US soccer celebrity Megan Rapinoe declares retirement

Before she retires from active recreation, the 38-yr-vintage desires to emerge as international champion with the united states for the 1/3 time in a row.

US-Star Megan Rapinoe ends her career as a expert football player after the season. With a “deep experience of peace and gratitude” she determined that this season would be her final, the 38-year-old said on social media on Saturday.

At the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand (July 20 to August 20), Rapinoe can become global champion for the 1/3 time in a row with america selection after 2015 and 2019.

At the closing World Cup in France, Rapinoe became the top scorer and nice participant of the match. Off the sphere, she drew interest to herself together with her fight for equality for girls in soccer and political statements.

Among different matters, she had announced in protest towards the then US President Donald Trump no longer trying to go to the “fucking White House” for the ceremony, even in the occasion of a World Cup triumph. Trump is a sexist and racist, she said.

Rapinoe performs for OL Reign, a Seattle-region membership in the National Women’s Soccer League in the United States. However, she Celebrated her finest successes with the United States team, for whom she has played 199 international matches and, in addition to the two World Cup titles, also received Olympic gold in 2012. In 2019 she changed into voted FIFA Female Player of the Year.