Jadwal Pertandingan 29 April - 12 Mei 2017

 

Sumber: gilabola.com

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29/04/2017 Sabtu 01:30	Liga Jerman Bayer Leverkusen vs Schalke	Fox Sports 2
29/04/2017 Sabtu 01:45	Liga Spanyol Villarreal vs Sporting Gijon	beIN Sport 2
29/04/2017 Sabtu 18:00	Liga Spanyol Real Sociedad vs Granada	beIN Sport 2
29/04/2017 Sabtu 20:25	Liga Jerman RB Leipzig vs Ingolstadt	FOX Sports 2
29/04/2017 Sabtu 20:30	Liga Jerman Borussia Dortmund vs Koln	Fox Sports 2
29/04/2017 Sabtu 21:00	Liga Inggris West Bromwich Albion vs Leicester City	beIN Sport 2
29/04/2017 Sabtu 21:00	Liga Inggris Stoke City vs West Ham United	beIN Sport 3
29/04/2017 Sabtu 21:15	Liga Spanyol Real Madrid vs Valencia	beIN Sport 2
29/04/2017 Sabtu 23:30	Liga Inggris Crystal Palace vs Burnley	beIN Sport 1
29/04/2017 Sabtu 23:30	Liga Spanyol Las Palmas vs Atletico Madrid	beIN Sport 2
29/04/2017 Sabtu 23:30	Liga Jerman Wolfsburg vs Bayern Munchen	Fox Sports 1
30/04/2017 Minggu 01:45	Liga Spanyol Espanyol vs Barcelona	beIN Sport 2
30/04/2017 Minggu 17:00	Liga Spanyol Osasuna vs Deportivo La Coruna	beIN Sport 2
30/04/2017 Minggu 18:00	Liga Inggris Manchester United vs Swansea City	beIN Sport 1
30/04/2017 Minggu 20:05	Liga Inggris Everton vs Chelsea	beIN Sport 1
30/04/2017 Minggu 20:05	Liga Inggris Middlesbrough vs Manchester City	beIN Sport 2
30/04/2017 Minggu 20:30	Liga Jerman Augsburg vs Hamburg	Fox Sports 1
30/04/2017 Minggu 22:30	Liga Inggris Tottenham Hotspur vs Arsenal	beIN Sport 1
30/04/2017 Minggu 22:30	Liga Jerman Hoffenheim vs Eintracht Frankfurt	Fox Sports 2
30/04/2017 Minggu 23:30	Liga Spanyol Eibar vs Leganes	beIN Sport 2
01/05/2017 Senin 01:45	Liga Spanyol Celta Vigo vs Athletic Bilbao	beIN Sport 2
03/05/2017 Rabu 01:45	Liga Champions Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid	beIN Sports 1 / SCTV
03/05/2017 Rabu 23:45	Liga Europa Ajax Amsterdam vs Olympique Lyon	Fox Sports 2
04/05/2017 Kamis 01:45	Liga Champions AS Monaco vs Juventus	beIN Sports 1 & SCTV
05/05/2017 Jumat 02:05	Liga Europa Celta de Vigo vs Manchester United	Fox Sports 1
06/05/2017 Sabtu 01:30	Liga Jerman Koln vs Werder Bremen	Fox Sports 2
06/05/2017 Sabtu 02:00	Liga Inggris West Ham United vs Tottenham Hotspur	beIN Sport 2
06/05/2017 Sabtu 20:30	Liga Jerman Borussia Dortmund vs Hoffenheim	Fox Sports Play
06/05/2017 Sabtu 20:30	Liga Jerman Bayern Munchen vs Darmstadt	Fox Sports 2
06/05/2017 Sabtu 23:30	Liga Jerman Hertha Berlin vs Leipzig	Fox Sports 1
07/05/2017 Minggu 20:30	Liga Jerman Hamburg vs Mainz	Fox Sports 1
07/05/2017 Minggu 22:30	Liga Jerman Freiburg vs Schalke	Fox Sports 2
10/05/2017 Rabu 01:45	Liga Champions Juventus vs Monaco	Fox Sports 1
11/05/2017 Kamis 01:45	Liga Champions Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid	Fox Sports 1
12/05/2017 Jumat 02:05	Liga Europa Olympique Lyon vs Ajax Amsterdam	Fox Sports 2
12/05/2017 Jumat 02:05	Liga Europa Manchester United vs Celta Vigo	Fox Sports 1

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Klasemen LaLiga Sementara

Pos		Tim	P	M	S	K	GM	GK	+/-	Pts
1		Barcelona	35	25	6	4	104	33	+71	81
2		Real Madrid	34	25	6	3	92	39	+53	81
3		Atlético Madrid	35	21	8	6	65	25	+40	71
4		Sevilla	34	20	8	6	60	40	+20	68
5		Villarreal	35	18	9	8	52	28	+24	63
6		Real Sociedad	35	19	4	12	54	48	+6	61
7		Athletic Club	34	18	5	11	48	38	+10	59
8		Eibar	34	14	9	11	52	45	+7	51
9		Espanyol	35	13	11	11	45	47	-2	50
10		Deportivo Alavés	34	11	12	11	32	40	-8	45
11		Celta de Vigo	33	13	5	15	49	54	-5	44
12		Valencia	35	11	7	17	50	61	-11	40
13		Málaga	34	10	9	15	40	49	-9	39
14		Las Palmas	35	10	9	16	52	66	-14	39
15		Real Betis	34	10	7	17	37	53	-16	37
16		Deportivo La Coruña	34	7	10	17	37	57	-20	31
17		Leganés	34	7	9	18	30	51	-21	30
18		Sporting Gijón	35	5	9	21	38	70	-32	24
19		Granada	35	4	8	23	28	74	-46	20
20		Osasuna	34	3	9	22	35	82	-47	18

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Kane selalu mencetak gol dalam empat pertandingan EPL terakhir melawan Arsenal, membukukan total lima gol. Mampukah Gunners meredam sang striker?

Goal.com

Derby London Utara antara Tottenham Hotspur dan Arsenal malam ini akan berjalan dengan sangat sengit, selain gengsi sekota, kedua kubu sama-sama memiliki pertaruhan penting pada pertandingan nanti.

Tottenham mengincar poin sempurna di White Hart Lane dengan membidik gelar juara Liga Primer Inggris, mengejar defisit poin dari Chelsea di puncak klasemen sementara. Di sisi lain, The Gunners diwajibkan merengkuh kemenangan guna memperlebar kesempatan kembali ke zona Eropa.

Spurs memiliki catatan bagus atas Arsenal dengan tidak pernah kalah dalam lima laga EPL terakhir melawan The Gunners (M1 S4), namun mereka tidak pernah menjalani enam pertandingan EPL beruntun tanpa kekalahan saat menghadapi rival mereka.

KLASEMEN LIGA PRIMER INGGRIS

Bagaimanapun juga, mereka bisa mengandalkan Mauricio Pochettino untuk menerapkan taktik yang tepat pada laga nanti, dengan sosok asal Spanyol itu menjadi manajer Spurs pertama yang tidak pernah kalah saat menjalani lima laga derby London Utara perdana.

