Monday, July 30, 2012

Alex Morgan

  • Alex Morgan may not get as many interviews as Abby Wambach or cause as much controversy as Hope Solo, but anyone who knows soccer knows Morgan is the real star of Team USA.
  • (Bleacherreport.com)
  • Alex Morgan is quickly becoming the face of U.S. Womens Soccer with her electric performances on the field matched by a charismatic persona off it. That being said, the American striker would be advised to stick to scoring goals and avoid playing peek-a-boo.
  • (NESN.com)
  • GLASGOW, Scotland - Hope Solos first game back in an Olympic goal since 2008 began as horribly as she could have imagined. France scored back-to-back goals in the 12th and 14th minutes of the womens soccer preliminary match at Hampden Park.
  • (KSDK)
  • Alex Morgan wasn't even a starter last year when the U.S. women's soccer team made its run through the World Cup. But Morgan's star rose quickly after coming up clutch for the Americans, scoring the game-clinching goal against France.
  • (The Inquisitr)
  • GLASGOW, Scotland — Alex Morgans Olympic debut could not have been better.
  • (Denver Post)
  • Leading up to the Summer Olympics, the talk around the U.S. Womens Soccer team has been of gold. But Glasgow, Scotland, is where the U.S.s path to the podium stand began Wednesday. Maybe that was the problem.
  • (NESN.com)
  • READING I've been trying to read the classic books that while I was in school I didn't really pay attention to, like "The Great Gatsby" and "To Kill A Mockingbird.
  • (New York Times)
  • Eight women who represented the second-placed Team USA in the FIFA Women's World Cup 2011 are also playing in the Olympics: Amy LePeilbet, Alex Morgan, Nicole Barnhart, Rachel Buehler, Kelley O'Hara, Lauren Cheney, Amy Rodriguez and Hope Solo.
  • (Pacific Takes)
  • Tobin Heath and Rachel Bueller put their arms over each other's shoulders and smiled for a camera-phone shot. Alex Morgan ripped open her standard-issue white Team USA jacket to reveal a red Manchester United jersey.
  • (New York Times)
  • Submitted by Team USA, Olympic soccer star Alex Morgan admits shes superstitious when it comes to her soccer game. She explains why No. 13 is her lucky number and she talks about her famous pink headband.
  • (ESPN)

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