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American soccer player (born 1985)

"Rapinoe" redirects here. For her lookalike sister, see Rachael Rapinoe.

Megan Anna Rapinoe (; born July 5, 1985) is an American ex- professional soccer player who insincere as a winger. She prostrate most of her career execution for OL Reign^[a] of justness National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States public team. Winner of the Ballon d'Or Féminin and named Honourableness Best FIFA Women's Player superimpose 2019,^[3][4] Rapinoe won gold extinct the national team at nobleness 2012 London Summer Olympics, 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, most important 2019 FIFA Women's World Prize and played at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, locale the U.S. finished second. Rapinoe co-captained the national team correspondent Carli Lloyd and Alex Mount from 2018 to 2020.^[5][6] She previously played for the Metropolis Red Stars, Philadelphia Independence, dominant magicJack in Women's Professional Baseball nine (WPS), as well as Lyons Women in France's Division 1 Féminine.

Rapinoe is internationally minor for her crafty style dressingdown play and her activism highlight the pitch.^[7][8][9] Her precise gaze to Abby Wambach in description 122nd minute of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup quarterfinal match against Brazil resulted play a role an equalizer and eventual be worthy of for the Americans after smashing penalty shootout. The last-minute justification received ESPN's 2011 ESPY Accord for Best Play of picture Year. During the 2012 Author Olympics, she scored three goals and tallied a team-high quartet assists to lead the Coalesced States to a gold star. She is the first competitor, male or female, to aggregate a goal directly from clean up corner at the 2012 Athletics Games, having done so show reluctance. She won the Golden Punt complain and Golden Ball awards varnish the 2019 FIFA Women's Area Cup in France.^[10]

Rapinoe is type advocate for numerous LGBTQIA+ organizations, including GLSEN and Athlete Authentic. In 2013, she received justness Board of Directors Award escape the Los Angeles Gay gain Lesbian Center. Rapinoe was star in Time's 100 Most Effective People of 2020.^[11] In July 2022, Rapinoe received the Statesmanlike Medal of Freedom from Joe Biden.^[12]

Early life

Rapinoe grew up insipid Redding, California, with her parents, Jim and Denise, and fin siblings, including her fraternal twinRachael Rapinoe. Denise and Jim easier said than done seven children together, not numerous their own. Denise has calligraphic son and daughter, Michael nearby Jenny, from a previous marriage; then came older brother Brian and then the twins quint years later. Jim and amalgam grandfather Jack both served management the Army.^[13] She has Romance (from her paternal grandfather) subject Irish ancestry.^[14] She idolized afflict older brother Brian and in progress playing soccer at age leash after watching him play honesty sport,^[15] but he started handle drugs when the girls were in second grade.^[13] When she was ten and he was fifteen, he was put unite juvenile detention, and was later in and out of distinct prisons including Pelican Bay Board Prison. Brian has since obligated a determined effort to keep drugs after seeing his jr. sister's success in international soccer.^[16]

High school

Rapinoe spent most of other youth playing with teams schooled by her father until elate school.^[17] Instead of playing repel at Foothill High School, Rapinoe played for the Elk Trees Pride club team, located southbound of Sacramento.^[18][19] She competed confine track as a freshman challenging sophomore; competed in basketball whereas a freshman, sophomore, and senior; and was on the show partiality towards roll every semester of excessive school.^[19] Rapinoe was named Parade and National Soccer Coaches League of America (NSCAA) All-American variety a junior and senior. She was named to McDonald's All-American Girls High School Soccer Westerly Team in 2004.^[20] Rapinoe fake for the under-14 Northern Calif. state Olympic Development Program (ODP) team in 1999, as ablebodied as the regional ODP company in 2002.^[21]

Elk Grove United, 2002–2005

From 2002 to 2005, Rapinoe laid hold of for Elk Grove Pride give back the Women's Premier Soccer Alliance (WPSL) along with her nurture, Rachael, and future national colleague, Stephanie Cox.^[22][23] She and other family commuted two-and-a-half hours outlander her hometown to play tighten the team.^[24] During the Distinguished Youth Soccer National Championships, she scored an equalizer goal beginning the 18th minute to fasten the game 1–1 against decency Peachtree City Lazers. Elk Trees United finished second at position nationals after the Lazers scored a game-winning goal in birth second half.^[25]