Selain itu, Spurs juga memiliki sosok striker buas dalam diri Harry Kane. Pemain yang telah pulih dari cidera itu  selalu mencetak gol dalam setiap empat pertandingan EPL terakhir melawan Arsenal, dengan mencetak lima gol dalam prosesnya. Tidak ada pemain Spurs yang mencetak gol lebih banyak ke gawang Arsenal di EPL daripada Kane (5 - selevel dengan Gareth Bale).

Dalam gambaran lebih besar, Kane juga menjadi pemain Inggris pertama yang mencetak 20+ gol dalam tiga musim beruntun EPL sejak Alan Shearer (empat musim dari 1993/94 hingga 1996/97).

Tottenham tetap tidak boleh terlalu percaya diri, Arsenal juga memiliki tren positif menghadapi Spurs, di mana mereka selalu mencetak gol dalam 22 dari 23 kunjungan ke White Hart Lane di semua ajang. Hanya pada Februari 2009, tidak ada gol tercipta di Lane.

Arsene Wenger juga akan termotivasi untuk mengincar kemenangan setelah untuk pertama kali dalam karirnya tidak pernah menang atas Spurs dalam lima laga secara beruntun. Terlebih lagi, pertandingan nanti akan menjadi derby London Utara ke-50 bagi pelatih asal Prancis itu (M22 S20 K7).

Pochettino dengan Kane (20 gol EPL), sementara Wenger mengandalkan Alexis Sanchez (19 gol EPL). Taktik kedua pelatih dan ketajaman kedua striker akan sangat menentukan siapa yang meraih kemenangan krusial pada laga sengit ini.

Tetap beraktivitas #TerusGerak, jangan khawatir berkeringat dan bau badan karena Rexona Ice Cool memberi perlindungan selama 48 jam dan memiliki Motionsense yang akan menjagamu tetap segar di setiap gerakan, sepanjang hari setiap saat.

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Barcelona Pesta Gol ke Gawang Osasuna

Sumber: Detik.com

Barcelona - Barcelona memetik kemenangan besar saat menjamu Osasuna di lanjutan Liga Spanyol. Azulgrana menang dengan skor akhir 7-1.

Saat melakoni pertandingan di Camp Nou, Kamis (27/4/2017) malam WIB, Barca unggul dua gol di babak pertama. Los Cules sudah unggul di menit 12. Lionel Messi yang mencetak gol untuk tim asal Catalan itu.
Messi bisa mencuri bola dari pemain Osasuna, lalu menggiring bola ke arah gawang. Dia mencetak gol dengan sepakan lob, melewati kiper Osasuna, Salvatore Sirigu, yang maju menutup ruang tembak. Gol ini merupakan serangan pertama Barca.

Barca mengancam lagi di menit 26. Messi kembali yang melepaskan tembakan, tapi eksekusi kaki kanannya meneruskan bola sodoran Paco Alcacer masih menyamping.

Andre Gomes menggandakan keunggulan Barca empat menit berselang. Ivan Rakitic bisa memberi umpan tarik dari sayap kanan, yang diselesaikan dengan tendangan kaki kanan Gomes dari tengah kotak penalti.

Barca dicatat oleh Sport Radar bisa mencatatkan tiga tembakan on target di babak pertama. Soal penguasaan bola, mereka bisa membukukan sebanyak 71 persen.



Di awal babak kedua, Osasuna bisa memperkecil defisit gol di menit 48. Tendangan bebas melengkung yang dilepaskan oleh Roberto Torres mengecoh kiper Barcelona, Marc-Andre Ter Stegen.

Barca menjauh lagi 11 menit kemudian. Gomes mencatatkan namanya untuk kedua kalinya di papan skor. Berawal dari satu tendangan sudut, sepakan Gerard Pique membentur mistar. Bola rebound disambar Gomes, skor pun menjadi 3-1.

Barca terus menambah gol di menit 61. Messi melakukan solo run usai menerima umpan Rakitic, lalu melepaskan tembakan jarak jauh untuk membobol gawang Sirigu untuk kedua kalinya.

Paco Alcacer bisa mencetak gol kelima Barca dalam laga ini. Arda Turan mengirim bola ke jantung pertahanan Osasuna, yang gagal dijangkau Javier Mascherano. Alcacer bisa menguasao bola, lalu menendang bola masuk ke gawang dengan tendangan kaki kanan.

Mascherano akhirnya bisa mencatatkan namanya di papan skor untuk pertama kalinya untuk Barca di menit 67. Denis Suarez dilanggar oleh bek Osasuna, Fran Merida, di dalam kotak penalti, wasit menunjuk titik putih. Rakitic memberi kesempatan untuk Mascherano menjadi eksekutor, hingga bisa menyumbang gol di laga ini.

Barca belum puas dengan raihan setengah lusin gol, mereka menambah gol lagi di menit 86. Denis Suarez mengirim umpan ke belakang pemain belakang Osasuna, yang bisa diselesaikan oleh Alcacer.

Dengan kemenangan ini, Barca ada di posisi pertama dengan kumpulan 78 poin. Sementara itu, Osasuna tetap ada di posisi juru kunci dengan catatan sebanyak 18 poin yang mereka kumpulkan dari 33 pertandingan. Osasuna menjadi tim pertama yang degradasi musim ini.

Susunan Pemain:

Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Lucas Digne, Pique, Masherano; Denis Suarez, Ivan Rakitic, Sergio Busquets, Andre Gomes, Arda Turan; Messi (Carles Alena 63), Paco Alcacer

Osasuna: Sirigu; Juan Rafael Fuentes, Jhon Mondragon, Oier, Bunuel; Miguel Angel de las Cuevas, Fran Merida (Causic 79), Fausto, Roberto Torres; Sergio Leon (Kodro 72), Jaime (Olavide 72)

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Beberapa jam setelah kemenangan Barca atas Osasuna, Los Merengues mengikutu jejas rival abadi mereka dengan kemenangan masif di Deportivo.

Kemenangan telak yang diraih Barcelona atas Osasuna turut memantik motivasi Real Madrid untuk mencatat hasil serupa. Pasukan Zinedine Zidane ini menghancurkan Deportivo La Coruna 6-2, kurang dari dua jam pasca pesta rival abadi mereka di Camp Nou. 

James Rodriguez mencetak sepasang gol untuk membawa Madrid merespons tekanan musuh bebuyuta mereka dengan kemenangan telak di Deportivo, Kamis (27/4) dini hari WIB.
Zinedine Zidane kembali membuat kebijakan rotasi dengan melakukan sembilan perubahan dari tim yang kalah dalam El Clasico akhir pekan kemarin, termasuk memainkan James, Isco, Marco Asensio, Lucas Vazquez dan Alvaro Morata.
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Kendati demikian, Los Merengues tetap bermain menyerang sejak peluit kick off dibunyikan dan Morata langsung membuka skor di menit pertama.
Mateo Kovacic melakukan penetrasi dan berhasil melewati sejumlah pemain lawan sebelum memberikan umpan kepada Lucas Vazquez yang langsung diteruskan untuk James menggandakan keunggulan Madrid di menit ke-14.

Deportivo berhasil memperkecil ketinggalan ketika Gael Kakuta melepaskan umpan matang yang diselesaikan dengan sempurna oleh Florin Andone, sepuluh menit jelang laga bubar.
Sesaat sebelum jeda Madrid memperbesar keunggulan mereka. Diawali aksi Isco yang melepaskan diri dari kawalan pemain belakang, Lucas Vazquez turut mencatatkan namanya  di pertandingan.
Tim tamu kembali menampilkan permainan menyerang usai turun minum namun Deportivo bertahan lebih baik ketimbang babak pertama.

