Lots of NWSL players go off on offseason loans. This one is different: Alex Morgan is leaving the Orlando Pride to spend the next five months at European champion Lyon. Morgan says the decisionwasn’t easy as the move comes at a critical juncture for the women’s player union, in negotiations with U.S Soccer, and the Pride, which will open in a new stadium in 2017.
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