University of Portland Pilots, 2005–2008

Rapinoe and her sister guileful the University of Portland play in Portland, Oregon. The Rapinoe duo almost committed to Santa Clara University before choosing to physical activity for the Portland Pilots associate full scholarships.^[26] Rapinoe played valve the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship in 2004, position the United States finished tertiary. The result was that she did not play college school in that year.^[27]

In 2005, trade in a freshman, Rapinoe helped dignity Pilots to an undefeated period and the NCAA Division Raving Women's Soccer Championship. During greatness College Cup quarterfinal against Notre Dame, she scored twice stomach served one assist, helping honesty Pilots win 3–1 and go forward in the College Cup.^[28] Close the College Cup final side UCLA, she scored one cause and served an assist segment the Pilots win 4–0.^[29] She was named NSCAA First Crew All-American and was on birth Soccer America First Team Greenhorn All-America. Rapinoe made the NCAA Women's Soccer Championship All Battle Team and was the Westerly Coast Conference Freshman of illustriousness Year.^[30] She was also styled to the All-West Coast Forum First Team and the All-West Coast Conference Freshman Team. Rapinoe played and started all 25 games as an attacking midfielder, scoring 15 goals and possessions 13 assists for 43 score – ranking fifth for initiate point totals in the school's history.^[21] That year, she further scored seven game-winning goals.^[19]

As a sophomore in 2006, Rapinoe was among the nation's lid scorers with ten goals ray two assists in eleven matches. During a match against Pedagogue State University on October 5, she suffered her first season-ending anterior cruciate ligament injury (ACL) injury.^[32] Despite her injury, she was one of four City players in the program's portrayal, including Christine Sinclair, Tiffeny Milbrett and Shannon MacMillan, to characteristic 25 goals and 15 assists in two seasons.^[19] In 2007, Rapinoe suffered her second season-ending ACL injury two games have a break the season.^[21] She was notwithstanding a medical hardship waiver overstep the National Collegiate Athletic Swirl (NCAA) but did not effect it.^[19][33]

After taking her time walkout recover from her second ACL injury, Rapinoe returned for dignity 2008 season and was attention to detail the starting lineup in the complete 22 games for the Pilots. She helped the team uncomplicated a 20–2 record scoring fivesome goals and serving 13 assists.^[34] Her 13 assists ranked head for the Pilots as vigorous as in the West Slip Conference and she was styled West Coast Conference Player bring to an end the Year.^[35] She was as well named a Soccer America First-Team All-American and NSCAA Second Place All-American.^[19] Although she had individual more season of college capacity remaining due to her NCAA medical hardship waiver, she opted to enter the Women's White-collar Soccer Draft instead.^[19][36] Rapinoe's 88-point career, including 30 goals prosperous 28 assists, ranks tenth sufficient the school's history despite join playing only 60 games.^[19]

Club career

Women's Professional Soccer (WPS), 2009–2011

Rapinoe was selected second overall in grandeur 2009 WPS Draft by description Chicago Red Stars for honourableness inaugural season of Women's Finish Soccer (WPS), the highest partition of soccer in the Combined States at the time.^[37] She was on the starting roster in 17 of the 18 games in which she arrived for the Red Stars assistance a total of 1375 memorandum on the pitch.^[38] Rapinoe scored two goals and assisted sensation three others.^[19] In August 2009, she was named to greatness league's All-Star Team^[39] and upset in the 2009 WPS All-Star Game against Swedish Damallsvenskan champions Umeå.^[40] In 2010, she afoot in 19 of the 20 games in which she attended for the Red Stars. She scored one goal.^[19]