Barulah di menit ke-67 Rodriguez kembali membobol gawang Lux usai menerima assist dari Morata. Sepuluh menit kemudian, Isco turut meramaikan pesta gol di markas lawan lewat sepakannya.
Enam menit menjelang laga bubar Joselu menambah gol konsolasi bagi tuan rumah, dengan Florin Andone memberikan umpan.
Madrid rupanya belum habis dan Casemiro menutup pesta gol di menit ke-87.
Dengan hasil ini, Madrid mengantungi jumlah poin sama seperti Blaugrana (78 poin), tapi tim ibu kota Spanyol mengantungi kelebihan satu pertandingan.

Sumber:  goal.com

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Didier Zokora sudah tiba di Jakarta dan akan segera diperkenalkan kepada publik Padang dalam waktu dekat.

Mantan bintang Tottenham Hotspur, Didier Zokora bakal segera menjadi marquee player milik Semen Padang yang telah memulai kampanye Liga 1 tahun ini.
Gelandang bertahan berusia 36 tahun tersebut telah mendarat di Bandar Udara Internasional Soekarno-Hatta, Banten pada Minggu (23/4) dini hari tadi menurut konfirmasi agennya, Gabriel Budi kepada Goal Indonesia.
Zokora meenjadi salah satu andalan tim nasional Pantai Gading dalam Piala Dunia 2006 dan 2010, sekaligus merupakan pemain dengan catatan caps terbanyak dengan total 123 penampilan sejak debut pada 2000 lalu hingga memutuskan mundur dari pentas internasional 14 tahun kemudian.
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Pemain jebolan klub lokal Pantai Gading, ASEC Mimosas itu memiliki jam terbang tinggi di kancah sepakbola Eropa sejak memulai karier bersama raksasa Belgia, Genk. Ia pernah mengenakan sejumlah kostum tim papan atas seperti Saint-Etienne, Tottenham, Sevilla.
Zokora menutup petualangannya di Eropa dengan metumput selama empat musim di Turki bersama dengan Trabzonspor dan Akhisar Belediyespor sebelum memutuskan hijrah keAsia untuk pertama kalinya membela dua kontestan Indian Super League (ISL) Pune City dan North East United dalam dua tahun terkahir.

Rencananya, pemain yang satu angkatan dengan Didier Drogba tersebut akan kepada publik Semen Padang pada Senin (24/4) esok.

Sumber: Goal.com

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Gelandang berdarah Belanda tersebut untuk ketiga kalinya meraih penghargaan pemain terbaik mingguan versi Goal Indonesia.

Sumber: Goal.com

Stefano Lilipaly kian menegaskan kualitasnya sebagai salah satu gelandang jempolan yang dimiliki Indonesia dengan membantu Cambuur menang telak 5-0 saat menjamu RKC Waalwijk dalam lanjutan Eerste Divisie Belanda, Sabtu (22/4).

Dalam partai yang berlangsung di Stadion Cambuur Leeuwarden tersebut, sang gelandang serang berusia 27 tahun tampil sebagai starter dan sukses menyumbangkan salah satu dari pesta lima gol timnya ke gawang lawan.

Menit ke-35 menjadi momen yang menandai tercatatnya nama Lilipaly di papan skor sebelum kemudian melanjutkan permainan hingga pertengahan babak kedua dan lantas digantikan oleh pemain berdarah Indonesia lainnya, Xander Houtkoop tepatnya pada menit ke-63.

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Torehan golnya tersebut merupakan gol ketujuh yang dicetak pemain yang pernah berkiprah di J.League bersama Consadole Sapporo itu dari total 15 laga yang dijalaninya bersama Cambuur dalam kampanye musim ini.

Performa Lilipaly membuatnya kembali menerima penghargaan sebagai pemain terbaik mingguan yang ditentukan oleh redaksi Goal Indonesia, apresiasi kedua yang diterimanya setelah sebelumnya juga sempat terpilih pada pertengahan Maret lalu.

Kemenangan besar Cambuur tersebut membuat Lilipaly dan kolega mengamankan tiket menuju zona play-off promosi ke kasta tertinggi kompetisi Belanda atau yang dikenal dengan nama Eredivisie musim depan. Saat ini Cambuur berada di posisi ketiga dengan koleksi 68 angka.

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Perubahan nama stadion ini sebagai bentuk penghormatan kepada legenda Cruyff yang meninggal dunia tahun lalu.

Sumber: Goal.com

Raksasa Eredivisie Belanda Ajax Amsterdam berenca mengubah nama stadion mereka menjadi Johan Cruyff.

Klub mengumumkan keputusan tersebut saat mantan pemain Ajax, Barcelona dan tim nasional Belanda ini seharusnya berusia 70 pada 25 April kemarin. Mereka telah mencapai persetujuan antara dewan klub, walikota Amsterdam dan alderman untuk olahraga serta rekreasi di kota.

Cruyff sendiri meninggal dunia pada 24 Maret 2016 setelah berjuang melawan kanker.
“Dewan Amsterdam Arena (Stadion Amsterdam), dewan AFC dan walikota telah sepakat dalam sebuah dokumen untuk mengubah nama Amsterdam ArenA menjadi Johan Cruyff Arena,” demikian pernyataan dalam laman resmi Ajax.

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“Dengan perubahan nama, tiga pihak ini ingin pemain sepakbola Amsterdam tersebut memiliki tribute yang berharga.

“Mewakili keluarga, Jordi Cruyff [putra Johan] mengatakan, ia senang dan terhormat dengan surat pernyataan keinginan mengubah nama stadion.

“Detail ini dijelaskan dalam kontrak yang dalam enam bulan akan diserahkan ke dewan kota, manajemen dan dewan manajemen dan pengawas Stadion Amsterdam dan Ajax.

“Pihak-pihak ini yakin ini adalah sebuah keadilan untuk mengenang Johan Cruyff dan harapan bahwa Johan
Cruyff Arena adalah inspirasi untuk pemain dari seluruh dunia.”

Cruyff merupakan bagian dari legena Ajax era 1970-an yang menyabet tiga gelar Piala Champions, serta memperkenalkan total football bersama klub Amsterdam dan Belanda. Ia juga membawa tim Oranje menembus final Piala Dunia 1974.

Bersama Barcelona, Cruyff juga menikmati sukses sebagai pelatih, menyabet empat titel La Liga serta membawa the Catalans jawara Piala Champions untuk pertama kali pada 1992. 

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Berikut jadwal siaran langsung pertandingan sepakbola dalam Waktu Indonesia Barat (WIB). Jadwal dapat berubah sewaktu-waktu tanpa pemberitahuan.

Sumber: Goal.com

Rentetan laga derby prestisius nan krusial memanaskan jadwal pertandingan #GantengMaksimal sepekan ke depan.

Pertama, Manchester City dan Manchester United akan bertarung di Etihad Stadium demi bersaing memperebutkan tempat di empat besar Liga Primer Inggris. Saat ini kedua kubu hanya terpisah satu posisi dan satu poin di klasemen, dengan The Eastlands mendiami peringkat keempat.

