Key keywords: Ashlyn Harris, Ali Krieger divorce, USWNT legends, new soccer documentary, relationship accountability, LGBTQ+ sports couples, celebrity divorce confession, co-parenting after split Former United States Women’s National Team (USWNT) goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris is making headlines this week as she promotes her highly anticipated new documentary, which traces her 17-year professional soccer career, Olympic and World Cup triumphs, personal identity journey as an openly queer athlete, and the highly publicized end of her marriage to fellow USWNT legend Ali Krieger. In a raw, unfiltered new interview tied to the documentary’s premiere, Harris addressed the 2023 divorce that shocked women’s soccer fans across the globe, explicitly stating, "I know I hurt her. There’s no way around that, no excuse I can make that would take that pain away." Harris and Krieger, who were together for 12 years and married in 2019, share two young children, and have long been celebrated as one of the most visible and beloved LGBTQ+ power couples in professional sports. Harris explained that the documentary will not shy away from the cracks that formed in their relationship in recent years, as both athletes navigated the end of their professional careers, the pressures of high-profile co-parenting, and the constant public scrutiny that came with being held up as a "perfect" example of queer relationship success. "We were put on a pedestal for so long that I think we forgot how to be just two people working through hard stuff, instead of role models for everyone else," she shared. "I made choices that prioritized my own stress and my own transition out of soccer over the person who was there for me through every high and low of my career, and that’s on me." The two-time World Cup champion emphasized that the documentary’s focus on her divorce is not meant to rehash conflict or generate tabloid attention, but to show the full, unglamorous reality of being a woman in professional sports, where personal lives are often dissected and held to impossible standards. She added that her primary priority remains co-parenting her children peacefully with Krieger, and that she hopes her public admission of fault will allow both of them to move forward without ongoing fan speculation about the details of their split. "Ali deserves all the peace and success in the world, and our kids deserve to have two happy, healthy moms who can show up for them," Harris said. "That’s all that matters right now. The documentary is my story, but it’s also our kids’ story, and I wanted to tell it with honesty instead of letting random rumors fill in the gaps for them when they’re older."