U.S. Soccer star Alex Morgan announces she's pregnant and is reportedly still shooting for the Tokyo Olympics

Alex Morgan.
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Alex Morgan is set to make 2020 another milestone year, and it's not just because of the upcoming Summer Olympics.

Morgan is expecting her first child with her husband MLS player Servando Carrasco, the U.S. women's soccer team co-captain announced Wednesday. Their daughter is due just three months before the Tokyo Olympics, but a source close to Morgan says she's still planning to play, per NBC Sports.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.