London juga akan membara ketika Tottenham Hotspur berjumpa Arsenal, dan derby ibu kota nan seru bakal hadir pula di Spanyol tatkala Real Madrid menjamu Atletico Madrid di Santiago Bernabeu dalam partai leg pertama semi-final Liga Champions.

Melengkapi jadwal #GantengMaksimal pekan ini adalah duel Chelsea kontra tuan rumah Everton. Di atas kertas laga di Goodison Park tersebut menjadi pertandingan sulit terakhir The Blues untuk menggapai trofi juara Liga Primer musim ini.

Jadwal Big Match #GantengMaksimal selengkapnya:
27 April
00:30 Barcelona vs Osasuna
01:45 Arsenal vs Leicester City
01:45 Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund
02:00 Crystal Palace vs Tottenham Hotspur
02:05 Paris Saint-Germain vs AS Monaco
02:30 Deportivo La Coruna vs Real Madrid
28 April
02:00 Manchester City vs Manchester United
29 April
01:45 Atalanta vs Juventus
20:30 Borussia Dortmund vs Koln
21:15 Real Madrid vs Valencia
23:30 Wolfsburg vs Bayern Munich
23:30 Las Palmas vs Atletico Madrid
30 April
01:45 Espanyol vs Barcelona
17:30 AS Roma vs Lazio
18:00 Manchester United vs Swansea City
20:00 Crotone vs AC Milan
20:05 Everton vs Chelsea
20:05 Middlesbrough vs Manchester City
22:30 Tottenham Hotspur vs Arsenal
1 Mei
01:45 Inter vs Napoli
2 Mei
02:00 Watford vs Liverpool
3 Mei
01:45 Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid

Siapa pemain yang akan bersinar pada laga-laga tersebut? Siapa pun itu, pastinya mereka wajib bekerja keras di lapangan, dan wajah para pemain bisa kusam karenanya. Tapi mereka tak perlu lagi cemas soal penampilan. Pasalnya ada Vaseline Men Active Bright Oil Expert Gel Wash yang mengandung Micro-Droplets of Vaseline Jelly yang dapat digunakan usai pertandingan untuk mengembalikan wajah tetap cerah dan #GantengMaksimal walau habis bercucuran keringat.

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Dramatis, Lionel Messi membawa Barcelona berjaya di panggung El Clasico kontra Real Madrid berkat golnya di pengujung pertandingan.

Sumber: Goal.com

 Barcelona berjaya di panggung El Clasico kontra Real Madrid yang dihelat di Santiago Bernabeu dalam lanjutan La Liga Spanyol. Los Blaugrana menang dramatis, 3-2.

Lionel Messi menjadi pembeda pada laga El Clasico kali ini melalui sepasang golnya untuk menyamakan skor, kemudian menjadi penentu kemenangan di pengujung pertandingan.

Dwi gol superstar Argentina ini sekaligus menggenapkan catatan golnya yang ke-500 bagi Barca di seluruh kompetisi, sepanjang karier dia di Camp Nou.

Praktis, kemenangan ini membuat Barca melengserkan Madrid dari tampuk klasemen La Liga dengan memiliki perolehan yang sama, yakni 45 poin. Akan tetapi, Los Blancos masih memiliki tabungan satu pertandingan, yang berpeluang dimenangkan untuk kembali merebut posisi puncak.

Jalannya pertandingan
Seperti biasa, Barcelona sudah memperlihatkan dominasi penguasaan bola sejak menit awal. Akan tetapi, efektivitas serangan menjadi milik Madrid.

Saat laga memasuki menit ke-28, gawang tim tamu terkoyak lebih dulu. Adalah Casemiro yang memecahkan kebuntuan dari posisi yang tak terduga. Umpan silang Marcelo menemui Ramos, yang terlepas dari jebakan offside lalu menyambar bola dan mengenai tiang gawang. Namun, sentuhan tak terduga Casemiro dari bola muntah menghasilkan gol pembuka bagi Madrid.

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Kegembiraan pasukan Zindine Zidane hanya saja tak bertahan lama. Selang lima menit, publik Barca berlega diri setelah Messi melakukan aksi ciamik untuk menyeimbangkan skor.

Sebuah umpan terukur dikirim Ivan Rakitic untuk dikuasai Messi. Nama terakhir sukses melewati hadangan Luka Modric dan Dani Carvajal sebelum menaklukkan Keylor Navas dari jarak 12 meter.

Sampai kedua tim memasuki ruang ganti, papan skor bertahan di angka 1-1.

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Alih-alih bangkit, upaya Madrid sepertinya akan sangat sulit ketika Sergio Ramos diganjar kartu merah empat menit sebelum pertandingan rampung. Sang bek melakukan pelanggaran keras terhadap Messi.

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Alex Morgan

Morgan before a friendly match against England in 2015
From: Wikipedia Personal information
Full name	Alexandra Patricia Morgan Carrasco
Date of birth	July 2, 1989 (age 27)
Place of birth	San Dimas, California, U.S.[1]
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	Olympique Lyonnais
Number	13
Youth career
	Cypress Elite
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2010	California Golden Bears
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2009	West Coast FC	2	(2)
2010	California Storm	3	(5)
2010	Pali Blues	3	(1)
2011	Western New York Flash	13	(4)
2012	Seattle Sounders Women	3	(2)
2013–2015	Portland Thorns FC	36	(15)
2016–	Orlando Pride	15	(4)
2017	→ Olympique Lyonnais (loan)[2]	5	(5)
National team‡
2008	United States U20	10	(5)
2010–	United States	125	(73)
Honours Olympic Games 2012 London Team FIFA Women's World Cup 2015 Canada Team 2011 Germany Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 18, 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of April 9, 2017

Alexandra Patricia "Alex" Morgan Carrasco (born July 2, 1989) is an American soccer player, Olympic gold medalist, and FIFA Women's World Cup champion. She is a forward for Olympique Lyonnais of Division 1 Féminine on loan from the Orlando Pride in the NWSL and the United States women's national soccer team. Shortly after graduating early from the University of California, Berkeley where she played for the women's soccer team, Morgan was drafted number one overall in the 2011 WPS Draft by the Western New York Flash. There, she made her professional debut and helped the team win the league championship.

Morgan, who was 22 at the time, was the youngest player on the national team at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup where the team won silver. At the 2012 London Olympics she scored the game-winning goal in the 123rd minute of the semi-final game against Canada. She finished 2012 with 28 goals and 21 assists, joining Mia Hamm as the only American women to score 20 goals and collect 20 assists in the same calendar year, and making her the sixth and youngest U.S. player to score 20 goals in a single year. She was subsequently named U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year and was a FIFA World Player of the Year finalist.

Off the field, Morgan teamed with Simon & Schuster to write a middle-grade book series about four soccer players entitled The Kicks. The first book in the series, Saving the Team, debuted at number seven on The New York Times Best Seller list in May 2013. A live-action kids comedy series based on the books and also titled The Kicks is broadcast via Amazon Prime.

In 2015, Morgan was ranked by Time as the top-paid American women's soccer player largely due to her numerous endorsement deals. Morgan, along with Canada's Christine Sinclair and Australia's Steph Catley, became the first women's soccer players to appear on the cover of FIFA video games in 2015. She appeared alongside Lionel Messi on covers of FIFA 16 sold in the United States.

