Alex Morgan shares disappointment after being left off Olympic women's soccer team roster
Alex Morgan shares disappointment after being left off Olympic women's soccer team roster
"I look forward to supporting this team and cheering them on," she wrote.
ByMason Leib
June 26, 2024, 3:49 PM
U.S. women's soccer star Alex Morgan is sharing her disappointment in not being included on the Team USA Olympic women's soccer team ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
"Today, I'm disappointed about not having the opportunity to represent our country on the Olympic stage," Morgan wrote Wednesday in a post on X.
Alex Morgan of the U.S. Women's National Team looks on before the game against South Korea, on June 1, 2024, in Commerce City, Colorado.C. Morgan Engel/Getty Images
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"This will always be a tournament that is close to my heart and I take immense pride any time I put on the crest," she continued.
Despite the disappointment, Morgan offered her support for Team USA as they take on the world's top squads, starting with group play on July 25.
"In less than a month, I look forward to supporting this team and cheering them on alongside the rest of our country. LFG," she finished. Morgan included a photo of herself in USA gear, walking onto the field of play.
Alex Morgan #13 of San Diego Wave FC claps for teammate effort in the second half of the National Women's Soccer League match against the NJ/NY Gotham FC at Red Bull Arena on June 19, 2024 in Harrison, N.J.Ira L. Black/Corbis/Getty Images
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U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach Emma Hayes named the roster on Wednesday, selecting eight players from the 2020 Olympics squad that included Morgan (which played in 2021.)
After the announcement, Hayes said the choice was a "tough decision," but "I felt I wanted to go in another direction," according to the Washington Post. The roster will include 18 players and four alternates, 10 of which played in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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"Making an Olympic roster is a huge privilege and an honor and there is no denying that it was an extremely competitive process among the players and that there were difficult choices, especially considering how hard everyone has worked over the past 10 months," said Hayes in a statement included in the release.
The team opens group play in France on July 25 versus Zambia.