2. Early Life
Alex Morgan was a multisport athlete growing up, but
she didn't start playing organized soccer until she was 14
years old.
After high school, Morgan went to the University of
California at Berkeley, where she led the Golden Bears to
the NCAA Tournament
In 2008, she helped the United States get to the
championship of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup,
scoring the winning goal in the final against North
Korea—named the Goal of the Tournament and second-
best Goal of the Year by FIFA.
3. At the end of her Berkeley
career, in the fall of 2010, she
was tied for third on the school’s
list of all-time scorers, with 45
goals, and she was third in
points, with 107.
In her senior year to play games
for the national team, or she
likely would have finished at No.
1 on both lists.
4. Professional and
International Stardom
In 2011, Alex Morgan was drafted first
overall in the 2011 Women's Professional
Soccer draft by the Western New York
Flash.
That same year, she was on the US
women's national team in the 2011 FIFA
Women's World Cup.
The youngest player on the team, she
scored her first World Cup goal in the
semifinal match against France,
That same year, she was on the US
women's national team in the 2011 FIFA
Women's World Cup.
5. In March 2016, Morgan joined several of her
teammates to file a complaint of wage
discrimination against U.S. Soccer, citing
inequities between its compensation for
players on the women's and men's national
teams.
However, the Americans wound up losing
the match on penalty kicks, marking their
earliest exit from Olympic competition in
the team's history.
6. ¿Why he are you hero?
Because it is an example for all women footballers and
shows that not only men can play but also women and
that's why I admire her