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Alex Morgan Celebrates 30th Birthday With World Cup Goal, Sarcastic Sip Of Tea At England’s Expense

Kids love to have imaginary tea parties when they’re young. Alex Morgan is still having one in France.

Alex Morgan, who turned 30 on Tuesday, celebrated with a fine cup of imaginary tea after scoring the second goal for the U.S. against England at the Women’s World Cup. 

Christen Press, who started in place of Megan Rapinoe, and Ellen White traded goals early on before Morgan gave the USWNT a 2-1 lead in the 31st minute with a headed goal.

Jill Ellis Benches Megan Rapinoe For England Game

The USWNT lineup vs England was announced shortly before the gigantic Women’s World Cup semifinal match in Lyon on Tuesday and the tournament’s biggest star is on the bench.

USWNT coach Jill Ellis put Megan Rapinoe, who has scored two goals in two straight knockout-round matches, on the bench, replacing her with Christen Press at left wing.

USWNT Lineup vs England

USWNT Jersey Sales Break Nike's Single-Season Record (Men's Or Women's)

The USWNT continues to find itself in the headlines following a 2-1 victory over France in the World Cup quarterfinals.

Nike senior director Heidi Burgett has just released a statement claiming that the USWNT's home kit is the best selling jersey ever on Nike.com within a single season, for men or women.

Is Antoine Griezmann In The Wrong Sport?

Just hours before NBA free agency opened on Sunday, June 30, Antoine Griezmann dropped his new highlight tape, but not in the sport we’d expect. The French star was seen balling with the Miami Heat, living his best life in the offseason.

At the same time, Atletico Madrid and just about everyone else has announced the Frenchman’s exit from the Spanish club. Griezmann has had fans glued to their phones waiting for news to break about the star’s next team.

16-Year-Old Scores Beautiful Chip, Called Back By VAR

It was to no one's surprise that the Seattle Sounders were short-handed during this international break. What has made it worse is that injuries have started to pile up as well. All of this played into Saturday's match against the Vancouver Whitecaps, where only five of their usual starting XI featured. This meant that the Sounders had to rely heavily on their youth.

Up stepped 16-year-old Danny Leyva.

USWNT Officials Caught In England’s World Cup Hotel, Adding Fuel To The English Fire

Is this it — the moment we all live to regret? Yesterday, a U.S. team administrator and her boss were apprehended whilst dozily meandering around the private rooms of England’s Fourvière hotel, which the rogue Americans could potentially use as a base of operations should they secure passage to the final at the expense of the Lionesses.

Christian Pulisic And Weston McKennie Combine To Spare USMNT Meltdown Vs. Curaçao

The USMNT advanced to the semifinals of the 2019 Gold Cup with a 1-0 victory over Curaçao, and it really was that close. A wonderful combination between Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie in the 25th minute proved to be the match-winner, and the U.S. had to rely on five saves from Zack Steffen to weather the storm from the tiny Dutch Caribbean island.

The opening 25 minutes of play had very little to due with what transpired over the final 65 — that opening period was really the only time the U.S. seemed to be in control. 

American Teen Tim Weah Leaves PSG For Lille In Fouth-Most Expensive Transfer For An American

He’s just 19, but this reported Tim Weah transfer fee shows he’s already one of the most valuable American soccer players of all time.

Check Out All These Celebrities Who Congratulated USWNT On France Win

It can often take time for casual Americans to warm up to World Cups, men’s or women’s, for better or worse, even USWNT celebrity fans.

In 2011, the interest only heightened after the USWNT’s wild win over Brazil. Four years ago was a bit of a slow burn, not really hitting its peak until Carli Lloyd started taking over in the knockout rounds.

Sydney Leroux's Baby Was Born Just In Time To Watch USWNT Beat France

At 3:42 a.m., as the USWNT was dreaming about advancing to the Women's World Cup semifinals, the newest USWNT fan entered the world. Sydney and Dom Dwyer welcomed the newest addition to the Dwyer family just in time for her to witness greatness. The second Sydney Leroux baby may have been a good luck charm for the U.S.

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