Megan Rapinoe will play her last game for the USWNT on Sunday, and here are the highlights that made up her legendary career before her retirement.
the protest was not a gesture of disrespect for the U.S. flag but rather the opposite, guided by her belief in the promise of freedom it's supposed to represent.
That new rule effectively put an end to her protest for the national team -- at least until the murder of George Floyd in 2020 caused many Americans to reconsider their stance on the kneeling protest. But her actions thrust Rapinoe into the political discourse, where she has stayed ever since. Kneeling or not, it doesn't matter. As sheSince 2016, she's been an outspoken advocate of equal pay, racial equality and trans rights, all while representing theat the highest levels.
"I feel very fortunate to be in this country. I'd never be able to do this in a lot of other places. But also that doesn't mean we can't get better," she told reporters during the 2019 World Cup."And it doesn't mean that we shouldn't always strive to be better. I think this country was founded on a lot of great ideals, but it was also founded on slavery.
During the Tournament of Nations in 2018, Brazil players huddled to discuss their approach for a free kick -- until they noticed Rapinoe had been standing with them in the huddle the whole time.
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