The Olympics
USA made it to the Olympic Games in London in 2012 and worked their way to the finals against Japan. The loss against Japan just a year earlier was fresh in everyone’s minds. After defeating Canada in the semi-finals, the American team felt ready to recover their pride. USA led most of the game by two goals, eventually taking gold. By the end of the tournament Morgan had scored 3 goals. She was climbing the charts.
The Olympics
Making Headlines
2013 gave Morgan more than she could handle, but mostly for the best. First she received the CONCACAF 2013 Female Player of the Year award. Later she was named the youngest player of the US Soccer’s All-Time Women’s National Team Best XI. Later though, she would injure her ankle and rule herself unfit for an indefinite amount of time.
Making Headlines
