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After 14 years, U.S. women’s national team star Alex Morgan announced on Thursday that she is retiring from professional soccer.
Her final game will take place on Sunday, Sept. 8th when the San Diego Wave face the North Carolina Courage at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego.
The former USWNT co-captain and one of the team’s top goalscorers, she will play her final game on Sunday. She retires fifth on the USWNT goalscoring list with 123 goals in 223 international appearances.
Her last game in a USWNT jersey came this past June, when the team took on Korea Republic in a pair of international friendlies.
“I grew up on this team, it was so much more than soccer,” Morgan said in a statement released by the USWNT. “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 the field. I am so incredibly honored to have borrowed…
