The soccer legend explained her decision to hang up the cleats for good in an emotional retirement video.
WASHINGTON — Two-time Women’s World Cup champion Alex Morgan announced she is pregnant with her second child and is retiring from professional soccer.
The 35-year-old Morgan will play her final match with her club team, the San Diego Wave of the National Women’s Soccer League, on Sunday at Snapdragon Stadium.
The 35-year-old revealed her retirement in an emotional video posted to X, formerly Twitter, on Thursday. In a video captioned “Thank you,” the soccer legend explained her decision to hang up the cleats for good.
“I grew up on this team, it was so much more than soccer,” Morgan said in a statement. “It was the friendships and the unwavering respect and support among each other, the relentless push for global investment in women’s sports, and the pivotal moments of success both on and off …