Alex Morgan leaves women's soccer 'in an amazing place' to focus on expanding her family
Alex Morgan is retiring from a brilliant 15-year professional soccer career because she's pregnant with her second child.
Alex Morgan retires from professional soccer and is expecting her second child
Two-time Womenโs World Cup champion Alex Morgan has announced she is pregnant with her second child and is retiring from professional soccer.
Alex Morgan has late goal, leads San Diego past Gotham FC 1-0 in the Challenge Cup
Alex Morgan scored in the 88th minute and the San Diego Wave won the Challenge Cup with a 1-0 victory over Gotham FC Friday night in the National Womenโs Soccer League.
The US women fought to raise the level of soccer worldwide, and now the competition is much tougher
The U.S. national team has fought for years to raise the level of womenโs soccer across the globe, but that doesnโt make its inevitable losses to teams it once dominated any easier.
Alex Morgan misses penalty and U.S. settles for 0-0 draw with Colombia in exhibition
Alex Morgan missed a penalty at the end of the first half and the United States settled for a scoreless draw against Colombia in an exhibition game on Thursday night.
Many stars at Women's World Cup juggle parenthood while playing on the world stage
Forget about orange slices, players like Alex Morgan, Australiaโs Katrina Gorry and Jamaicaโs Cheyna Matthews are redefining what it means to be a โsoccer mom.โ.
For first time, every player at the Women's World Cup will be paid at least $30K
At the behest of players from across the globe, FIFA has agreed that a chunk of the prize money pool at the Women's World Cup go straight to the players โ all 732 of them.
Trinity Rodman scores two second-half goals, US beats Wales 2-0 heading into Women's World Cup
Rising star Trinity Rodman scored for U.S. in the 76th minute and again in the 88th, and the Americans finally capitalized on their many offensive chances to beat Wales 2-0 in a final tuneup for the Women's World Cup.
Morgan and Rapinoe selected for the US Women's World Cup roster
Eighteen-year-old Alyssa Thompson is among the 23 players selected for the United States team that will defend its title at the Womenโs World Cup next month.
Predicting the Womenโs World Cup roster for this summer
The United States Womenโs National Team (USWNT) is looking to win the FIFA Womenโs World Cup for the third time in a row, and head coach Vlatko Andonovski has some tough choices to make when it comes to roster selection.
US forward Alex Morgan supports transgender kids in sports
Forward Alex Morgan says the U.S. national team should have internal discussions about whether to play exhibition games in states that restrict transgender kids from participating in sports.
Womenโs soccer is finally having the moment its always deserved
It seems that after every Womenโs World Cup that the United States Womenโs National Team wins (USWNT for short), there will be a boom in the sport.
US beats Canada for W Championship title, '24 Olympic berth
Alex Morgan converted on a penalty in the 78th minute and the U.S. national team won the CONCACAF W Championship 1-0 over Canada on Monday night to secure one of the regionโs spots in the 2024 Olympics.
Alex Morgan has assumed a more vocal role for US women
Alex Morgan and the U.S. women's national soccer team are in Mexico preparing for a showdown with rival Canada on Monday night in the title game of the CONCACAF W Championship.
Rapinoe, Morgan back for US for World Cup qualifiers
Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan have been included on the U.S. national soccer team roster for the upcoming CONCACAF W Championship, which will determine four of the regionโs teams in the 2023 Womenโs World Cup.
Equal pay appeal by US women soccer players set for March 7
Oral arguments in the appeal by American female soccer players seeking equal pay have been scheduled for March 7 in Pasadena, California, by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Alex Morgan: New contract must not cut existing compensation
U.S. soccer star Alex Morgan says the womenโs national team needs to make sure players arenโt losing any of their existing compensation under the identical contract proposals the U.S. Soccer Federation has made to both the menโs and womenโs teams.
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US women earn bronze medal with 4-3 win over Australia
Megan Rapinoe and Carli Lloyd each scored a pair of goals and the United States won the bronze medal in womenโs soccer at the Tokyo Olympics with a 4-3 victory over Australia.
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Changing the Games: These stories of Olympic moms transcend sports; will make you feel things
Itโs one thing to be a new mom: Unpredictable, frazzled, busy; youโre trying to get to know your baby, heal your body and maybe even breastfeed, which can be unfamiliar and challenging, especially at first.
