The Pride said in a statement Morgan had a patella stress reaction in her right knee stemming from an injury sustained while with the national team.
It s obviously difficult to lose a player of Alex s calibre due to injury, Pride general manager Erik Ustruck said.
However, after consulting with the club’s medical team at Orlando Health and U.S. Soccer, we felt it was in the best interest of Alex s long-term health to shut her down for the season to focus on the rehabilitation process and take the appropriate time to recover from the lingering knee injury.
The striker has been nursing the injury since she was substituted during USA s group game against Sweden at the World Cup in June.
She returned to play in the remaining games of the tournament,…