2023-07-08 20:31:33
Megan Rapinoe, one of the big stars of the United States women’s team, announced this Saturday that He will leave professional sports at the end of this season. “I’ve been able to have an incredible career and this sport has taken me all over the world and has allowed me to meet so many amazing people,” Rapinoe said in a statement released by the US team.
“I feel incredibly grateful to have played as much as I have played, to have been as successful as I have been, and to have been part of a generation of players who have undoubtedly left this game better than they found it,” she added.
Double world champion with the USA (2015 and 2019) and gold medalist at the London 2012 Olympic Games, Rapinoe will play in the World Cup this summer with the Stars and Stripes team and will hang up her boots with the OL Reign team after this season of the NWSL, which is the women’s professional soccer league. In U.S.A.
Rapinoe, who turned 38 this week, is also an emblem in the US of the fight for the rights of the LGBT community (his partner is basketball legend Sue Bird) and has also been noted for his activism in favor of equal pay between men and women. The soccer player received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2022, which is the highest civil distinction in the United States.
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“I want to thank my family for being by my side all these years. Thanks to all my teammates and my coaches from my early days in Redding to the University of Portland and of course thanks to the USA FA, the Seattle Reign ( now OL Reign) and especially Sue, for everything“, he listed.
“I will always appreciate the friendships and support I have received over the years in this sport and I’m beyond excited for one last adventure with the selection and the OL Reign”, indicated.
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