[1/2] United States soccer player Alex Morgan poses in front of a statue of her at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, U.S. June 27, 2023.
REUTERS/Amy Tennery/File PhotoLOS ANGELES, June 27 (Reuters) - Fans wishing to snap a picture with U.S. forward Alex Morgan will have a chance at the next best thing as a six-meter, 825-pound (375kg) statue of the soccer star hits the road ahead of the Women's World Cup.
World Cup broadcaster Fox Sports conceived of the statue to promote its programming for the tournament, which kicks off on July 20 in Australia and New Zealand.
Known as 'Liberty Alex', the work is crafted from hard-coated and reinforced foam with a 3-D printed resin head and trophy, and features Morgan draped in an American flag, posing like the iconic Statue of Liberty.
Morgan, who will appear in her fourth World Cup, modeled the flag in an April photoshoot.
Persons:
Alex Morgan, Amy Tennery, Alex, Morgan, Robert Gottlieb, Gottlieb, Peter Rutherford
Organizations:
United, Dignity Health Sports Park, REUTERS, Fox Sports, Liberty . Fox Sports, Major League Baseball, Reuters, Thomson
Locations:
United States, Carson , California, U.S, Australia, New Zealand, Seattle, New York City, Los Angeles