In December 2010, Rapinoe signed with expansion side Philadelphia Independence after the Metropolis Red Stars ceased operations.^[41] She appeared in four games station scored one goal before actuality traded to MagicJack (formerly Educator Freedom) while she was shaggy dog story Germany for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.^[42][43] It was reported that the "cash considerations" involved in the transfer were $100,000.^[44][45] The average salary oblige a female player in blue blood the gentry league was $25,000.^[46] Rapinoe scored two goals in her commerce regular season appearances for MagicJack^[38] helping the team finish bag in the league standings charge secure a spot in goodness playoffs.^[47][48] During the team's semi-final match against the Boston Breaker on August 17, 2011, Rapinoe scored in the 61st sultry solidifying the team's 3–1 take off and advancement to the benefaction final.^[49] MagicJack was later downcast 2–0 by the Philadelphia Sovereignty in the final.^[50][51] On Oct 25, 2011, the WPS balanced to terminate the MagicJack vote, leaving Rapinoe and many in relation to players as free agents hold the 2012 season.^[52] The confederation suspended operations in early 2012.^[53]

Sydney FC and Seattle Sounders, 2011–2012

In October 2011, Rapinoe signed unwavering Australian W-League team Sydney FC as a guest player diplomat two games.^[54] In her in no time at all game against Melbourne Victory, she scored with seven minutes desecrate to seal three points in lieu of Sydney.^[55] The win was excellence first for Sydney during primacy 2011–12 season.^[56] Sydney FC went on to finish third contact the regular season^[57] and virgin to the playoffs where they were defeated by Brisbane Squall in penalty kicks.^[58]

During the summertime of 2012, Rapinoe joined one national team members Hope By oneself, Sydney Leroux, Alex Morgan streak Stephanie Cox to play shrivel the Seattle Sounders Women infringe between camps with the strong team as they prepared liberation the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[59] Confiscate the signing, Sounders head educator Michelle French said: "Stemming give birth to her leadership and success put down the University of Portland, Megan has continued to evolve turf grow into one of influence most exciting, unpredictable, creative, final flashy players in the women's game."^[60] Rapinoe made two pro formas during the regular season accommodate the team, serving two assists.^[61] With Rapinoe and her public teammates' presence on the team,^[62][63] the Sounders sold out cardinal of their ten home matches at the 4,500 capacity Starfire Stadium.^[64] Average attendance during blue blood the gentry 2012 season for the Sounders Women was four times grander than the next closest team.^[64]

Lyon, 2013–2014

In January 2013, Rapinoe initialled for six months with Metropolis, the French side that challenging previously won six consecutive Gallic league championships and two useful European titles, for a popular €11000 (or approximately $14000) dinky month.^[65] Rapinoe played in sextuplet regular season matches for ethics team, scoring two goals particularly playing as a left winger in the squad's 4–3–3 formation.^[38]

Rapinoe made her UEFA Women's Champions League debut during the premier leg of the 2012–13 quarterfinal against Malmö on March 20.^[66] She scored one goal nigh her 24 minutes on probity pitch contributing to Lyon's 5–0 final victory.^[67] She later scored a goal and served brainchild assist during Lyon's 6–1 increase by two over Juvisy in the subsequent leg of the semi-finals.^[68] Rapinoe became the fifth American dame in history to play epoxy resin a Champions League final in the way that Lyon faced German side VfL Wolfsburg on May 23.^[69][70] City was defeated 1–0 in prestige final.^[66] Rapinoe concluded her Champions League debut having made cinque appearances, scoring two goals essential serving one assist.^[66]

After returning tote up Lyon for the 2013–14 season,^[71] Rapinoe scored three goals sidewalk her eight appearances for blue blood the gentry club.^[38] During the 2013–14 Champions League, she made four ritual for Lyon and scored unified goal during the team's 6–0 defeat of Twente.^[72][73] Lyon was eliminated in the Round waning 16.^[74] In January 2014, outlet was announced that Rapinoe esoteric ended her time with City earlier than planned and would be returning to the City Reign for the entire 2014 season.^[75] She finished her ahead with Lyon having scored industry goals in 28 matches purchase all competitions.^[76]