Early life

Born to Pamela S. and Michael T. Morgan in San Dimas, California,^[1][3][4][5] Morgan was raised with her two older sisters, Jeni and Jeri in the nearby suburb of Diamond Bar, located approximately 30 miles east of Los Angeles.^[6] She was a multi-sport athlete growing up and began playing soccer at an early age.^[7] However, she did not begin playing club soccer until age 14 when she joined Cypress Elite.^[8][9] With the club team, she won the Coast Soccer League (CSL) under-16 championship and placed third at the under-19 level.^[10]

Morgan attended Diamond Bar High School, where she was a three-time all-league pick and was named All-American by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).^[5] At the school, she was known for her speed and sprinting ability.^[11] Morgan played for Olympic Development Program (ODP) regional and state teams as well.^[10] She later credited the program as an integral part of her development as a soccer player: "... programs like ODP helped me especially because I did come into the club scene late and it was important for me to play as much as possible, play with the best players and learn from the best coaches. That, for me, was crucial to my development."^[12]

At age 17, Morgan was called up to the United States under-20 women's national soccer team. While playing in a scrimmage against the men's junior national team, she endured an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and did not play for the team again until April 2008.^[13]

California Golden Bears, 2007–2010

Morgan attended UC Berkeley, where she played for the California Golden Bears from 2007 to 2010.^[14] She led the Golden Bears in scoring during her first season with the team.^[10] During a match against Stanford in the second round of the 2007 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship, Morgan scored an equalizer that resulted in a 1–1 draw with less than two minutes left in regulation time.^[15]The team was ultimately defeated during penalty kicks.^[16] Despite continued absences due to U.S. national team commitments throughout her collegiate career, Morgan led the Golden Bears in scoring and helped the team reach the NCAA Tournament four years in a row, advancing to the second round twice.^[10]

After being named a candidate for the Hermann Trophy during her junior year, Morgan became the first California player to be one of the top three finalists for the award. She was one of four finalists for the Honda Sports Award, given to the best overall candidate in each sport.^[10]

Morgan finished her collegiate career ranked third all-time in goals scored (45) and points (107) for the Golden Bears.^[17] She graduated from Berkeley one semester early, with a degree in Political Economy.^[18]

Club career

Western New York Flash, 2011

See also: 2011 Western New York Flash season

On January 14, 2011, Morgan was the first overall pick in the 2011 WPS Draft by the Western New York Flash.^[19] She was the first California Golden Bears women's soccer player to be drafted in the first round of Women's Professional Soccer (WPS).^[20] Morgan scored her first goal for the Flash during the team's home opener—a 3–0 win over the Atlanta Beat on May 1, 2011.^[21] Throughout the 2011 season, she played in 14 matches and scored 4 goals.^[22] The club won the regular season title and the WPS Championship title the same year.^[23]

Seattle Sounders Women, 2012

After the WPS later suspended operations in early 2012 due to legal and financial difficulties,^[24] Morgan joined her national teammates Hope Solo, Sydney Leroux, Megan Rapinoe and Stephanie Cox on the Seattle Sounders Women for the 2012 season.^[25][26][27] Of her signing, Morgan said, "I am excited to play in a city that is so passionate about soccer. The Sounders have been one of, if not the best fan support in MLS. I can only imagine how Seattle fans would respond to having a full professional women's team in the future."^[28]

Due to her national team commitments and preparation for the 2012 Summer Olympics,^[29] Morgan made three regular season appearances for the club. She scored two goals and served two assist in her 253 minutes on the pitch.^[30] With the national teammates' presence on the team,^[31][32] the Sounders sold out nine of their ten home matches at the 4,500 capacity Starfire Stadium.^[33] Average attendance during the 2012 season for the Sounders Women was four times higher than the next closest team.^[33]

Portland Thorns FC, 2013–2015

See also: 2013 Portland Thorns FC season, 2014 Portland Thorns FC season, and 2015 Portland Thorns FC season

On January 11, 2013, Morgan was one of three U.S. national team players to join the Portland Thorns FC for the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League via the NWSL Player Allocation.^[34] She scored her first goal for the Thorns during the team's home-opener at Jeld-Wen Field in front of 16,479 spectators helping her team defeat the Seattle Reign FC 2–1.^[35][36] She finished the regular season as the team's point leader, and joint scoring leader (with Christine Sinclair), with eight goals and five assists (21 points).^[37] The club finished third during the regular season led by head coach Cindy Parlow Cone.^[38][39] On August 31, 2013, Portland captured the league's inaugural championship title after defeating regular season champions Western New York Flash 2–0.^[40] Morgan was named to the NWSL Second XI on August 28.^[41]

Morgan returned to the Thorns for the 2014 season led by new head coach Paul Riley.^[42] She scored six goals in her 15 appearances for the club.^[22]The Thorns finished third during the regular season with a 10–8–6 record and advanced to the playoffs for the second consecutive season.^[22] The team was defeated by eventual champions FC Kansas City 2-0.^[43]

During the 2015 season, Morgan made four appearances for the Thorns due to her national team commitments for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Vancouver, Canada.^[22] She scored one goal during a 3–3 draw against the Washington Spirit on August 31.^[22][44]The Thorns finished in sixth place during the regular season with a 6–9–5 record.^[22]

Orlando Pride, 2016–

See also: 2016 Orlando Pride season

On October 26, 2015, it was announced that Thorns had traded Morgan, along with teammate Kaylyn Kyle, to expansion team Orlando Pride in exchange for the Pride's number one picks in the 2015 NWSL Expansion Draft and 2016 NWSL College Draft as well as an international roster spot for the 2016 and 2017 seasons.^[45]Morgan scored four goals in her 15 appearances for the Pride.^[22] The club finished in ninth place during the regular season with a 6–13–1 record led by head coach Tom Sermanni.^[22]

Olympique Lyonnais, 2017–present

On January 5, 2017, she signed to the French side champion Olympique Lyonnais for a loan.^[46]

Club summary

Club	Regular Season							Playoffs/ Cup
	Season and league	Apps	Starts	Min	Gls	Asts	SOG	Season and competition	Apps	Starts	Min	Gls	Asts
Western New York Flash	2011 WPS[47][48]	13	6	689	4	3	17	2011 WPS Playoffs[m 1]	1	1	106	0	0
Seattle Sounders Women	2012 W-League[30]	3		253	2	2
Portland Thorns	2013 NWSL[49]	18	18	1525	8	4*	44	2013 NWSL Playoffs[m 2]	1	0	19	0	1
	2014 NWSL[50]	14	13	1135	6	4	36	2014 NWSL Playoffs[m 3]	1	1	90	0	0
	2015 NWSL[51]	4	3	285	1	2	7
Lyon (Loan)	2016-17 Division 1	5	3	253	2			2016-17 Coupe de France	1	1		4	2
	2016-17 UWCL[52]	2	2	180	0	0	6

*Per NWSL "Goal Scoring Leaders" and "Assists Leaders" lists, which contradict "Portland Thorns Stats" table^[49]

International career

Morgan with the United States women's national team in Frisco, Texas, February 2012.