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US rebounds from opening loss with 6-1 win over New Zealand
The Americans rebounded from their opening loss to Sweden with a 6-1 rout of New Zealand in front of the First Lady in the womenโs soccer tournament at the Tokyo Olympics.
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US women tell 9th Circuit trial court didn't factor success
Players on the U.S. womenโs national soccer team urged a federal appeals court to reinstate their equal pay lawsuit, saying their greater success than the American men was not taken into account by a trial court judge who dismissed their case.
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Letโs break down the U.S. Womenโs National Soccer Team roster for Tokyo
With the Olympics right around the corner, the final rosters and teams are shaping up, and that includes the U.S. Womenโs National Soccer Team.
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HBO Max documentary to focus on U.S. Womenโs soccer team, equal pay lawsuits
(Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)In case you were living under a rock during the summer of 2019, the U.S. Womenโs National Soccer Team took the world by storm when the squad won the Womenโs World Cup for the second consecutive time, and fourth time overall. The national team has been in a legal battle with U.S. Soccer for a couple years now, fighting for equal compensation. The women claim that the menโs national team makes more money than they do. The fight has been a rallying cry for the womenโs national team. Fans even chanted โequal payโ during the final match of the 2019 World Cup.
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Rapinoe-led US beats Argentina 6-0 to win SheBelieves Cup
The United States shut out Canada in the round-robin tournament opener and then downed Brazil 2-0 on Sunday. Rapinoe scored in the 16th minute with a well-timed strike on a through ball from Rose Lavelle for the early lead. It was Lloyd's 124th international goal and it came in her 299th appearance with the national team. It was her 108th international goal, moving her into sole possession of fifth place on the team's career list. The United States improved to 4-0 against Argentina.
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Press, Rapinoe score, US beats Brazil 2-0 in SheBelieves Cup
The U.S. sits atop the SheBelieves Cup standings with two wins. โSo that's kind of the approach I take.โThe Americans have won five straight over Brazil and are unbeaten in the last seven matches. It was Press' 10th goal in her last 13 national team games and 59th international goal. Alex Morgan made her first start for the national team since giving birth to daughter Charlie last year. The U.S. beat Canada 1-0 in its SheBelieves Cup opener on Thursday, while Brazil defeated rival Argentina 4-1.
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Rose Lavelle's 2nd-half goal lifts US past Canada 1-0
AdNichelle Prince had a pair of good chances for Canada early in the second half but couldn't convert. "We created some good opportunities after a good build-up, or we were able to break them down with good creativity. The United States will be seeking its fifth gold medal in seven Olympic tournaments. The United States improved its record in the series to 51-3-7. Earlier Thursday, Brazil defeated Argentina 4-1 in the tournament's opening match.
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New FIFA rules to protect female players' maternity rights
(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)GENEVA โ Female soccer players should soon get their maternity rights protected under new employment rules announced Thursday by FIFA. โThe idea is to protect female players before, during and after childbirth,โ FIFA chief legal officer Emilio Garcia said on a conference call. The rules are expected to be approved by the FIFA Council next month and would take effect on Jan. 1. โWe think these rules are part of common sense,โ he said of the move, which follow International Labor Organization standards on compensating maternity leave. At least eight weeks of the 14-week minimum maternity leave must be after the player gives birth.
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Morgan makes English soccer debut for 1st match in 15 months
Tottenham Hotspur's Alex Morgan gestures to her teammates during the English Women's Super League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Reading at the Hive stadium in London Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020. Morgan came on as a 69th minute substitute, the game ended in a 1-1 draw. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)LONDON โ Supported by her baby daughter in the stands, American superstar Alex Morgan made her debut in English soccer on Saturday. Morgan came on as a substitute in the 69th minute for Tottenham in a 1-1 draw against Reading in the Womenโs Super League. She didn't manage to score in her first match in around 15 months, having given birth to Charlie in May.
