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During their playing careers, Olympic medalists Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe helped propel women’s sports toward mainstream popularity, sparking conversations around equal pay and inclusion. In an interview with “Meet the Press,” Rapinoe and Bird spoke about their podcast, “A Touch More with Sue Bird & Megan Rapinoe,” which had its initial run in 2020 and returned this summer. When Bird played in the Final Four for UConn in the early 2000s, Rapinoe said, the stadium was sold out. Megan Rapinoe, left, and Sue Bird during Bird’s jersey retirement ceremony in Seattle on June 11, 2023. Bird and Rapinoe share new episodes of their podcast every Wednesday.

Persons: Sue Bird, Megan Rapinoe, Rapinoe, ”, Bird, Alex Morgan, Mia Hamm, Dawn Staley, ” Rapinoe, ” Bird, Scott Eklund, NBAE, “, ’ ”, ’ ” Rapinoe Organizations: “, Press, women’s, UConn, Getty, LeBron Locations: U.S, Seattle

☆ Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show returns: Here’s what you need to know
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Tara John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Kate Moss, 50, makes her Victoria's Secret Fashion Show debut. Kate Moss, who turned 50 in January, made her Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show debut, with her daughter Lila also modeling. Taylor Hill/WireImage/Getty ImagesShe said that Victoria’s Secret was listening to their customers, who wanted the show to return. Ashley Graham walks the runway for the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2024. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty ImagesBlackpink's Lisa performs during the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2024.

Persons: Lisa, Blackpink, Gigi Hadid, Barbie, Hadid, Brown, Kate Moss, Dimitrios Kambouris, Adriana Lima —, —, Bella Hadid, Alex Consani, Paloma Elsesser, Lila, Cher, Roxanne Robinson, ” Cher, Evan Agostini, Destiny’s Child, Justin Timberlake, Kanye, Barbara Palvin, Yasmin Wijnaldum, Winnie Harlow, Kendall Jenner, Alexina Graham, Naomi Campbell, Quannah, Megan Rapinoe, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, “, ”, Chantal Fernandez, Lauren Sherman, Victoria’s, Sarah Sylvester, Critics, Janie Schaffer, Liu Wen, Taylor, Victoria’s Secret’s, Tyra Banks, Law Roach, Banks, Angela Weiss, Ashley Graham —, ’ ”, ” Adriana Lima, Roy Raymond, Leslie Wexner, Reagan, ” Sherman, ” Fernandez, Heidi Klum, Gisele Bundchen, Stephen Cherrnin, Sherman, Sharleen, Brands ’, Ed Razek “, Razek, Wexner, Vogue, didn’t, Lily Aldrige, Karlie Kloss, Jeffrey Epstein, Epstein, Ashley Graham, Blackpink's Lisa Organizations: New, New York CNN, PETA, CNN, Brands, Getty, Brooklyn Navy, AP Locations: New York, Brooklyn, White, Lagos, Bogotá, London, Tokyo, American

☆ USA defeats Brazil to win women’s soccer gold medal, capping brilliant start to Emma Hayes’ coaching tenure
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —New era, new head coach, but a familiar result for the US Women’s National Team. The most decorated team in women’s soccer won a fifth Olympic gold medal at the Parc des Princes in Paris, defeating Brazil 1-0 in the final. Mallory Swanson’s second-half goal gave the US the hard-earned victory on Saturday, capping off a dream start to head coach Emma Hayes’ managerial tenure. Hayes only took up her head coach role in May and was tasked with changing the team’s fortunes after a disappointing round-of-16 exit at last year’s Women’s World Cup. Franck Fife/AFP/Getty ImagesFor Brazil, this was a third defeat against the US in an Olympic final, denying the legendary Marta one last chance to win a gold medal.

Persons: Mallory Swanson’s, Emma Hayes ’, Korbin, Swanson, Lorena, Hayes, “, ” Hayes, ” Swanson, Franck Fife, Marta, Gabi Portilho’s, Alyssa Naeher, Ludmila, Tom Cruise, Megan Rapinoe, Trinity Rodman, ” Organizations: CNN, US, National Team, Parc des Princes, Brazil, Japan, Getty, France, Spain, Trinity, Chelsea Locations: Parc des, Paris, Germany, AFP, Brazil

☆ The Olympics have been a coronation for USWNT’s Naomi Girma and her defensive work
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Meg Linehan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

PARIS — Last summer, Naomi Girma introduced herself to the world at the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. She was the only field player to play every minute of last summer’s World Cup, too. — Sydney Leroux (@sydneyleroux) August 7, 2024Girma has deflected jokes about being named Secretary of Defense and questions about last year’s World Cup exit. “Last year, a lot of us were transitioning in, and now we’ve been on the national team,” Girma said in Lyon. Born a year after the 1999 World Cup, Girma has been following in the footsteps of quiet center-back leaders from Carla Overbeck to Becky Sauerbrunn, while forging her path.

