Congratulations are in order for USWNT star Alex Morgan.
The San Diego Wave FC striker announced she and husband Servando Carrasco are expecting their second child in a video revealing she is retiring from soccer on Thursday.
“This is also not the retirement video I expected when I initially thought I was going to do this because Charlie is going to be a big sister. I am pregnant,” the 35-year-old Morgan said.
Morgan and Carrasco, a fellow professional soccer player, have a 4-year-old daughter, Charlie Carrasco, whom they welcomed on May 7, 2020.
Alex Morgan announces her retirement and says she’s pregnant in a video posted on X, Sept. 5, 2024. X/Alex Morgan
“And as unexpected as this came we are so overjoyed,” Morgan said. “To me family means everything. I wouldn’t be here without my husband and my family uplifting and motivating and encouraging and supporting me and sacrificing for me for the last 15 years as a professional athlete.”
Morgan said her last professional soccer game will be when the San Diego Wave FC face the North Carolina Courage at Snapdragon Stadium Sunday.
“I’m retiring and I have so much clarity about this position and I’m so happy to be able to finally tell you,” Morgan began the video while pausing through tears. “It has been a long time coming and this decision wasn’t easy.
San Diego Wave FC forward Alex Morgan (13) warms up prior to the match lagainst the Washington Spirit at Snapdragon Stadium on Sept. 1, 2024. Denis Poroy-USA TODAY Sports
Alex Morgan #13 of San Diego Wave FC passes the ball during the second half against the Angel City FC at Snapdragon Stadium on August 24, 2024 in San Diego, California. Getty Images“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 won two World Cups and one Olympic gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics with the USWNT, though she was left off the roster for the 2024 Olympics.
In 244 USWNT appearances, Morgan recorded 123 goals — ranked fifth all-time — and 53 assists.
Morgan started all four games for the USWNT in the 2023 World Cup (her fourth) when they were eliminated in the round of 16.
The soccer icon was overcome with emotion in her video while discussing the work she’s done as an advocate for women’s sports.
Morgan co-founded the Togethxr — a media and commerce company focusing on equality, diversity, coverage and investment in women’s sports — with WNBA legend Sue Bird, Olympic swimmer Simone Manuel, and two-time gold medal snowboarder Chloe Kim.
