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Alex Morgan announces retirement

United States women's national team forward Alex Morgan is retiring, she announced in a social media video on Thursday.

Morgan also said that she is pregnant and expecting her second child. She said she will play one more game on Sunday, when San Diego Wave FC hosts the North Carolina Courage.

"I have so much clarity about this decision, and I am so happy to be able to finally tell you," Morgan said in the video. "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."

Morgan, 35, is a two-time World Cup champion and Olympic gold medalist. She ranks fifth in USWNT history with 123 goals scored in 224 caps. She was left off the USWNT's 2024 Olympics roster despite starting for the team throughout the spring.

Morgan debuted for the USWNT in 2010. Later that year, she scored a crucial goal in Italy in a FIFA World Cup playoff to help the U.S. qualify for the 2011 World Cup. She quickly became a starter for the team and formed a partnership with Abby Wambach to help the U.S. finish runners-up at the 2011 World Cup before winning the 2012 Olympic gold medal.

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