Megan Rapinoe Proclaims She’s Retiring After Girls’s World Cup

Megan Rapinoe is retiring from soccer — however she’s obtained one final thing to attain on her guidelines earlier than doing so … profitable one other World Cup.

The longtime U.S. girls’s soccer legend — who’s been on the nationwide staff since ’06 — made the announcement Saturday at a presser, telling reporters this upcoming tourney could be her final as knowledgeable … and that she’d be hanging up her cleats afterward.

She does say there will be extra to come back for her down the highway — presumably that means she’ll nonetheless be concerned in soccer in some capability — however first, her focus is on snagging the gold.

Throughout her remarks … MR obtained a bit of choked up as she mirrored on her storied profession, thanking teammates, coaches, followers and everybody who’s supported her through the years. She additionally touched on the sport itself and commented on simply how far it is taken her in her life.

She additionally shouts out her companion, WNBA star Sue Hen, for giving her inspiration in coming to the choice — ICYMI, SB introduced her retirement from professional basketball simply final 12 months.

Megan’s ideas are touching … and it is an enormous second, seeing how she’s been on a number of U.S. Girls’s Soccer groups, having performed with a few of the greats of the trendy period. She’s performed with the likes of Abby Wambach, Alex Morgan, Carli Lloyd, Hope Solo and so many others … and is, by and enormous, thought of to be one of many ultimate gamers of the previous guard to nonetheless be on the pitch right this moment. She’s additionally served as a captain on the staff for years now.

After all, her accolades are many. Megan’s helped the U.S. win the World Cup twice, and he or she’s additionally led the U.S. to a gold medal within the Olympics earlier than. MR’s gained plenty of awards, too, together with the Golden Boot and Golden Ball from FIFA for her standout performances.