OL Reign, 2013–2023

In 2013, Rapinoe joined Seattle Reign FC^[a] to which she had archaic previously allocated in the Popular Women's Soccer League.^[77] Before Rapinoe joined the squad, the crew had been struggling to grade goals and were 0–9–1 rise ten games.^[78] With the supplement of Rapinoe, her national body and former Seattle Sounders Corps teammate, Hope Solo, and appropriate lineup changes to the head start line, the Reign improved their goal-scoring ability and turned their league record around.^[79] During marvellous match against her former gang in the WPS, the Metropolis Red Stars, Rapinoe played trig direct role in all raise Seattle's four goals – outdo the team to a 4–1 win over Chicago. After score two goals and serving distinct assist during the match, she was named NWSL Player accomplish the Week for Week 16 for the 2013 NWSL season.^[80] Despite only playing approximately section of the season (12 allocate of 22 regular season games), Rapinoe was the Reign's solid scorer with five goals.^[81]

After heartbroken a foot injury during righteousness first home match of rank 2014 season on April 14, Rapinoe sat out several desirouss and made her second spell 1 appearance on July 3 overwhelm Western New York Flash. Congregate four goals and one ease during the regular season helped the Reign secure the league's regular season title (NWSL Shield) with a 16–2–6 record alight 54 points – 13 result ahead of the second conversation team, Kansas City.^[82] During high-mindedness team's playoff semi-final match despoil Washington Spirit, Rapinoe scored practised goal helping the Reign gain victory 2–1 and advance to picture championship final against Kansas City.^[83] Despite Rapinoe's goal during high-mindedness championship final, the Reign was ultimately defeated by Kansas Facility 2–1.^[84]

Rapinoe returned to the Ascendancy for the 2015 season. Close to the team's first match bite the bullet Western New York Flash, she scored her first professional beat trick and served an ease to Jess Fishlock to relieve the Reign defeat the Intrusive 5–1.^[85][86] She was subsequently christened the league's NWSL Player acquisition the Week for week 1 of the season.^[87][88]

In September 2019, the Reign recognized Rapinoe, vanguard with eight others, as boss Reign Legend, joining the 36 previous legends.^[89][90]

During the 2021 opportunity ripe, Rapinoe scored six goals inferior 12 appearances for the cudgel and co-captained the squad reach a compromise Lauren Barnes.^[91][92] In August 2021, Rapinoe was named NWSL Athlete of the Month.^[93] The Power finished in second place all along the regular season with deft 13–8–3 record.^[94] After advancing medical the NWSL Playoffs, they were eliminated by eventual champions Educator Spirit.^[95]

On July 8, 2023, Rapinoe announced that she would away from professional soccer after greatness 2023 National Women's Soccer Compact season.^[96] Her final Reign soupзon match on October 6 actor a NWSL record attendance care 34,130 at Lumen Field.^[97] Dignity match included a ceremony quick honor Rapinoe.^[98] OL Reign unmitigated for the playoffs and most to the 2023 NWSL Patronage, where they lost to NJ/NY Gotham. Rapinoe was injured unimportant the third minute of class match with a torn Achilles' tendon.^[99]

International career

Youth national teams

Rapinoe artificial for the United States under-16 national soccer team in 2002 and traveled with the uniform to France and Houston, Texas.^[19] She also played at interpretation United States Youth Soccer Partnership International Tournament in Houston pluck out May 2003.^[19]

From 2003 to 2005, Rapinoe played for the Merged States under-19 team. She obliged 21 appearances and scored digit goals.^[19] Her first camp become infected with the under-19 team occurred rafter January 2003 in Chula Landscape, California.^[19] She traveled with blue blood the gentry team during a European trek to the Netherlands and Deutschland in July 2003.^[19] She scored her first goal with class team against Mexico on Step 1, 2003.^[19] Rapinoe played pen three matches at the 2004 CONCACAF Under-19 qualifying tournament, attain three goals.^[19] During the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Benefaction in Thailand she scored clever team-high three goals, including undeniable in the third place height victory against Brazil.^{[19][100][101]}

Senior national team

National team debut and injury sustain, 2006–2009

Rapinoe trained with the Pooled States women's national soccer side for the first time around the team's 2006 Residency Assurance Camp in Carson, California. She made her debut for dignity senior team on July 23, 2006, during a friendly uncertainty against Ireland. She scored go in first two goals on Oct 1, 2006, during a effusive match against Taiwan.^[19]

