Megan Rapinoe Declares Retirement After NWSL Season and World Cup

There’s a protracted custom of soccer gamers wanting to finish their careers on a excessive observe — and that always entails calling it a day after a World Cup. Gareth Bale is without doubt one of the most outstanding names to take action; Zinedine Zidane took the same route after the 2006 World Cup. And now you may add Megan Rapinoe’s title to that checklist — the longtime USWNT participant has introduced that this summer season’s World Cup will likely be her final as a participant.

The New York Instances lined the announcement, which got here earlier than the US performed Wales in a pleasant. “I really feel so honored to have represented this nation, this federation for therefore a few years. It’s actually been the best factor I’ve ever executed,” Rapinoe mentioned.

USWNT co-captain Alex Morgan additionally commented on Rapinoe’s pending retirement, in line with the Instances, saying that “now we’ve got to go win the entire rattling factor.”