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Morgan's Tottenham debut delayed; Heath's first United goal
Tottenham Hotspur's Alex Morgan sit in the stands during the FA Women's Super League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United, at the Hive, in London, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. (Kirsty O'Connor/PA via AP)LONDON โ Alex Morgan's Tottenham debut won't now be for another few weeks, but Tobin Heath is up and running โ and scoring for Manchester United in contrasting fortunes for the American arrivals in the Women's Super League. Two weeks after her first appearance for United, Heath struck the ball into the left-hand corner for her first goal and the team's second in a 4-2 victory over West Ham. Fellow two-time World Cup winner Morgan is yet to get on the field for Tottenham after signing last month because she has yet to regain match fitness. โCanโt wait to get on the field with this team in the next few weeks.
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Morgan awaits debut but Mewis, Heath make impact in England
Manchester City's Chloe Kelly, center left, celebrates scoring her sides first goal in the Women's Super League soccer match between Manchester City Women and Tottenham Hotspur Women at the Academy Stadium, Manchester, England, Sunday Oct. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)MANCHESTER โ Alex Morgan's wait to regain fitness for her Tottenham debut goes on. The other American imports are already making an impact in the Women's Super League. Across the northern English city, Christen Press and Tobin Heath made their Manchester United debuts. And Heath marked it by providing a cross that Jane Ross headed in for United's third in a 3-0 victory over Brighton.
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Man United recruit Heath eager to play at Old Trafford again
LONDON โ Stepping back inside Old Trafford this week took Tobin Heath back eight years, to one of the wildest Olympic soccer matches ever played. Heath will soon be hoping to play at Old Trafford again. โThis is huge for a club like this to have a womenโs team,โ Heath said. Strange too for Heath that the scheduled November meeting with Arsenal will be at the Leigh Sports Village on the outskirts of Manchester rather than Old Trafford. โI had all the feels when going back there," she said, โand any footballerโs dream would be to play for Manchester United and to play at Old Trafford.โ___More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/Soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports
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Portman group will bring NWSL to Los Angeles in 2022
Actress Natalie Portman and venture capitalist Kara Nortman lead a group that will bring an expansion National Women's Soccer League team to the Los Angeles area in 2022. Portman and Nortman are joined by gaming entrepreneur Julie Uhrman, the cornsortium's president in the majority-female group. Then she and Nortman met Becca Roux, the executive director of the U.S. Women's National Team Players Association. The women also reached out to a local supporters group that has been campaigning to bring a team to Los Angeles. The group is partnering with the LA84 Foundation, a nonprofit formed after the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics that promotes youth sports.
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Campaigning finds a new normal as door-knocking resumes
The coronavirus pandemic isn't going away anytime soon, but campaigns are still forging ahead with in-person organizing. In previous campaigns, we would always say organizing, door-knocking is the gold standard," she said. The gold standard, I think, is creating community.The Biden campaign has offered no timetable for when itll resume in-person campaigning. Aides say the campaign is consulting with its public health advisory board, consisting of doctors and health experts, on when its safe. But the differing decisions on whether to resume in-person campaigning have become fodder for political attacks from both parties.
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U.S. Soccer president addresses repeal of anthem policy
U.S. Soccer President Cindy Parlow Cone apologized Saturday for the federation's lack of leadership in the fight against racism as she addressed its decision to repeal a policy that required players to stand during the national anthem. We are committed to doing better to help fight racism and discrimination in all its forms, Parlow Cone said. It was the first board meeting Parlow Cone has led as president. The U.S. Womens National Team Players Association also called for an apology from U.S. Soccer and a plan to substantively address racial inequities. Rapinoe kneeled during the anthem at a pair of national team matches in 2016.
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US Soccer repeals rule that banned kneeling during anthem
U.S. Soccer's board of directors has voted to repeal a 2017 policy that required national team players to stand during the national anthem, a rule adopted after Megan Rapinoe kneeled in support of Colin Kaepernick. The board made the decision during a conference call, U.S. Soccer announced Wednesday. The U.S. Soccer Athletes' Council, which includes current national team players Alex Morgan and Ali Krieger, as well as former players like Landon Donovan, called on U.S. Soccer to also apologize for the policy to foster a "positive relationship to exist going forward." The U.S. Women's National Team Players Association also called for an apology from U.S. Soccer and a plan to substantively address racial inequality. Rapinoe took a knee during the anthem at a pair of national team matches in 2016.