US star Megan Rapinoe ends her career as a professional soccer player after the season. With a “deep sense of peace and gratitude” she decided that this season would be her last, the 38-year-old said on social media.
At the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand (July 20 to August 20), Rapinoe can become world champion for the third time in a row with the US selection after 2015 and 2019.
At the last World Cup in France, Rapinoe became the top scorer and best player of the tournament. Away from the square, she drew attention to herself with political statements. Among other things, she had announced that she would not want to go to the “fucking White House” to honor US President Donald Trump at the time, even if she won the World Cup. Trump is a sexist and racist, she said.
Rapinoe plays for OL Reign, a Seattle-area club in the National Women’s Soccer League in the United States. But she celebrated her greatest successes with the US team.