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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Tom Garry

USWNT’s two-time World Cup champion Alex Morgan announces retirement

Alex Morgan ranks fifth all-time in USWNT goals.
Alex Morgan ranks fifth all-time in USWNT goals. Photograph: Alex Grimm/Getty Images

The two-time World Cup-winning USWNT forward Alex Morgan has announced her retirement from football at the age of 35.

The San Diego Wave forward, who also helped her country win Olympic gold in 2012, won the Champions League with Lyon in 2017 and lifted national titles with both Portland Thorns and Western New York Flash, has said that her final match will be on 8 September at home to North Carolina Courage.

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