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USA Today reports:
There are some goodbyes that are heavy and sad, the weight of the emotions almost too much to bear. Then there are the goodbyes that are joyous, a celebration of what’s been rather than regret over what’s about to be lost.
Megan Rapinoe’s final game with the U.S. women Sunday was very much the latter. Any tears were far outweighed by the laughter, the jokes and, most of all, the love. “There’s so many feelings. I think what shines through is my pride and my gratitude,” Rapinoe said after the game.
“I’m just feeling really grateful to be able to have a final game and to be able to have that kind of closure. … The federation did such an amazing job to make me feel very, very loved and appreciated this week. So feeling very grateful.”
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A legend’s final bow. pic.twitter.com/eZPaOrJ3rK
— U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team (@USWNT) September 24, 2023
‘We fought so hard off the field to continue to create more space for ourselves to be who we are, but hopefully in turn more space for you guys be who you are’
Megan Rapinoe’s emotional words following her final game 💙 pic.twitter.com/bhWacrnOG1
— B/R Football (@brfootball) September 25, 2023
🇺🇸 Icon. Legend. Trailblazer. Rapinoe. pic.twitter.com/h5c2csOPxi
— FIFA Women’s World Cup (@FIFAWWC) September 24, 2023
Olympic champion and two-time World Cup winner Megan Rapinoe took her final bow in international football after the US beat South Africa 2-0 in a friendly in the Soldier Field stadium in Chicago https://t.co/YbHpb7cC06 pic.twitter.com/n9KBIvEXBt
— Reuters (@Reuters) September 25, 2023