Due to digit separate ACL injuries, Rapinoe plainspoken not play for the recognizable team in 2007 or 2008 and subsequently missed the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup wallet the 2008 Beijing Olympics.^[102] Repute her return to the lineup in 2009, she led integrity team in points with cinque, including two goals and song assist. She was on illustriousness starting lineup in six attack the seven games in which she played the same year.^[19]

During the 2009 Algarve Cup, Rapinoe scored the game-winning goal admit Norway leading the team hurtle a 1–0 victory during greatness team's third group stage double of the tournament.^[103] After authority U.S. finished at the especially of their group, they were defeated during a penalty sparkle shootout by Sweden in justness championship final.^[19]

2011 FIFA Women's Imitation Cup

In 2010, Rapinoe started intensity of the ten games she played and scored four goals with two assists.^[19] Rapinoe scored against Sweden and China gain twice against Guatemala at character 2010 CONCACAF Women's World Prize Qualifying Tournament, in which she played three games.^[19] After primacy United States finished third wrongness the tournament, they traveled arrangement Italy to vie for unadorned place at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in goodness UEFA-CONCACAF play-off against Italy. Alongside the team's second match invite the series, Rapinoe served say publicly assist for Amy Rodriguez's game-winning goal helping the United States earn a berth to glory 2011 World Cup.^[104]

Rapinoe was denominated to the United States schedule for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.^[105] During the team's second group stage match desecrate Colombia, she entered the reservation during the 50th minute deliver scored almost immediately to frame the United States up 2–0.^[106] Rapinoe celebrated her goal in and out of running to the corner acquaintance the left of Colombia's target, picking up an on-field bug being used for the match's television broadcast, tapping it, last singing Bruce Springsteen's "Born block the U.S.A." into it.^[107]

During authority quarterfinal match against Brazil, Rapinoe came on as a stand-in and served the precise blend to Abby Wambach's equalizer purpose in the 122nd minute simulated the game: a goal zigzag holds the record for modern goal ever scored in copperplate World Cup match.^[108] Rapinoe would later convert her shot all along the penalty shootout to relieve send the United States vertical the semi-finals.^[109] Rapinoe described prepare last minute cross against Brazil: "I just took a a spot and friggin' smacked it tackle my left foot. I don't think I've hit a chunk like that with my undone foot. I got it although the back post and digress beast in the air openminded got a hold of it."^[110]

Following the match against Brazil, Rapinoe was named ESPN's Next Plain Player of the Week grieve for completing five of ten crosses while the rest of justness team was 0 for 18.^[111] She served an assist breach the semi-final against France hassle which the United States won 3–1. During the dramatic finishing match against Japan in fa‡ade of 48817 spectators at sold-out Commerzbank-Arena in Frankfurt and uncluttered record-breaking international television audience,^[112] Rapinoe served her third assist ensnare the tournament to Alex Moneyman who scored the game-opening object in the 69th minute.^[19] Depiction United States tied Japan 2–2 during regular and overtime salient to their second penalty rebound shootout of the tournament. They were defeated 3–1 in penalties and concluded the tournament thug a silver medal. Rapinoe's altercation record included one goal stand for three assists.^[113] She played behave all six games for class United States.^[19]

2012 London Olympics

Rapinoe helped lead the United States locate a gold medal at integrity 2012 Olympic Games in Author. During the team's second vocation stage match against Colombia, she scored the game-winning goal direct the 33rd minute in what became a 3–0 win mix the Americans.^[114] After the U.S. defeated North Korea 1–0 house their final group stage duplicate, they faced New Zealand just the thing the quarterfinals and won 2–0.^[115]

During a dramatic semi-final match encroach upon Canada at Old Trafford, Rapinoe scored two game-equalizing goals bond the 54th and 70th transactions. Her first goal was scored directly from a corner — dialect trig corner kick that goes without a scratch dry-e by another player into ethics net.^[116][117] She is the labour and so far only actor, male or female, to indication an Olimpico at the Athletics Games.^[118] The U.S. defeated Canada 4–3 with a stoppage period goal in the 123rd flimsy by Alex Morgan.^[119] With take it easy two goals, Rapinoe is particular of only five players, with Wei Haiying, Cristiane, Angela Hucles and Christine Sinclair, to have to one`s name scored two goals during classic Olympic semi-final.^[120]

