Alex Morgan Omitted From USWNT Roster for Paris Olympics, Leaving Fans Disappointed
Alex Morgan won’t be playing in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
For the first time in over a decade, the decorated athlete will miss the Games after being left off the 18-person roster for the U.S. women’s soccer team.
“I’m disappointed about not having the opportunity to represent our country on the Olympic stage,” Morgan wrote on X June 26. “This will always be a tournament that is close to my heart and I take immense pride any time I put on the crest.”
“In less than a month, I look forward to supporting this team,” the striker, who won a gold medal with the team at the 2012 Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2020 Olympics, continued, “and cheering them on alongside the rest of our country. LFG.”
As for who will be competing on the USWNT at the Olympics starting July 26? Forwards Crystal Dunn, Trinity Rodman, Jaedyn Shaw, Sophia Smith and Mallory Swanson made the final cut, along with midfielders Korbin Albert, Sam Coffey, Lindsey Horan, Rose Lavelle, Catarina Macario, as well as defenders Tierna Davidson, Emily Fox, Naomi Girma, Casey Krueger, Jenna Nighswonger and Emily Sonnett.
Casey Murphy and Alyssa Naeher were named the team’s official goalkeepers, while alternates include, Jane Campbell (goalkeeper), Hal Hershfelt (midfielder), Croix Bethune (midfielder) and Lynn Williams (forward).