US soccer icon Alex Morgan bids emotional farewell in retirement match

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US soccer icon Alex Morgan bids emotional farewell in retirement match US soccer icon Alex Morgan ba an emotional farewell to football on Sunday as she played the final game of her glittering career before heading into retirement the 35-year-old Striker announced her decision to hang up her boots on Thursday after revealing she was pregnant with her second child she played the first 13 minutes of the San Diego waves for El National Women's Soccer League loss to the visiting North Carolina courage what a ride it has been Morgan told the cheering crowd after the match I want to thank my teammates who have constantly challenged me every day and made me better there have been so many incredible moments in my career but this last moment I share on the field with you I will cherish forever so from the bottom of my heart thank you Morgan who wiped away tears after speaking thanked her family for support and sacrifice and told her fans you pushed me to be my best self every day you pushed me to be the best soccer player the best mom the best person I could be just showing up every day and supporting me encouraging me challenging me criticizing me at times the two-time World Cup winner LED San Diego's players onto the field at the Snapdragon stadium and post for photos with family and friends before lining up at Center forward fans held up posters with messages of gratitude such as thank you Alex while other fans and loved ones wore t-shirts with a slogan sand 13 goat referencing her Club club and shirt number the fairy tale farewell didn't quite follow the script with Morgan seeing her 10th minute penalty saved just Sans before San Diego equalized through Kennedy Wesley that goal was the cue for Morgan to be substituted in the 13th minute reflecting her jersey number she blew kisses to all corners of the ground and hugged each of her teammates before leaving the field to repeated chance of Alex Morgan so many people helped speaking before the game to broadcaster CBS Morgan said she had managed to keep her emotions in check I'm feeling really good no tears yet she said I've been smiling a lot these last few days because just keeping in the retirement and the pregnancy for so long was just really difficult not to share with people and everything is so much better together Morgan was one of the world's best known women's players during her career part of a golden generation of American women who blazed a trail for the sport she starred in the 2015 and 2019 US Women's World Cup winning teams and became known for her work off the field as she pushed for equality in women's and men's sports Morgan's 14-year International career saw her score 123 goals fifth on the US Women's National team alltime list with 53 assists since scoring her first International goal in 2010 against China Morgan found the net against 32 Nations scoring the most against Japan with 12 her final game in a US shirt came on June 4th against South Korea with her last goal coming against Argentina last February in the women's Gold Cup Morgan played in 22 Women's World Cup matches and scored nine goals while netting six goals in 16 Olympic matches Morgan gave birth to her first child daughter Charlie in 2020 and became the 14th mom to play for the Americans her Club history includes winning a league title with Portland in 2013 and stin with Lion in 2017 when she helped the club win the French league French cup and UEFA Champions League and Tottenham in 2020

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