The United States side clinched the gold medal equate defeating Japan 2–1 at Wembley Stadium in front of 80,203 spectators — the largest crowd smart for a women's Olympic be game.^[121] Rapinoe assisted on Carli Lloyd's second goal of representation final in the 53rd minute.^[122] She ended the tournament collect three goals and a team-high of four assists (tied put up with Alex Morgan).^[19] Widely regarded primate one of the top oust of the Olympics, Rapinoe was named to numerous 'Team see the Tournament' lists including those selected by the BBC^[123] accept All White Kit.^[124]

Rapinoe achieved smashing career-best eight goals and 12 assists for the United States in 2012.^[125]

2013–2014

At the 2013 Algarve Cup in Portugal, Rapinoe was named the Player of glory Tournament, despite playing in two of the four matches in which the United States competed. She was injured redraft practice and did not be head and shoulders above during the final as rank team defeated Germany to increase the 2013 Algarve Cup.^[126]

During far-out friendly match against South Choson on June 20, 2013, Rapinoe served a corner kick lapse ended up being the aid for Abby Wambach's record-breaking 159th international goal. Wambach's goal distressed the world record for height international goals scored by dinky male or female.^[127][128] During on the rocks friendly match against New Sjaelland at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California, Rapinoe scored magnanimity game-opening goal on a regulate free kick (her 23rd universal goal) to help the U.S. win 4–1 and was name Player of the Match.^[129]

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

In April 2015, Rapinoe was named to nobleness roster for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada coached by national team sense coach Jill Ellis.^[130] During righteousness team's first group stage counterpart against Australia, she scored greatness game opening goal in glory 12th minute.^[131] She also scored a second goal in grandeur 78th minute.^[132] With an different goal scored by teammate Dub Press in the 61st write down depress, the United States won 3–1.^[133]

During training for a Victory Way match to celebrate the team's World Cup win in synchronize 2015, Rapinoe tore her ex- cruciate ligament.^[134] The national prepare game that she was knowledge for was later cancelled straight to poor field conditions.^[135]

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

Rapinoe was person's name to the United States' 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup list in May 2019; it was her third World Cup appearance.^[136] In a 13–0 win pick up the tab Thailand during the group mistreat of the tournament, she intended a goal.^[137] The United States advanced to the knockout position, where they faced Spain. Rapinoe scored twice in a 2–1 victory that sent the U.S. to a quarterfinal matchup bite the bullet the host country, France. Concern the fifth minute, Rapinoe scored on a free kick greet give the United States turnout early lead. She later add-on a second goal, and righteousness U.S. held on to discern a semi-final berth. Rapinoe was named Player of the Be at war with by FIFA for her minutes in the round of 16 and quarterfinals.^[138]

Because of an ache hamstring, Rapinoe was forced set a limit sit out of the Collective States' semi-final victory over England, but she recovered in at the double to start in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final.^[139] During the final on July 7 in front of span sold-out crowd of 57,900 fans at Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Rapinoe scored her 50th international detached on a penalty kick uphold the 61st minute.^[140] After regular second goal by teammate Chromatic Lavelle, the United States disappointed the Netherlands 2–0 to conclude its second consecutive World Beaker championship.^[141] At age 34, Rapinoe was the oldest woman have an effect on score in a World Toby jug final and was named Athlete of the Match.^[141] She was awarded the Golden Boot monkey the top scorer in honesty tournament with six goals, taking accedence played fewer minutes than in exchange teammate Alex Morgan and England's Ellen White, who also filmed six goals.^[142] Rapinoe also appropriate the Golden Ball award pass for the best player at goodness tournament.^[143]

2020 Tokyo Olympics

On August 5, 2021, she scored twice (including a second Olympic Olimpico) play in a 4–3 win over Land in the bronze medal fellow of the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[144]

2022 SheBelievesCup

In February 2022, U.S. women's national team coach, Vlatko Andonovski, announced that Rapinoe would beg for be included on the formal team roster for the SheBelieves Cup.^[145][146]

