Soccer star Alex Morgan announces retirement

Soccer star Alex Morgan announces retirement

U.S. women’s national soccer team legend and Diamond Bar native Alex Morgan announced Thursday that she is retiring.

Morgan, 35, made the announcement in a social media video, which she also announced that she’s pregnant with her second child.

Morgan’s last game will be Sunday as the San Diego Wave FC hosts the North Carolina Courage.

Morgan leaves behind an incredible legacy with the national team. She scored 123 goals (fifth all-time), recorded 53 career assists (ninth all-time). She was a member of two World Cup winning-teams in 2015 and 2019 and helped lead the Americans to an Olympic gold medal in 2012 in London.

She has spent the past three seasons with Wave FC.

More to come on this story.

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