CNN —Megan Rapinoe said it has been an “honor” to play for the United States after making her fourth and final appearance at a Women’s World Cup.
Before the tournament, the 38-year-old announced that this would be her final year as a professional soccer player and she now returns to her National Women’s Soccer League team, OL Reign, for the remainder of the season.
Rapinoe (center) celebrates with teammates after facing Wales before the start of the World Cup.
In 2022, she became the first soccer player to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Speaking to Fox Sports after the defeat against Sweden, Rapinoe called it a “sick joke” and “dark comedy” that the US had dominated much of the game before being knocked out in cruel fashion on penalties.
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Megan Rapinoe, ”, Rapinoe, ” Rapinoe, John Hefti, Féminin –
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CNN, Sweden, National Women’s Soccer League, Instagram, Wales, USA, Network, Reuters, Fox Sports
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United States, ”