Morgan led the U.S. women's soccer team to the World Cup final. Photo/Visual China
Morgan jumped high and slammed the ball into England's gate. With this goal, the U.S. women's soccer team won 2-1 in the semi-finals in the early hours of this morning to reach the World Cup final for the fifth time, and Morgan personally led the Golden Boot with 6 goals. Playing in the World Cup with the U.S. women's soccer team for the third time, Morgan has set his world cup total to 9, and is now in the top 10 of the women's World Cup all-time top scorers.
Several new records were set against Thailand
Morgan opened his goal account for this World Cup in the group stage against Thailand. In that game of great disparity, the United States beat the opponent 13-0, creating the largest point difference in the history of the men's and women's World Cups, and Morgan became the biggest focus of the field with 5 goals and 3 assists.
After the game, Morgan thus broke a number of Women's World Cup records, "the first person to score 5 goals in a single game in the group stage", "the first person to make 8 goals in a single world cup", "the first person to score 5 goals in a single game", "the first person to score 5 goals in a single game", "the player with the most goals in the second half", "the first person to make 4 goals in 10 minutes" and many other resounding titles in one.
This is morgan's third time playing in the World Cup with the U.S. women's soccer team. In the 2011 World Cup in Germany for the first time, the 22-year-old Morgan was the youngest member of the team and could only appear as a substitute. Substitute Morgan scored his first World Cup goal in the 82nd minute against France in the semi-finals on 13 July 2011, sealing the victory for the United States. In the final against Japan, she scored the team's first goal as a substitute and assisted with a van Bach header in stoppage time.
With 2 goals and 1 assist, Morgan took advantage of limited playing time to deliver a satisfactory answer. At the 2015 World Cup in Canada, she continued to get chances and eventually won the championship with the United States. The 26-year-old's role in the game is far from being summed up by a goal.
The winning goal scored in the early hours of this morning was Morgan's ninth goal in his personal World Cup. As a result, she also ranked in the top 10 of the women's World Cup all-time top scorer list, six goals away from the top Brazilian veteran Marta.
Off the field of the World Cup, Morgan was also successful. At the 2012 London Olympics, it was thanks to her 123rd-minute kill in the semifinals that the United States was able to beat the hosts to advance to the final. In the final, Morgan scored a goal in the opening eight minutes to assist teammate Lloyd to help the United States finally win the Olympic championship.
Field of conquest in Spain
Morgan's success was no accident, and her athletic talent made her destined to be a sport. Morgan once said in an interview that she entered her sister's softball team at the age of 7, compared to her sister, who was 13 years old at the time, Morgan, who entered the team 6 years earlier, did not have any discomfort and instead mingled with her teammates.
In addition, her competitive personality is also one of the factors of her success. Morgan introduced that since the age of 3, she likes to compete with her sister. And Morgan wants to beat the boys in almost everything, "Whether we're racing or kicking, no matter who my opponent is, I have to take first." ”
Football was just one of the sports Morgan played as a teenager, volleyball, softball, and athletics were all sports she had dabbled in. But Morgan's family never interfered with which project to choose as a lifelong career. "I never put too much in one direction, my parents guided me and in this way I found myself loving football and loving it to this day."
In Morgan's memory, the 1999 U.S. women's championship at the Homegrown World Cup had a profound impact on her future path to soccer. "That tournament completely changed the fate of football in the United States, and after that World Cup, many American girls had more opportunities to play."
Morgan's father was a baseball enthusiast and knew nothing about football. But when Morgan said he liked football, his father built a full-size net in front of his home for Morgan to practice shooting, and in his spare time, his father would play the goalkeeper. At the age of fourteen or fifteen, Morgan's football talent was already revealed, and his shooting power was getting bigger and bigger. "Later, I almost kicked his arm and he had to quit." Morgan said.
In college, Morgan became the top scorer of the UC Berkeley varsity team Golden Bears, and everyone in the NCAA arena knew it. In the summer at the end of his sophomore year, Morgan went to Madrid to study for 6 weeks. In this country of football tradition, 19-year-old Morgan used her skills to conquer the middle-aged uncle of the local field. "Oh my God! What did this girl come up with and how she played so well. Recalling this strange experience, Morgan smiled.
His outstanding appearance earned Morgan a huge popularity. Photo/Visual China
Duoqi developed into the richest woman in women's football
The day against England was Morgan's 30th birthday. After the game, all the teammates gathered in the field to celebrate Morgan's birthday. Between the eyebrows, it is not at all obvious that this football beauty has reached the age of standing.
In addition to her strong skills and outstanding psychological qualities, Morgan's appearance is also well-known in the women's football world, and she will always appear in the rankings of all kinds of beautiful football players. It is said that the first female sports star that former NBA star Kobe Bryant paid attention to after opening Twitter was Morgan.
Off the football pitch, her outstanding appearance not only won Morgan's super popularity, but also facilitated her to carry out a side business. She has worked as a special model for Espn and Sports Illustrated for swimsuit photography; she has appeared on the cover of the famous football game fifa2016 with Messi; she has also appeared in movies and TV series, and the film "Alex and Me" starring her last June was officially released in the United States.
Not only that, but Morgan is also a best-selling author. Her works "Hat Trick", "Save the Team", "Cheer Up", "Beyond Goals", and "Season of Disaster" are highly regarded by readers. Among them, the book "Saving the Team" was named a New York bestseller in 2013.
In addition, Morgan is passionate about public welfare. Not only has she been involved in manchester United star Marta's "donate 1% of her salary to charity", but she has also founded the "Morgan Football Camp" in her hometown of Los Angeles' Diamond Bar, which provides local girls with the opportunity to train in football. As soon as he had free time, Morgan would come to the school to give professional guidance to the young players.
The multi-habitat development made Morgan quickly become the "richest man" in women's football. According to statistics, Morgan's revenue in 2015 exceeded $3 million. On January 1, 2015, the good news came in Santa Barbara, California, that Morgan and her boyfriend of longtime, Servando Carrasco, were married. Carrasco is also a soccer player who currently plays for Major League Soccer, where the two met for soccer. Career love double harvest, Morgan is also regarded as the women's football world uncompromising "life winner".
Beijing News reporter Xu Xiaofan
Edited by Zhang Yunfeng Proofreader Liu Jun