Carli Lloyd can imagine the disappointment Alex Morgan felt when she didn’t make the 2024 Olympics soccer team. “I can imagine it’s hard. She has been a big staple to the team for so many years,” Lloyd, 41, exclusively told Us Weekly at GBK Brand Bar’s Pre-ESPY Luxury Lounge presented by MEND on Wednesday, July 10.
“I would imagine that it’s not the news that you want to hear.” At the same time, Lloyd believes it’s a sign that coach Emma Hayes is taking the team “in a different direction” and building towards 2027 and the FIFA Women’s World Cup. “It’s going to be one of those things where some people are not going to like the news they hear, so it’s tough,” she added.
“It never gets any easier. I think what people don’t realize is it is cutthroat, incredibly cutthroat. But also, it’s somewhat easy to get there, but to stay there and to be a consistent player for many, many years is one of the hardest things to do.
” On June 26, the official Olympic roster for Team USA’s women’s national team was announced. While she competed in the 2012 London Olympics, 2016 Rio Olympics and 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Morgan, 35, was noticeably missing from this year’s roster. “Today, I’m disappointed about not having the opportunity to represent our country on the Olympic stage,” Morgan wrote via X at the time.
“In less than a month, I look forward to supporting this team and cheering them on alongside the rest of our country. LFG.” According .