Alex Morgan is back to training with the Orlando Pride for the first time in over a year, but the star striker is frustrated by a new delay in her return to club play.
Morgan will likely miss the opening matches of the NWSL Challenge Cup while playing with the United States women’s national team in Sweden, possibly pushing back her first club match to the start of the regular season in May.
“I’m super bummed that the Challenge Cup is falling within a FIFA window,” Morgan said. “I think that NWSL could’ve had the opportunity to start the Challenge Cup outside of the FIFA window in order for each team to have their entire roster.