{"id":439460,"date":"2023-07-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-08T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.7sport.net\/en\/news-single\/megan-rapinoe-retires-after-the-end-of-the-campaign\/"},"modified":"2023-07-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-08T04:00:00","slug":"megan-rapinoe-retires-after-the-end-of-the-campaign","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/megan-rapinoe-retires-after-the-end-of-the-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Megan Rapinoe retires after the end of the campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>USWNT forward Megan Rapinoe shared today that she will end her professional football career after the end of the current season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Two-time FIFA World Cup champion Megan Rapinoe will retire at the end of the 2023 NWSL season, she announced.<\/p>\n<p>Rapinoe has been with the Reign since the NWSL\u2019s first season in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>More: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tSDlNAiDyI\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/tSDlNAiDyI<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TvyJK9jTrt\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/TvyJK9jTrt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Athletic (@TheAthletic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAthletic\/status\/1677731416568733699?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Rapinoe will participate in her final regular-campaign game at Seattle&#8217;s Lumen Field on October 6<sup>th<\/sup> vs. the Washington Spirit.<\/p>\n<p>Megan (38) will be part of the United States national women\u2019s soccer team n the 2023 FIFA Women&#8217;s World Cup, which will start on July 20<sup>th<\/sup> and finish on August 20<sup>th<\/sup> &#8211; it will take place in Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>It will be the final time that we will see her at the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve been able to have such an amazing career, and soccer has brought me all over the world and helped me to meet so many wonderful people,&#8221; the veteran soccer player shared with U.S. Soccer.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u25aa\ufe0f Two World Cups<br \/>\n\u25aa\ufe0f Olympic gold<br \/>\n\u25aa\ufe0f Ballon d\u2019Or winner<br \/>\n\u25aa\ufe0f NWSL Shield<br \/>\n\u25aa\ufe0f Division 1 F\u00e9minine<br \/>\n\u25aa\ufe0f Coupe de France F\u00e9minine<br \/>\n\u25aa\ufe0f 17 years representing the USWNT<\/p>\n<p>Megan Rapinoe won it all   <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zybbS19mRM\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/zybbS19mRM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 B\/R Football (@brfootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brfootball\/status\/1677732131382992898?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USWNT forward Megan Rapinoe shared today that she will end her professional football career after the end of the current season. 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