US Women’s National Team star striker Alex Morgan has been receiving a lot of feedback over her most recent goal-scoring celebration — most of it negative.
Morgan scored the team’s biggest goal in the World Cup thus far, breaking a scoreless 1-1 draw, which ended up being the final strike in the 2-1 victory. It came via a beautiful run into the box, and a well-orchestrated finish into the net with her head.
The nature of the celebration that followed has been making headlines, though. Morgan was seen making a gesture as if she were sipping tea, seemingly trolling the opposing squad, England.
She doesn’t seem to have an issue with it, though. Not only though, she cited a double standard for the reason behind the criticism, saying that male players wouldn’t receive that level of scrutiny.
.@alexmorgan13 says she’s disappointed at the reaction her tea celebration has gotten 🍵 (via @brfootball) https://t.co/X1l7HQwtsE
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 5, 2019
We don’t have an issue with the celebration, but we don’t agree that USMNT players wouldn’t have been held to the same standard she was.
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