FILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020 file photo, Tottenham Hotspur's Alex Morgan gestures to her teammates during the English Women's Super League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Reading at the Hive stadium in London. American World Cup winner Alex Morgan won't be staying at Tottenham for the second half of the season after deciding to return home. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)
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LONDON (AP) - American Women's World Cup winner Alex Morgan won't be staying at Tottenham for the second half of the season after deciding to return home.
The forward has managed to play only five times - scoring twice - for the London Women's Super League club as she tries to regain match fitness after giving birth in May.
'œI will be forever grateful to the club, my teammates and Spurs supporters for taking such good care of me and my family," Morgan said on Monday. 'œFrom the moment I arrived in London, I realized I was part of a first-class organization, one that helped provide me the opportunity to immerse myself back into the game I love. Thank you to everyone who helped make this chapter in my soccer journey so special."
Morgan was signed to the Orlando Pride before joining Tottenham in September.
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Tottenham Hotspur Women's Alex Morgan, 3rd right, celebrates scoring her side's third goal of the game against Brighton and Hove Albion during their FA Women's Super League soccer match at The Hive stadium in London, Sunday Dec. 6, 2020. (Kieran Cleeves//PA via AP)
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Tottenham Hotspur Women's Alex Morgan scores her side's third goal of the game against Brighton and Hove Albion, during their FA Women's Super League soccer match at The Hive stadium in London, Sunday Dec. 6, 2020. (Kieran Cleeves//PA via AP)
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Tottenham Hotspur's Alex Morgan comes on as a substitute during the English Women's Super League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Reading at the Hive stadium in London Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020. Morgan came on as a 69th minute substitute, the game ended in a 1-1 draw. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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