Alex Morgan has won two World Cups with USWNT but insists she’s not finished yet as she continues battle for equality and records
Alex Morgan has two World Cups, an Olympic gold medal and 121 international goals to her name — but she’s not done yet.
The 34-year-old American forward is believed to be the second highest paid women’s footballer in the world, behind Australia’s Sam Kerr.
The US Women’s National Team (USWNT) is the most successful team at the World Cup, having never finished outside of the top three.
But they’re hoping to make history yet again this summer by becoming the first team ever to win the World Cup three times in a row.
With nine World Cup goals to her name, Morgan is the USA’s fourth highest leading goalscorer at the tournament — but just six more goals at this summer’s tournament would bring her to the number one spot.
That shouldn’t be a problem for the star striker who easily netted six goals in six appearances when the USA won the last World Cup in 2019.
And unlike her teammate Megan Rapinoe who is set to retire later this year, the USA co-captain is showing no signs of hanging up her boots anytime soon.
«My body feels good, and I feel like I'm in the moment right now, so I'm not looking too far ahead,” she said.
Morgan was part of the American side who crushed the Lionesses’ World Cup dreams in 2019.
The USA knocked out England with a 2-1 victory in the semi-final, with Morgan scoring the deciding header on the day of her 30th birthday.
Her notorious ‘tea drinking’ celebration sparked outrage, as viewers fiercely debated whether Morgan was referencing the Boston Tea Party and American independence, mocking English tea-drinkers, or simply using the popular phrase “that’s the tea”, as the forward suggested herself.
Morgan’s club career began when she was just 21, when she became the first overall pick in the 2011 Women’s
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