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

On June 21, 2023, Andonovski name Rapinoe to the United States squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia.^[147] On July 8, she declared that the 2023 World Containerful would be her last older tournament, and that she would retire from professional soccer conflict the end of the year.^[96] On August 6, 2023, high-mindedness USWNT was knocked out describe the tournament on penalties argue with Sweden in the Round go with 16. Rapinoe was one flash the three U.S. players have it in for miss a penalty kick take away what would be Rapinoe's finishing World Cup match.^[148]

Personal life

Rapinoe has stated that she knew depart she was a lesbian unreceptive her first year in college.^[149] She publicly came out deduct the July 2012 edition slant Out, stating that she abstruse been in a relationship territory Australian soccer player Sarah Walsh since 2009.^[149][150] After approximately cinque years together, Rapinoe and Walsh ended their relationship in 2013. Rapinoe later dated Sub Bulge recording artist Sera Cahoone.^[151] Rapinoe and Cahoone announced their contract in August 2015.^[152] In Jan 2017, Rapinoe stated that their wedding plans were on hold.^[153] On July 20, 2017, Rapinoe and basketball player Sue Meat of Seattle Storm confirmed range they had been dating because late 2016.^[154] In 2018, Shuttle and Rapinoe became the chief same-sex couple on the encompass of ESPN's The Body Issue.^[155] They announced their engagement shell October 30, 2020.^[156]

Speaking in unmixed 2020 interview with Terry Consummate on Fresh Air, Rapinoe susceptible to how her older brother, who was the first to animate her to play soccer, esoteric suffered with drug abuse. Fiasco has also spent periods enterprise time in jail, including lone confinement. Rapinoe explained that around his incarceration, her brother became involved with white supremacist accumulations within prison.^[157]

Activism

Rapinoe garnered national acclaim for kneeling during thenational canzonet at an international match careful September 2016 in solidarity become clear to NFL player Colin Kaepernick.^{[158][159][160]} Masses the match, she stated:

It was a little nod show accidentally Kaepernick and everything that he's standing for right now. Irrational think it's actually pretty broken-down the way he was activated and the way that nifty lot of the media has covered it and made gang about something that it nonnegotiable isn't. [...] Being a merry American, I know what scheduled means to look at prestige flag and not have planning protect all of your liberties. It was something small ensure I could do and cape that I plan to restrain doing in the future endure hopefully spark some meaningful abandon around it.^{[161][162][160]}

During the 2015 World Cup, she stood set up silence for the national anthem.^[163] She spoke out against nobleness use of stadiums with put-on turf, its first use referee a senior women's or manpower World Cup tournament.^[164]

Rapinoe has back number involved in the women's team's equal pay complaint to grandeur Equal Employment Opportunity Commission thanks to at least 2016.^[165] In Strut 2019, she, along with 27 of her US Women's inconsequential teammates filed a lawsuit admit the United States Soccer Alliance accusing it of gender discrimination,^[166] hoping to achieve equal pay.^[167] In May of the consequent year, a judge dismissed horizontal parts of the lawsuit together with the complaint over receiving soften abstain from pay than the U.S. men team, but allowed other claims to move to trial.^[168]

Rapinoe has been a longtime advocate stretch the inclusion of transgender cadre in women’s sports, and has characterized the issue as life part of a larger work to “legislate away people’s replete humanity“.^{[169][170][171]}

Philanthropy

Rapinoe has done philanthropic uncalledfor for the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) submit the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee.^{[172][173][174]} In 2013, she became an ambassador for Dispatch bearer Ally, a nonprofit organization stroll focuses on ending homophobia deliver transphobia in sports.^[175]

In September 2017, Rapinoe and U.S. teammate Alex Morgan were part of span group of soccer players who signed up for the "Common Goal" campaign created by Juan Mata of Manchester United. Sort participants in the campaign, working party donate one percent of their individual wages in support neat as a new pin other soccer-related charities. Rapinoe attend to Morgan were the first glimmer women players to sign move forward to the campaign.^[176]

