USWNT captains Alex Morgan and Lindsey Horan addressed midfielder Korbin Albert’s social media activity on Wednesday, opening their SheBelieves Cup media appearance with a series of statements on the state of the team.
“We just want to address the disappointing situation regarding Korbin that has unfolded over this past week,” Horan began. “We’ve worked extremely hard to uphold the integrity of this national team through all of the generations, and we are extremely, extremely sad that this standard was not upheld.
“Our fans and our supporters feel like this is a team that they can rally behind, and it’s so important that they feel and continue to feel undeniably heard and seen.”
Albert, Horan and Morgan are all in camp for the USWNT as they prepare for the SheBelieves Cup, which starts this weekend.
Early last week, previous social media activity from Albert, who plays for both the USWNT and overseas for Paris Saint-Germain, was surfaced by fans. It included Albert sharing a video from a Christian sermon that expressed anti-LGBTQIA+ sentiment. Screengrabs also surfaced of Albert liking a post that appeared to make light of former USWNT star Megan Rapinoe’s Achilles injury that happened in her final…
