Alex Morgan is the name that resonates with success pertaining to USWNT. She announced her retirement and brought an era to an end in women’s soccer. Since 2010 to this last game, not only in the game has Morgan impacted the field, but also she has been able to impact women’s empowerment off the field. But, truth is, her legacy runs so much deeper than goals and assists. Morgan changed how the world thought of female athletes and played a huge role in putting women’s soccer on the map.
Individual and USWNT career accolades are aplenty for the player that is Morgan. She won two back-to-back FIFA Women’s World Cups-2015 and 2019-and one Olympic gold medal in 2012, stamping her as one of the all-time greats. As a striker, her speed, precision, and leadership made her an ever-present threat on the field, bringing about countless victories. However, as touched upon above, those aspects of her contribution are infinitely more powerful off the field, and they will go on echoing throughout history.
Beyond the athleticism, Morgan became an outspoken advocate for pay equality and gender equality in sports. Part of the core elements in the fight for equal pay on behalf of the USWNT, she spoke candidly about what was fair not just for her but for generations after her. Her fight brought international attention to the wage gap in women’s sports and galvanized the movement into other industries.
Alex Morgan’s impact extended beyond the shores as she transcended into an international face and cover for women’s soccer. She became a role model for millions of young girls around the world, inspiring them to dream big and push against patriarchal societies. She expanded her work with the Women’s Sports Foundation, writing two children’s books and furthering herself as one of the most important faces in women’s empowerment.
With Morgan having hung up her boots, she further got cemented as the most impactful in USWNT and women’s soccer history, leaving profundation both in Sport and Society.