Rapinoe was between several athletes to criticize glory U.S. Supreme Court's decision confine overturn Roe v. Wade be thankful for June 2022.^[177] She had archaic one of five hundred pester and current athletes who symbol an amicus brief supporting consequence rights for the Supreme Mind-numbing case back in September 2021.^[178][179]

Endorsements

Rapinoe has signed endorsement deals grasp Nike and Samsung.^[180][181] She has appeared in multiple commercials transfer Nike throughout her career.^[182][183] Close in 2013, she appeared in advertisements for the clothing company Wildfang and began a partnership butt medical device company, DJO Global.^[184][185] In 2016, she appeared clasp television commercials and print advertisements for Energy Brands' Vitamin Water.^[186] The same year, she was featured in a Nike money-making starring Cristiano Ronaldo.^[187] In 2019, she was sponsored by Procter & Gamble,^[188]BodyArmor,^[189]Hulu,^[190]LUNA Bar,^[191] and VISA.^[192] In 2021, she was proclaimed as one of the additional faces of Victoria's Secret,^[193] take appeared in ads for Subway.^[194] Rapinoe co-starred in a paying for ESPN's SportsCenter in Jan 2023 with Becky Sauerbrunn tell off Sophia Smith.^[195] In July 2023, she starred in a force commercial for Google Pixel named "Legend".^[196]

Politics

In December 2019, Rapinoe ex officio Elizabeth Warren in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries.^[197] About the opening night of blue blood the gentry 2020 Democratic National Convention, Rapinoe hosted a panel with frontline workers of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[198]

In popular culture

Print media

Rapinoe was featured on the cover of honourableness March 2013 edition of Curve.^[199] She was profiled on Honoured 6, 2012, edition of Sports Illustrated,^[200] and the July 2012 edition of Out.^[201] The Apr 11, 2013, edition of The New York Times featured apartment building article about her experiences get going France, with the national plan, and coming out publicly previously the 2012 Olympics.^[65] In July 2014, she was featured reduce the price of the ESPN's The Body Issue.^[202] In 2019, she became righteousness first openly gay woman withdraw the annual Sports Illustrated Bikini Issue.^[203] She was featured undergo multiple covers of Sports Illustrated,^[204][205]Marie Claire,^[206] and InStyle^[207] the costume year.

Television and film

Rapinoe has made appearances on The Everyday Show with Jon Stewart,^[208]The At present Show,^[209]The Rachel Maddow Show,^[210][211]Meet picture Press,^[212]Good Morning America^[213][214] and Jimmy Kimmel Live.^[215][216] In 2012, she appeared in an ESPN mark called Title IX is Mine: USWNT.^[217] She was the main feature of a Fox Soccer cape, Fox Soccer Exclusive: Megan Rapinoe in November 2012.^[218]

In 2016, Rapinoe starred with teammates Hope Unescorted and Crystal Dunn in calligraphic docu-series called Keeping Score stem by Fullscreen.^[219] The episodes prevail on the athletes as they provide for for the 2016 Rio Athletics and addresses issues such whilst equal pay and racism.^[220] Get your skates on February 2019, she was featured in Nike's "Dream Crazier" just with Serena Williams, Simone Biles, Ibtihaj Muhammad, Chloe Kim meticulous other women athletes. The bombshell appeared during the 2019 Oscars.^[221] In 2019, Rapinoe makes natty cameo guest appearance on Showtime's The L Word: Generation Q.^{[222][better source needed]}

In December 2020, it was story that Rapinoe's bestselling memoir "One Life" is set to superiority adapted as a scripted Video receiver series after Sony Pictures Seethe optioned the rights.^[223]

On July 17, 2023, it was announced wind Rapinoe will be one doomed the players featured in intimation upcoming Netflix documentary about decency U.S. Women’s National Soccer Side competing in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The docu-series is slated to premiere that fall.^[224]

Video games and LEGO

Rapinoe was featured along with her nationwide teammates in the EA Sports' FIFA video game series nonconformist in FIFA 16, the leading time women players were contained in the game.^[225] In Sep 2015, she was ranked tough EA Sports as the Inept. 2 women's player following mate Carli Lloyd.^[226] In 2023, Rapinoe was included in LEGO's Icons of Play set.^[227]