Due to the ACL injury that slowed her progress in 2007, Morgan was not called up to train with the United States under-20 women's national soccer team until April 2008.^[53] Her first appearance for the under-20 team occurred during the 2008 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship in Puebla, Mexico, where she scored her first international goal against Cuba.^[54]

Morgan was named to the United States U-20 women's national team that competed in the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Chile, scoring a total of four goals in the tournament against France, Argentina and North Korea. Morgan's fourth goal of the tournament was a match-winner that gave the U.S. a gold medal, which was subsequently voted the best goal of the tournament,^[55] and later FIFA's second-best goal of the year.^[56]Morgan's performance on the field earned her the Bronze Shoe as the tournament's third-highest scorer and the Silver Ball as the tournament's second-best player behind teammate Sydney Leroux.^[57]

She has been capped by the senior national team, first appearing as a substitute in a match versus Mexico in March 2010,^[58] and scored her first international goal after coming on as a substitute against China, which salvaged a 1–1 draw in October 2010. Her most important goal to date came a month later in a crucial road game against Italy. After entering the match in the 86th minute, she scored in the fourth minute of added time to give the United States a 1–0 victory over Italy in the first leg of a playoff to qualify for the final spot for the Women's World Cup.^[59]

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup

Morgan was the youngest player on the U.S. national team that placed second in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. On July 13, 2011, she scored her first FIFA Women's World Cup goal in the 82nd minute of the semi-final matchup against France, giving the USA a 3–1 lead and ultimately, the victory. She scored the first goal (69') in the FIFA World Cup Final against Japan after coming on as a substitute at the half, as well as assisting on the Abby Wambach header (104') for a goal in extra time. Her performance made her the first player to ever record a goal and an assist in a World Cup final.^[60] Morgan finished eighth in the balloting for the 2011 FIFA World Player of the Year.^[61]

2012 London Olympics

Morgan did not become a starter for the U.S. until the fifth game of the year in January, the final of the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament.^[62] She scored twice and provided two assists to Wambach that day, in a 4–0 win over the Canadian hosts and has become a regular starter ever since. Morgan scored 14 goals in a 12-game stretch from January to late May 2012, including three straight two-goal efforts. She earned her first career hat-trick on March 7, 2012, during a 4–0 victory against Sweden in the third-place game of the Algarve Cup. In June 2012, she was nominated for an ESPY Award as the Best Breakthrough Athlete.^[63]

In the opening game of 2012 London Olympics group play, Morgan scored both the equalizer and the goal that sealed the win against France.^[64] In the next three Olympic matches, she assisted on the game-winning goal, including two to Wambach.^[65][66][67]

Morgan challenges Japanese defender Saki Kumagai for the ball as Mizuho Sakaguchi (6) and Azusa Iwashimizu (3) look on during their gold medal match at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Morgan scored the winning goal in the Olympic semi-final match against Canada in extra time, sending the United States to the gold medal match against Japan. Her goal came in the 123rd minute, the latest goal ever scored by a member of the U.S. women's team and a FIFA record.^[68]The goal continued her propensity for late heroics in the closing stages of matches. Seventeen of her 28 total goals to date have come after the 60th minute. The game-winning goal was Morgan's team-high 20th in 2012, becoming only the sixth and youngest U.S. player to do so in a single year.^[69][70] In the final, a 2–1 win against Japan on August 9, Morgan assisted on a Carli Lloyd header.^[71] She ended the tournament with 3 goals, and a team-high four assists (tied with Megan Rapinoe) and ten points (tied with Rapinoe and Wambach).^[72] To celebrate her achievements, she was honored at her former high school and the No. 13 jersey was retired.^[73]

In 2012, Morgan led the U.S. in goals (28), multi-goal games (9), assists (21) and points (77).^[74] Her calendar year goals, assists and points totals are the third-best, tied second-best (one tally shy of record), and second-best, respectively, in U.S. WNT history. Morgan joined an exclusive club as she and Hamm are the only U.S. WNT players to record at least 20 goals and 20 assists in the same calendar year and became only the third and youngest player to reach 20 assists in a calendar year. Morgan and Wambach combined for 55 goals in 2012 – matching a 21-year-old record set in 1991 by Michelle Akers (39 goals) and Carin Jennings (16 goals) as the most goals scored by any duo in U.S. WNT history. She had either scored or assisted on 41 percent of the USA's 120 goals this year. And, by herself, she comfortably out-scored and out-assisted her opponents, who combined for 21 goals and 12 assists in 32 games against the U.S.^[62]

For her excellence on the field, U.S. Soccer announced Morgan as the 2012 Female Athlete of the Year.^[75]Morgan's exploits have also earned her a place on the FIFA Ballon d'Or shortlist, ultimately finished third in voting.^[76]

2013–2014

At the 2013 Algarve Cup, Morgan shared top-scoring honors. She finished the competition with four assists and three goals, including the equalizer against Sweden that advanced the U.S. to the final and the two goals against Germany that won the championship.^[77][78] Morgan previously won the tournament's golden boot in 2011.^[79] On June 2, 2013, Morgan scored two-second half goals as the U.S. defeated Canada 3–0 in front of a sold out crowd in Toronto. This was the first match between USA and Canada since the epic semi-final of the 2012 Olympic Games.^[80]Morgan was named to her third appearance on the 10-player short list for FIFA Women's World Player of the Year in 2013 and finished fourth in the voting.^[81][82] For the inaugural CONCACAF Awards, she was recognized as the CONCACAF 2013 Female Player of the Year.^[83] And as a part of US Soccer's celebration of its Centennial anniversary the Federation revealed the US Soccer's All-Time Women's National Team Best XI, she was youngest player selected at 24 years old.^[84]

Morgan had a return of 5 goal in 7 matches for the USWNT in 2014 after returning from injury before she reinjured her ankle at the 2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship, which ruled her out for the rest of tournament.^[85]

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

Morgan scored the only goal in a friendly win over England in February upon her return to the international fold.^[86] Morgan was part of the USWNT that won its tenth Algarve Cup in 2015.^[87] She scored in the 3–0 defeat of Switzerland.^[88]

Morgan spent two months recovering from a knee injury in the build-up to the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. Morgan made her first start at the World Cup Finals as the US defeated Nigeria 1–0 in the last group match to advance as group winners.^[89] She registered her only goal of the World Cup's knockout stage with the opener in the 2–0 last 16 win over Colombia.^[90] Morgan did, however, win penalties for the USWNT in the 2–0 victories against Colombia in the last 16 and Germany in the semi-finals, respectively.^[90][91][92] Morgan then started the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Final as the USWNT defeated Japan 5–2 to win its third FIFA Women's World Cup.^[93] Morgan played in all 7 World Cup Finals matches and started every match since being restored to the starting 11 against Nigeria.^[94]

2016 Rio Olympics

Alex Morgan outrunning a defender during a game against Japan in Cleveland on June 5, 2016

Morgan marked her 100th cap for the USWNT in a 5–0 friendly win against Republic of Ireland on January 23, by registering a goal and an assist.^[95] At the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifiers in February, Morgan scored the fastest recorded goal in tournament history and in the history of the USWNT, netting after just 12 seconds, before later adding a second, in a 5–0 defeat of Costa Rica.^[96] She followed this up with her third career hat-trick in a win against Trinidad and Tobago, as the USWNT secured their qualification for the Rio Olympics.^[97][98] Morgan started in the final against Canada, as the USWNT won 2–0 to be crowned tournament winners.^[99] She was voted in the Best XI for the tournament.^[100]

