Get to Know USWNT’s Alex Morgan, the Soccer Icon Playing in Her 4th World Cup

Morgan gave birth to her daughter, Charlie, now 3 years old, on May 7, 2020.

Shortly after, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics were postponed a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This worked out well for Morgan, giving her extra time to recover postpartum before returning to the field. “It was actually a weight off my shoulders that I didn’t realize was there,” Morgan told POPSUGAR in November 2020. “I knew at that point, I can just let Charlie come whenever she was ready.”