Soccer star Alex Morgan takes daughter Charlie to final game after retirement announcement

For Alex Morgan, it was a family affair as she prepared to say “goodbye” to the fans and to the game she has played professionally for the past 15 years.

Morgan played her final game with the San Diego Wave on Sunday when they took on the North Carolina Courage. But before the game, she posed for photos with her 4-year-old daughter, Charlie, who wore a matching orange, pink and turquoise San Diego Wave jersey with her mother.

PHOTO: San Diego Wave FC's Alex Morgan walks onto the field with her daughter Charlie before playing the final game of her career in San Diego on Sept. 8, 2024. (Meg Oliphant/Getty Images) — PHOTO: San Diego Wave FC’s Alex Morgan walks onto the field with her daughter Charlie before playing the final game of her career in San Diego on Sept. 8, 2024. (Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

PHOTO: San Diego Wave FC forward Alex Morgan embraces her daughter Charlie Carrasco during a ceremony honoring Morgan before her final game on Sept. 8, 2024, in San Diego. (Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

The mother-daughter duo took the field together at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego and sang along to the national anthem.

PHOTO: San Diego Wave FC's Alex Morgan stands with her daughter Charlie during the national anthem before playing the final game of her career in San Diego on Sept. 8, 2024. (Meg Oliphant/Getty Images) — PHOTO: San Diego Wave FC’s Alex Morgan stands with her daughter Charlie during the national anthem before playing the final game of her career in San Diego on Sept. 8, 2024. (Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

They also shared emotional moments, with Morgan kissing her daughter on her forehead and Charlie also kissing her mother’s baby bump.

PHOTO: San Diego Wave FC's Alex Morgan kisses her daughter Charlie after the final game of her career on Sept. 8, 2024, in San Diego. (Meg Oliphant/Getty Images) — PHOTO: San Diego Wave FC’s Alex Morgan kisses her daughter Charlie after the final game of her career on Sept. 8, 2024, in San Diego. (Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

PHOTO: San Diego Wave FC's Alex Morgan with her daughter Charlie after the final game of her career on Sept. 8, 2024, in San Diego. (Meg Oliphant/Getty Images) — PHOTO: San Diego Wave FC’s Alex Morgan with her daughter Charlie after the final game of her career on Sept. 8, 2024, in San Diego. (Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

Morgan announced her retirement on September 5. In an emotional and lengthy Instagram reel, she said her decision to retire was “long overdue,” but also highlighted the growth of women’s professional soccer over the years.

American soccer legend Alex Morgan announces retirement and pregnancy

“Charlie came up to me the other day and said that when she grows up, she wants to be a soccer player. And that just made me so proud,” the former U.S. women’s national team captain said. “Not because I want her to be a soccer player when she grows up, but because there is a path that even a 4-year-old can see right now. We are changing lives and the impact we are having on the next generation is irreversible, and I’m proud of the hand I had in making that happen.”

PHOTO: San Diego Wave FC forward Alex Morgan holds her soccer cleats as she waves to fans after being substituted in the final match of her career, Sept. 8, 2024, in San Diego. (Abe Arredondo/USA TODAY Sports via Reuters)

PHOTO: San Diego Wave FC forward Alex Morgan wipes her eyes after being sprayed with champagne after playing the final game of her career, Sept. 8, 2024, in San Diego. (Jonathan Hui/USA TODAY Sports via Reuters)

During her historic career, Morgan won two World Cups and two Olympic medals, including Team USA’s gold medal in 2012 and bronze medal in 2020. She also helped fight for equal pay for the women’s national team, resulting in a historic agreement in 2022 that gave the women’s national team the same salary as the men’s national team.

Morgan and her husband, former professional soccer player Servando Carrasco, are expecting their second child.

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