At the first SheBelieves Cup in March, an invitational four-team tournament consisting of England, France, Germany and the United States, Morgan was awarded the Golden Boot and the MVP award.^[101] She scored in victories against France and Germany as the USWNT won the tournament with three wins from three.^[102][103]Morgan scored eight goals during her first nine appearances of 2016.^[101]

International summary

Year	Apps	Starts	Min	Gls	Asts	Goals per 90 min.
2010	8	0	232	4	1	1.6
2011	19	2	654	6	2	0.8
2012	31	27	2319	28	21	1.1
2013	12	10	811	6	4	0.7
2014	7	4	418	5	4	1.1
2015	22	19	1547	7	0	0.4
2016	21	16	1504	17	3	1.0
2017	3	1	94	0	0	0.0
Totals	123	79	7559	73	35	.878

Updated through 2016-03-08^[104][105]

International goals

#	Date	Location	Opponent	Assist/Pass	Score	Result	Competition
1	October 6, 2010[m 4]	Chester, Pennsylvania, US	China PR	Abby Wambach	1–1	1–1	Friendly
2	October 30, 2010[m 5]	Cancun, Mexico	Guatemala	Heather O'Reilly	7–0	9–0	2010 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup
3	November 1, 2010[m 6]	Cancun, Mexico	Costa Rica	Heather O'Reilly	4–0	4–0	2010 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup
4	November 20, 2010[m 7]	Padova, Italy	Italy	Abby Wambach	1–0	1–0	2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying play-off
5	March 7, 2011[m 8]	Quarteira, Portugal	Finland	Ali Krieger	3–0	4–0	2011 Algarve Cup
6				unassisted	4–0
7	March 9, 2011[m 9]	Faro, Portugal	Iceland	Abby Wambach	4–2	4–2	2011 Algarve Cup
8	July 13, 2011[m 10]	Moenchengladbach, Germany	France	Megan Rapinoe	3–1	3–1	2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
9	July 17, 2011[m 11]	Frankfurt, Germany	Japan	Megan Rapinoe	1–0	2–2 (a.e.t.), 1–3 (pen.)	2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
10	September 22, 2011[m 12]	Portland, Oregon, US	Canada	unassisted	3–0	3–0	Friendly
11	January 22, 2012[m 13]	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Guatemala	Heather Mitts	12–0	13–0	2012 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifier
12	January 27, 2012[m 14]	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Costa Rica	unassisted	3–0	3–0	2012 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifier
13	January 29, 2012[m 15]	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Canada	Abby Wambach	1–0	4–0	2012 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifier
14				Lauren Holiday	4–0
15	February 11, 2012[m 16]	Frisco, Texas, US	New Zealand	Megan Rapinoe	1–1	2–1	Friendly
16				Abby Wambach	2–1
17	February 29, 2012[m 17]	Lagos, Portugal	Denmark	Heather O'Reilly	1–0	5–0	2012 Algarve Cup
18				Tobin Heath	4–0
19	March 7, 2012[m 18]	Parchal, Portugal	Sweden	Heather O'Reilly	1–0	4–0	2012 Algarve Cup
20				Tobin Heath	2–0
21				Lauren Holiday	4–0
22	April 1, 2012[m 19]	Sendai City, Japan	Japan	unassisted	1–1	1–1	2012 Women's Kirin Challenge Cup
23	May 27, 2012[m 20]	Chester, Pennsylvania, US	China PR	unassisted	1–1	4–1	Friendly
24				Christie Rampone	3–1
25	June 16, 2012[m 21]	Halmstad, Sweden	Sweden	Shannon Boxx	2–0	3–1	2012 Sweden Invitational
26	June 18, 2012[m 22]	Gothenburg, Sweden	Japan	Tobin Heath	1–0	4–1	2012 Sweden Invitational
27				unassisted	3–1
28	July 25, 2012[m 23]	Glasgow, Scotland	France	Hope Solo	2–2	4–2	2012 Summer Olympics
29				Tobin Heath	4–2
30	August 6, 2012[m 24]	Manchester, England	Canada	Heather O'Reilly	4–3	4–3 (a.e.t.)	2012 Summer Olympics
31	September 1, 2012[m 25]	Rochester, New York, US	Costa Rica	Abby Wambach	4–0	8–0	Friendly
32	September 16, 2012[m 26]	Carson, California, US	Australia	Heather O'Reilly	1–1	2–1	Friendly
33	September 19, 2012[m 27]	Commerce City, Colorado, US	Australia	Kelley O'Hara	2–2	6–2	Friendly
34				Heather Mitts	4–2
35	November 28, 2012[m 28]	Portland, Oregon, US	Republic of Ireland	Heather Mitts	1–0	5–0	Friendly
36				Lauren Holiday	2–0
37				unassisted	3–0
38	December 1, 2012[m 29]	Glendale, Arizona, US	Republic of Ireland	Shannon Boxx	1–0	2–0	Friendly
39	March 11, 2013[m 30]	Lagos, Portugal	Sweden	Megan Rapinoe	1–1	1–1	2013 Algarve Cup
40	March 13, 2013[m 31]	Faro, Portugal	Germany	unassisted	1–0	2–0	2013 Algarve Cup
41				unassisted	2–0
42	April 5, 2013[m 32]	Offenbach am Main, Germany	Germany	Lauren Holiday	3–1	3–3	Friendly
43	June 2, 2013[m 33]	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Canada	Abby Wambach	1–0	3–0	Friendly
44				Tobin Heath	2–0
45	June 19, 2014[m 34]	Hartford, Connecticut, US	France	Allie Long	1–1	2–2	Friendly
46				Tobin Heath	2–2
47	September 13, 2014[m 35]	Sandy, Utah, US	Mexico	unassisted	3–0	8–0	Friendly
48				Christen Press	5–0
49	September 18, 2014[m 36]	Rochester, New York, US	Mexico	Heather O'Reilly	4–0	4–0	Friendly
50	February 13, 2015[m 37]	Milton Keynes, England	England	Lauren Holiday	1–0	1–0	Friendly
51	March 6, 2015[m 38]	Santo Antonio, Portugal	Switzerland	Lauren Holiday	2–0	3–0	2015 Algarve Cup
52	June 22, 2015[m 39]	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	Colombia	Ali Krieger	1–0	2–0	2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
53	August 19, 2015[m 40]	Chattanooga, Tennessee, US	Costa Rica	Amy Rodriguez	7–2	7–2	Friendly
54	September 20, 2015[m 41]	Birmingham, Alabama, US	Haiti	Whitney Engen	7–0	8–0	Friendly
55	October 25, 2015[m 42]	Orlando, Florida, US	Brazil	Tobin Heath	1–0	3–1	Friendly
56	December 10, 2015[m 43]	San Antonio, Texas, US	Trinidad and Tobago	Lindsey Horan	2–0	6–0	Friendly
57	January 23, 2016[m 44]	San Diego, California, US	Republic of Ireland	Carli Lloyd	4–0	6–0	Friendly
58	February 10, 2016[m 45]	Frisco, Texas, US	Costa Rica	Carli Lloyd	1–0	5–0	2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
59				Carli Lloyd	4–0
60	February 19, 2016[m 46]	Houston, Texas, US	Trinidad and Tobago	Lindsey Horan	2–0	5–0	2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
61				unassisted	4–0
62				Morgan Brian	5–0
63	March 6, 2016[m 47]	Nashville, Tennessee, US	France	Mallory Pugh	1–0	1–0	SheBelieves Cup
64	March 9, 2016[m 48]	Boca Raton, Florida, US	Germany	Meghan Klingenberg	1–1	2–1	SheBelieves Cup
65	June 2, 2016[m 49]	Denver, Colorado, US	Japan	Mallory Pugh	2–1	3–3	Friendly
66				Tobin Heath	2–2
67	June 5, 2016[m 50]	Cleveland, Ohio, US	Japan	Crystal Dunn	2–0	2–0	Friendly
68	August 3, 2016[m 51]	Belo Horizonte, Brazil	New Zealand	Morgan Brian	2–0	2–0	2016 Summer Olympics
69	August 12, 2016[m 52]	Brasilia, Brazil	Sweden	unassisted	1–1	1–1	2016 Summer Olympics
70	September 15, 2016[m 53]	Columbus, Ohio, US	Thailand	Carli Lloyd	8–0	9–0	Friendly
71				unassisted	9–0
72	November 10, 2016[106]	San Jose, California, US	Romania	Crystal Dunn	6–1	8–1	Friendly
73				unassisted	7–1

