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Blake Schuster

World Cup 2023: Alex Morgan finds balance returning to USWNT as a first-time mom

The 2023 Women’s World Cup is rapidly approaching, and for superstar Alex Morgan, it’s the fourth time she will don the red, white and blue for soccer’s biggest event. While Morgan burst onto the stage in 2011 as the US Women’s National Team’s youngest player, she is now 33 and is playing in the World Cup for the first time as a mother. 

Morgan –  who is partnering with protein powder company Orgain this time around to fuel her journey to Australia and New Zealand this summer – gave birth to her daughter Charlie in 2020 after helping the U.S.A. win the 2019 World Cup. With two World Cup titles under her belt (Morgan also was a major part of the 2015 champion team) Morgan is trying to add to the collection. 

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