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July 8, 2023 JMG Community, Open Thread

United States forward Megan Rapinoe announced Saturday that she will retire from professional soccer at the conclusion of the 2023 National Women’s Soccer League season. The 11-year league veteran and U.S. women’s national team standout will play her final regular-season match at Seattle’s Lumen Field on Oct. 6 against the Washington Spirit.

Rapinoe, 38, is preparing to compete with the two-time defending champion USWNT in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, which runs from July 20 to Aug. 20 in New Zealand and Australia

Rapinoe also confirmed Saturday that this will be her final World Cup. “I’ve been able to have such an incredible career, and this game has brought me all over the world and allowed me to meet so many amazing people,” Rapinoe said in a statement to U.S. Soccer.

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#USWNT legend @mPinoe announces she will retire at the end of the 2023 @NWSL season » https://t.co/p4txwE9fdo pic.twitter.com/x92Pv6JhxN

— U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team (@USWNT) July 8, 2023