Other work

Books and television series

Morgan is a published novelist, and has featured in a number of advertisement campaigns and modeling assignments.

In 2012, Morgan signed with Simon & Schuster to pen The Kicks, a four-book series for middle schoolers.^[107] The series is focused on four young girls and features themes of friendship, leadership, and soccer. In a statement released by the publisher, Morgan said she wanted her books to "inspire young girls" and "celebrate" her love of soccer. The first novel, Saving The Team was released on May 14, 2013 followed by the second novel, Sabotage Season, on September 3, 2013.^[108] Saving the Team debuted at number seven on The New York TimesBest Seller list for Children's Middle Grade.^[109] In 2015, a live-action kids comedy series based on the books, called The Kicks, began airing on Amazon Prime.^[110]

Endorsements

Morgan has signed several endorsement deals with businesses including Nike,^[111] Panasonic,^[112]AT&T,^[112] Chobani,^[113] McDonald's.^[114] P&G,^[115][116] Mondelez International,^[117] and Coca-Cola.^[118]Time named Morgan the highest paid American women's soccer player in June 2015 attributed mostly to her endorsement deals.^[119] In July 2011, she signed a one-year endorsement deal with Bank of America.^[120] In January 2012, Morgan and national teammate Heather Mitts became brand ambassadors for health product company, GNC.^[121] The same year, she made appearances on behalf of Ubisoft promoting the launch of their video game, Just Dance 4.^[122] In 2013, she appeared in television commercials for Bridgestone.^[123] She joined a two-year partnership as the spokesperson for ChapStick in October 2013.^[124] In 2015, she starred in a Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company commercial that was broadcast nationwide in the United States.^[125][126] She appeared in commercials for Chobani in 2016.^[127][128]

In 2016, Alex Morgan joined UNICEF Kid Power as a UNICEF Kid Power Champion, in an effort to fight global malnutrition and as well as raise awareness among kids, via the world's first "wearable for good", created by UNICEF.^[129]

In popular culture

Magazines

Morgan has been featured in a number of magazines. In the 2012 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, she appeared in a section composed of athletes in body paint.^[130] She was featured in the 2013 music issue of ESPN The Magazine replicating Katy Perry's One of the Boys album cover.^[131][132] In May 2015, Morgan was featured on the cover of ESPN Magazine with teammates Abby Wambach and Sydney Leroux.^[133] The same year, she appeared on multiple covers of Sports Illustrated before and after winning the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.^[134][135] She appeared for a second time in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 2015.^[136] She has appeared on the covers of Health^[137]and Self magazines^[138] She has been featured in Shape,^[139] Vogue,^[140] Elle,^[141] Time,^[142][143] and Fortune.^[144]

Television and film appearances

In 2011, Morgan co-starred with national teammate Hope Solo in a television commercial promoting ESPN's SportsCenter.^[145] Morgan and teammate Carli Lloyd were guests on Live with Kelly and Michael following the 2012 Summer Olympics in September 2012.^[146] In 2013, Morgan appeared in the ESPN documentary series, Nine for IX. The Nine for IX documentary, The 99ers, in which she appeared focused on the success and legacy of the national team squad that won the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.^[147] In January 2015, she guest-starred on an episode of Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn entitled The Quad Test.^[148] In April 2015, Morgan joined Abby Wambach on American Idol to announce that the show's season winner would record the official song for Fox's coverage of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.^[149] In May of the same year, her likeness appeared on The Simpsons along with Christen Press and Abby Wambach.^[150] Morgan was a presenter at the 2015 ESPY Awards^[151] and received an ESPY with her teammates for Best Team.^[152]

Video games

In July 2015, Morgan, and her Portland Thorns teammates Christine Sinclair and Steph Catley became the first female athletes to appear on the cover of EA Sports' latest FIFA video game, FIFA 16. Morgan, Sinclair, and Catley were chosen to appear on its region-specific packaging in the U.S., Canada, and Australia, respectively, alongside Lionel Messi, who appears in worldwide versions of the game. FIFA 16 was also the first edition of the franchise to include women's teams in the game.^[153]

Ticker tape parade and White House honor

Morgan and teammates during the ticker tape parade in New York City, July 2015

Following the United States' win at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Morgan and her teammates became the first women's sports team to be honored with a ticker tape parade in New York City.^[154] Each player received a key to the city from Mayor Bill de Blasio.^[155] In October of the same year, the team was honored by President Barack Obama at the White House.^[156]

Personal life

Morgan married Servando Carrasco, a soccer player currently playing for Orlando City SC, on December 31, 2014.^[157] The two met at UC Berkeley where they both played soccer.^[158]Although her teammates rarely use it anymore, Morgan was given the nickname "Baby Horse" by her teammates on the U.S. women's national team for her speed, running style, and youth.^{[159][160][161]} Morgan received the key to the city of Diamond Bar, her hometown, on January 24, 2016.^[162][163]

Honors and awards

Club

with Western New York Flash

• WPS Championship: 2011^[164]

with Portland Thorns FC

• NWSL Championship: 2013^[165]

International

• Olympic Gold Medal: 2012^[166]
• FIFA Women's World Cup: 2015,^[167]Runner-up: 2011^[166]
• FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup: 2008^[166]
• Algarve Cup: 2011, 2013, 2015^[166]
• Four Nations Tournament: 2011^[166]
• SheBelieves Cup: 2016^[166]
• CONCACAF Women's Championship: 2014^[166]
• CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament: 2012, 2016^[166]
• ESPY Award Best Team: 2015^[168]

Individual

• FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Silver Ball: 2008^[169]
• ESPY Award Best Breakthrough Athlete nominee: 2012^[170]
• ESPY Award Best Moment Nominee: 2013^[171]
• Women's Sports Foundation Sportswoman of the Year, Team Sport: 2012^[172]
• U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year: 2012^[173]
• FIFA World Player of the Year finalist: 2012^[174]
• National Women's Soccer League Second Best XI: 2013^[175]
• CONCACAF Player of the Year: 2013^[176]
• USWNT All-Time Best XI: 2013^[177]
• SheBelieves Cup Golden Ball and MVP: 2016^[178]
• FIFPro: FIFA FIFPro World XI 2016^[179]

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