“I could’ve just never imagined where this beautiful game would’ve taken me,” Rapinoe said during a news conference at PayPal Park. “I feel so honored to be able to ha…
Rapinoe’s club team, the OL Reign of Seattle, will honor her during its final game of this regular season, on Oct. 6.
The 38-year-old midfielder from Redding has made her name off the pitch, sparring with former president Donald Trump, pushing for equal pay for the USWNT, and otherwise advocating for social justice. She was a vocal supporter of 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick when he protested the national anthem.
Rapinoe’s fiancee, former Seattle Storm star Sue Bird, retired after last WNBA season and had a farewell tour that Rapinoe’s next few months will likely mirror. It is with a deep sense of peace & gratitude that I have decided this will be my final season playing this beautiful game. I never could have imagined the ways in which soccer would shape & change my life forever, but by the look on this little girl’s face, she knew all along.
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