointed about not having the opportunity to represent our country on the Olympic stage," Morgan wrote. "This will always be a tournament that is close to my hea
A trio of players will represent the United States in the Olympics for a third time, leading a young U.S. women's national team that was announced Wednesday.
Soccer star Alex Morgan was left off the roster for the United States women’s national team at the upcoming Summer Olympics in Paris, according to the team's announcement. The roster was announced June 26.
I’m disappointed about not having the opportunity to represent our country on the Olympic stage. This will always be a tournament that is close to my heart and I take immense pride any time I put on the crest.