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Ashlyn Harris Shares Glimpse Of Sweet Family Day With Kids and Sophia Bush
Ashlyn Harris confessed she dropped the ball during her divorce.
The retired USWNT goalie admitted that her 2023 breakup with ex-wife Ali Krieger—with whom she shares kids Sloane, 5, and Ocean, 3—had an unfortunate impact on her former partner after four years of marriage.
"I had to make a really hard decision. I know I hurt her in that process," Ashlyn told Us Weekly in an interview published June 4. "Life is too short to feel the burden and weight of a life you don’t want to be in and you don’t want to live. It f--king sucks, and you have to make the hard decisions sometimes, but on the other side of that bravery is a life maybe you’ve always imagined."
Indeed, the 40-year-old released a statement addressing the difficult split at the time, now adding more insight about just how much the situation influenced her mindset.
"You try and you try and you try and you keep trying to make it work and you don’t want to fail," Ashlyn confessed. "You don’t want to give up. But also, life is really short and really long at the same time. I get one shot at this. There’s no second act. If I’m feeling this way in my 30s and I’m so unhappy that I don’t want to get out of bed, am I really serving her and my children and my friends and myself?"
The two-time FIFA World Cup Champion filed for divorce in September 2023 before being romantically linked the following month to One Tree Hill alum Sophia Bush, whom Ashlyn had been friends with since meeting at a conference in 2019.
"I’m the happiest I’ve ever been," Ashlyn admitted, now over two years into her relationship with Sophia. "I love myself. I don’t remember the last time I woke up being like, 'I love the person I’m looking at in the mirror.' I [used to] have to remind myself every day, 'You’re enough. It’s going to be OK. Just gotta put one foot in front of the other.'"
Even though Ashlyn has moved on in her relationship with Sophia, 43—who split from husband Grant Hughes after one year of marriage in August 2023—she clarified, "I don’t resent or regret anything about the life that I built with [Ali]; it just wasn’t for me."
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For her part, Ali has previously expressed disappointment over the public nature of their fallout.
"I’m overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support I’ve received this last year," Ali said in a 2024 Instagram statement. "However, amidst this warmth, I’ve also had to confront a wave of dishonesty and misinformation regarding my marriage and personal life."
Still, the 41-year-old noted "above all else, my unwavering priority remains the protection and well-being of my children."
Ashlyn too shares their mutual desire to focus on co-parenting, having taken the time to figure out her identity "outside of that brand” with Ali.
"We always make sure we tell our children they get the best of two worlds,” Ashlyn exclusively told E! News in 2025. “It's not this or that. Everything that the kids get to do, they get to do it twice. Everything is doubled, and I think it's exciting for them.”
For a closer look at Ashlyn and Ali's life as moms, keep reading...
Welcome to the World, Sloane!
Soccer stars Ali Krieger and Ashlyn Harris announced they had adopted daughter Sloane Phillips in Feb. 2021.
"We promise Sloane will be loved every single day by us, our friends and our family," Ashlyn wrote at the time. "We promise to give her the tools to live a happy, successful life of inclusivity and support. We promise to share her adoption story with her from the very beginning and celebrate every milestone!"
Here Comes Ocean
In Aug. 2022, the duo adopted a baby boy named Ocean Maeve Krieger-Harris.
"Our hearts are full during this time and we are so grateful for the love and support our family, friends and club have shown.Sloane has been thriving and wakes up every morning saying 'Baby, baby,'" Ashlyn shared. "We are incredibly thankful and excited for this new chapter as we parent 2 under 2."
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Take a Bow
The Gotham FC star celebrated her final home game with her biggest cheerleaders.
First Trip Around the Sun
In July, the duo celebrated Ocean's "magical" first birthday. "A nice break away with our family & friends," Ali wrote. "Also: Sloane kept telling us it was her day so therefore she blew out the candle and opened up all of his gifts! Great."
Bear Hug
Sloane scored a cuddle and a kiss from Ashlyn.
Summer Surprise
"Ice Cream Social with my baby was a real HIT!*" Ali wrote on Instagram. "I was basically pushing kids to the side to get in line..including my own."
Reunited
"Back with my boy," Ashlyn wrote in Feb., "and it feels so good."
Ocean by the Ocean
As Ali captioned the sweet shot, "This Ocean has my heart."
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