Paris 2024: Alex morgan left off USWNT Olympics roster

U.S. Soccer released the 18-woman roster, selected by national team coach Emma Hayes, on Wednesday with Morgan as a notable omission

Wed, Jun 26, 2024·7 min read

Alex Morgan won’t be making the trip to the Paris Olympics this summer after being left off the U.S. women’s national team roster. (Photo by Bailey Hillesheim/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

U.S. women’s national team coach Emma Hayes has omitted Alex Morgan from the USWNT‘s roster for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

U.S. Soccer released the 18-woman roster Wednesday. There were no stunning inclusions. But Morgan was a somewhat surprising exclusion.

Hayes, who formally took charge of the USWNT last month, essentially chose both Casey Krueger, a defender, and Crystal Dunn, a do-everything utility player, over Morgan, who would have served as a change-of-pace backup striker.