The USWNT star Sophia Wilson and her husband Michael Wilson by Arizona Cardinals have announced their pregnancy with a joint Instagram post.
On March 5, the couple shared the exciting news with photos showing an image printed with a recent ultrasound in a white -painted room.
“Life continues to become softer,” they wrote in legend.
In November 2024, Sophia told Cardinals that in addition to her pursuit on the football field, she felt that it was her “call to be a mother”.
“My career, she must stop for a while when I am pregnant, so it is not something that we can simply let happen at any time,” she said. “(But) we have been patient for a long time.
With the break in his sports career occurring just before the start of the Portland Thorns season this month, the club brought their full support to Wilson.
Sophia Wilson of the USWNT announced her pregnancy with her husband NFL Michael Wilson
The Thorns shared an article of congratulations for the Wilsons on X, writing, “our number 9 + 1”.
“We are delighted to share this (Sophia Smith) and her husband Michael is waiting for their first child! The thorns are proud to support it through this incredible new chapter.
According to USA Today, Sophia and Michael met in 2018 as first -year students at the University of Stanford.
The pair engaged in June 2024 before making the knot in January of this year.
After scoring 21 goals in 25 appearances for the U20 United States women’s team, Sophia won 24 goals in 48 caps for the first team.
Apart from her international career, she has 44 goals in 75 appearances for Portland in the NWSL.
On the other hand, Michael comes out of his second season in Arizona. The wide receiver made 47 receptions for 548 yards and four affected during its second year in the NFL.