On Oct. 26, 2015, the Orlando Pride announced its first player acquisitions ahead of their opening season: the trio of Sarah Hagen from FC Kansas City, Kaylyn Kyle from the Portland Thorns and her teammate Alex Morgan. In successive years Orlando managed to draw not only one the biggest names in men's soccer with Orlando City's captain Kaká, but also brought in Morgan who is one of the biggest names in women's soccer. Her stature among players even has her featured on the U.S. cover of FIFA 16 alongside Lionel Messi.
The only problem is that prior to her arrival, Morgan had spent the majority of the 2015 Women's World Cup recovering from a knee injury.