The stage is set. Teams are ready and so are fans. There are only a couple of months for the FIFA Women’s World Cup to kick off. This tournament is going to be the most hyped as the USWNT eyes a three-peat. The team is on a historic run internationally, destroying almost every team they gear up against.
Fans don’t want to miss the action at any cost and are lining up to witness the hype train. While the NWSL was about to kick off the megastar, Alex Morgan announced one of the biggest projects.
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There have been a lot of influential voices in the decorated history of the USWNT. However, a few have been louder than Alex Morgan. She, along with Megan Rapinoe, was the leading voice of the battle for equal pay.
She paved the way for many women to rise exponentially in the country along with being one of the leading influences for the ‘equal pay for equal play’ bill. After all the influence in the sports world, Morgan has decided to take her influence to a whole new level.
The Alex Morgan Foundation
USWNT star Alex Morgan just announced her foundation focused on the women in the community. The Alex Morgan Foundation is established and morgan herself announced it on her Instagram posts and Stories.
Morgan Wrote, “Since I began my professional soccer career over ten years ago, I have tried to carve my own path forward both on and off the field. Throughout my career, I’ve fought for equal pay and safe, supportive work environments in women’s soccer to inspire change on a systemic level.”
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The USWNT forward added, “Now, I’m excited to keep fighting on behalf of girls and women as we launch the Alex Morgan Foundation. I believe that when girls and women are given opportunities in life, it leads to transformative change within themselves and their communities. As a mom, my daughter’s future is at the heart of every decision I make.”
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“Our intent with the Alex Morgan Foundation is to create the opportunities needed for all daughters to find their own confident paths forward. Be it on the field or off, at home or in the community, I hope you’ll join us in our unwavering pursuit of a more empowered and equitable future everywhere.”
The Organization is an infant at this point, but given the sphere of influence Morgan has, fans can expect this to turn into a big Foundation. A lot about the Alex Morgan Foundation still has to be revealed. However, we do have a few insights into the organization.
Core Areas of the Foundation
According to the posts, the organization is focused on three different viewpoints at its core. They will be functioning to bring equality in sports, which Alex Morgan has already achieved in an unfathomable amount. Her feud against the US Soccer Foundation led to the creation of a bill for equality in sports. This factor needs just a touch of support.
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The other core areas are opportunities for girls, which seems to be a career-oriented wing of the org. motivating and creating opportunities for the girls to shine. The last one make of a lot of sense keeping in mind that Morgan herself is a mother. The third point of interest of the foundation is to provide support to moms. It has been around 5 days since the Foundation is announced and there is a lot yet to be revealed.
Even on the edge of creating history in soccer, Alex Morgan keeps on thinking about the community. Which makes a lot of fans proud. What are your views on this step by Alex Morgan? Drop it in the comments below.
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