Lives and loves of the US team off pitch as Women's World Cup kicks off
The FIFA Women's World Cup is now up for grabs once again. The world's top players will be going head to head on the football pitch to determine who will be the 2023 champions.
Off the pitch, we can't help but wonder what our favourite players get up to, though. We're taking a deep dive into their personal and love lives. After all, the continued rise in popularity for women's sports (especially football) has caused many of these athletes to gain large and devoted fanbases.
While we continue to cheer on the girls in the tournament, here's what they're up to when they aren't training and competing:
Alex Morgan is one of the most famous members of the team (FIFA via Getty Images)
Sophia Smith plays as a forward on the team (FIFA via Getty Images)Alex Morgan
Perhaps one of the most beloved players with over 10 million followers on Instagram, Alex Morgan, 34, plays as a striker. While much of her team is dedicated to her sport, she's also a mother of one. Her 3-year-old daughter is named Charlie Elena Carrasco.
She married Servando Carrasco, 34, in 2014. He's also an athlete, having played professional football on a handful of teams over the years. He most recently played for Fort Lauderdale CF in 2020.
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Alex Morgan is a wife and mother (alexmorgan13/Instagram)Sophia Smith
Sophia Smith, 22, is currently dating the American football player Michael Wilson, 23. He plays for the Arizona Cardinals professionally, previously playing for Stanford University in his collegiate days. While Sophia isn't currently a mother, she is a loving and proud aunt.
Lindsey Horan, another member of the US Women's team, is considered to be her best friend, according to a post Sophia made. They have a friendship bond that goes beyond just the pitch.
Lindsey Horan
Although Lindsey Horan, 29, plays professionally for French club Olympique Lyonnais Féminin, she is very much a key player in the US Women's Team. As for her personal life, she is currently in a relationship with Tyler Heaps who, according to his Instagram, is "attempting to turn a math degree into watching sports for a living".
While he played football in college, he is not actively a professional player. Instead, he previously worked for the US Soccer Federation and currently works as the Head of Sporting Technology and Insights at AS Monaco, according to his LinkedIn.
Lindsey is also a dog mum and currently doesn't have any children.
Sophia Smith is dating an Arizona Cardinals player (sophsssmith/Instagram)
Lindsey Horan is a proud dog mum (lindseyhoran10/Instagram)Rose Lavelle
Rose Lavelle, 28, fans all know one key thing about Rose: she loves her dog, Wilma Jean. In fact, fans have even brought signs to her games asking for her pup.
As of right now, it seems like Rose hasn't publicly posted about any relationship. However, there are budding rumours between her and professional baseball player, Max Fried. The Atlanta Braves player and Rose went together as dates for the ESPYS. Whether this was as friends or something more is yet to be known.
Rose also appears to have a close relationship with her family, often posting them across social media.
Fans love Rose Lavelle's dog (lavellerose/Instagram)
Crystal Dunn is an advocate for fibroid education (cdunn19/Instagram)Crystal Dunn
Crystal Dunn, 31, is married to sports medicine professional, Pierre Soubrier. She balances her professional life with motherhood , having a son named Marcel.
Recently, Crystal has opened up about her health. Specifically, she's passionate about educating more women about uterine fibroids, noncancerous growths that appear and grow around the uterus. She took to social media to highlight the health issue and speak more publicly about the ways in which it affects those with uteruses, especially Black women.
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Julia Ertz is the co-founder of the Ertz Family Foundation (FIFA via Getty Images)Julia Ertz
2019 US Soccer Female Player of the Year, Julia Ertz, has played both on midfield and defence over the course of her career. Julia, 31, has competed internationally on both the Youth and Senior level. As for her personal life, she is married to Zach Ertz and is a mother. Zach is a Super Bowl Champion, playing as the tight end for the Philadelphia Eagles.
Julia is also co-founder, alongside her husband, of the Ertz Family Foundation. The foundation is, according to their Instagram, aiming to "empower others by sharing faith, learning through sports, and advancing education".
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