Ex-Cal star Morgan gets her most significant playing time since her injury in Tuesday’s soccer win over South Korea. But will she be on USWNT’s 18-player Olympic roster?
Former Cal star Alex Morgan was back in the starting lineup for the United States’ 3-0 victory over South Korea Tuesday night in rainy St. Paul, Minnesota, and her presence on the pitch intensified the debate on whether Morgan will be a member of the U.S. Women’s National Team’s roster for the Olympics this summer.
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Morgan was the player TV commentator DeMarcus Beasley said on the pregame show that he would be watching in Tuesday’s game Morgan did not play in Saturday’s 4-0 victory over South Korea, and she has not played much at all lately. She injured her ankle on April 17 and did not play in another soccer match until she played 28 minutes off the bench in the San Diego Wave’s 0-0 draw against Angel City in a National Women’s Soccer League match on May 23.
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