The Orlando Pride announced Saturday that U.S. women’s national team star Alex Morgan will not play in next week’s NWSL Fall Series, instead joining Tottenham Hotspur Women of the FA WSL.
According to a report from The Athletic, Morgan signed a short-team loan deal with Spurs that will run through the end of the year.
Morgan becomes the latest Pride player to sign a loan deal with a team abroad, joining midfielder Alanna Kennedy and defender Shelina Zadorsky at Spurs.
The Spurs deal comes four months after Morgan welcomed her newborn daughter, Charlie, with former Orlando City player Servando Carrasco on May 7.
To follow the latest on the Pride players that left to play on loan overseas, the Orlando Sentinel has a loan tracker.
Among other roster updates, the Pride announced defenders Julie King and Morgan Reid have not been medically cleared and will be unavailable for the games. Forward Caitlin Farrell has been removed from the Pride roster for failure to report.
The Pride will deploy a 19-player roster, which could be found below.
Goalkeepers (2): Ashlyn Harris (FED-USA), Brittany Wilson
Defenders (6): Ally Haran (STC), Ali Krieger (FED-USA), Carrie Lawrence (STC), Courtney Petersen, Konya Plummer (INTL-JAM), Toni Pressley
Midfielders (7): Deneisha Blackwood (STC; INTL-JAM), Jordyn Listro (STC; INTL-CAN), Marta (INTL-BRA), Zandy Soree (STC), Savanah Uveges (STC), Marisa Viggiano, Chelsee Washington
Fowards (4): Kristen Edmonds, Abby Elinsky, Kate Howarth (STC), Sydney Leroux
FED: Federation Player
INTL: International Player
STC: Short-Term Contract Player
For more up-to-date stories, follow the Soccer Journal on Twitter: @OSJSoccer
