LYON, France (AP) -- Alex Morgan said her tea-sipping celebration at the Women's World Cup was a nod to actress Sophie Turner's amusing Instagram posts.
No, it wasn't a dig at England or a random reference to the Boston Tea Party, or any number of other theories out there.
"My celebration was actually more 'that's the tea,' which is telling a story, spreading news," the U.S. forward said.
Morgan has been criticized for the celebration. Her former teammate on the Orlando Pride, Lianne Sanderson, a broadcast commentator during the World Cup for beIN Sports, called the celebration "distasteful.