Persons: Naomi Girma, Girma’s, —, They’re, “, I’ve, Emma Hayes, Hayes, Girma, “ She’s, Sophia Smith, Smith, ” Naomi Girma, Sydney Leroux, @sydneyleroux, ” Girma, “ We’ve, it’s, Carla Overbeck, Becky Sauerbrunn, Megan Rapinoe, ” Rapinoe, She’s, Daniela Porcelli, Mallory Swanson, Trinity Rodman, Jeff Rueter, Rodman, Swanson, Sauerbrunn, Alyssa Naeher, Becky, Lindsey Horan, It’s, Katie Meyer, San Diego —, ” Naeher, she’s, ” Rodman, “ It’s, John Todd, Dan Goldfarb Organizations: PARIS, Paris, Germany, Stanford, Defense, Getty, Ethiopian, Golden Boot Academy, San Diego Wave, Brazil Locations: Australia, New Zealand, France, ” U.S, Lyon, Tokyo, Girma, San Diego, Paris

☆ USWNT advances to Olympic soccer semifinals after dramatic extra time victory over Japan
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The US women’s team booked its spot in the semifinals of the women’s soccer competition with a hard-fought 1-0 victory against Japan on Saturday. It was an attritional game for the US, which struggled to break down a resolute Japan side despite having the majority of possession. But coach Emma Hayes’ side — the top scorers in the group stage — maintained its 100% winning record at the Paris Games with the victory. “I really like this Japan team. As it aims to banish its recent demons, the US will face a stiff test whoever it faces in the semifinals.

Persons: Emma Hayes ’, —, ” Hayes, “, Paul Childs, Sophia Smith, Rodman, Marc Atkins, ” Rodman, Megan Rapinoe, Trinity Rodman, ”, CNN’s Coy Organizations: CNN, US, Japan, Trinity, Paris Games, London, Olympics Locations: Japan, Canada, Germany, Marseille, Sweden, Tokyo, Paris

☆ UConn basketball's Paige Bueckers to sign NIL deal with Unrivaled league, receive equity stake
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Jessica Golden | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

University of Connecticut star Paige Bueckers will sign a name, image and likeness deal with the new women's basketball league Unrivaled, people familiar with the matter told CNBC. Unrivaled was founded last year by Women's National Basketball Association players Breanna Stewart of the New York Liberty and Napheesa Collier of the Minnesota Lynx. In February, Bueckers announced she would forgo the 2024 WNBA Draft to return to UConn for her senior season. Unrivaled was started as a way to allow WNBA basketball players the option to play in the U.S. during their offseason. Angel Reese of the Chicago Sky was the first player from this year's WNBA rookie class to join the league.

Persons: Paige Bueckers, Breanna Stewart, Napheesa Collier, Bueckers, Stewart, Collier, Chelsea Gray, Kelsey Plum, Angel Reese, Geno Auriemma, Carmelo Anthony, Steve Nash, Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, John Skipper, David Levy, Ashton Kutcher Organizations: UConn Huskies, NCAA, Iowa Hawkeyes, Mortgage, University of Connecticut, CNBC, Women's National Basketball Association, New York Liberty, Minnesota Lynx, WNBA, UConn, Las Vegas Aces, Dallas Wings, Chicago Sky, Bueckers, National Basketball Association Locations: Cleveland , Ohio, U.S

☆ How the Seattle Storm became the highest valued WNBA franchise of all time
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

‘Price tickets competitively’A rower and Olympic silver medalist in the sport, Gilder was living in Seattle and a Storm season-ticket holder when the Storm and the NBA’s SuperSonics were sold to businessman Clay Bennett in 2006. Oklahoma was not going to care about a women’s team,” Gilder explains. Now, the Storm is the WNBA’s most valuable team after it was valued at $151 million in 2023. Leah Millis/ReutersThis year, former Storm player Sue Bird – one of the sport’s greats – joined the ownership group after playing her entire 19-year WNBA career with the team. Seattle Storm co-owner Ginny Gilder poses for a photo on May 18, 2022.

Persons: CNN —, Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Ginny Gilder, Gilder, Sue Bird, Megan Rapinoe, Damian Lillard, ‘ Price, Clay Bennett, Bennett, So Gilder, Dawn Trudeau, Lisa Brummel, Anne Levinson, “, Seattle Storm Anne Levinson, Terrence Vaccaro, ” Gilder, you’ve, Biden, Barack Obama’s, Joe Biden, Leah Millis, –, “ We’ve, ”, we’d, Ted S, Warren Organizations: CNN, WNBA, Seattle Storm, ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, CBS, Storm, Milwaukee Bucks, NBA’s SuperSonics, Microsoft, CNN Sport, White, White House, Reuters, Yale Locations: Seattle, Oklahoma, Seattle , Washington, Washington , U.S, –

☆ Insider Today: CEOs in Training
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-23 | by ( Matt Turner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But first: On the ground at Cannes Lions, aka summer camp for the ad industry. The promenade at the Cannes Lions festival in 2023. Tristan FewingsThis week's dispatchThe biggest names in marketing made for the south of France last week for the annual Cannes Lions festival. Meet Business Insider's most innovative CMOs of 2024. The program places MBAs in leadership positions at companies within just a few weeks, and promises to turn them into CEOs in a few years.

Persons: —, Goldman Sachs, Tristan Fewings, Lara O'Reilly, Julia Hood, Megan Rapinoe, Sue Bird, I'm, Jason, Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift, Jimmy Simpson, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, It's, Brian Ach, Tyler Le, Andy Sieg, Merrill Wealth, Sieg, Jeff Bezos, Paul Souders, Devon Price Organizations: Service, Business, Cannes Lions, Yahoo, Spotify, Sport, BI, Amazon Locations: France, Sport Beach, Seattle , Washington

☆ Caitlin Clark Is a Rorschach Test for Sports Fans
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Lindsay Gibbs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

But nothing that Clark does — or that is done to Clark — is treated as normal. That was just the latest bulletin in a months-long news cycle trailing everything Clark does. ESPN's Stephen A. Smith said WNBA players should go easier on Clark in games if they want to keep up record viewership: "Protect the golden goose." Related storiesThese days, watching Caitlin Clark play basketball has become a Rorschach test for a deeply divided country. Four years ago, WNBA players actually helped flip a Senate seat in Georgia.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, —, Clark, Clark —, Angel Reese, ESPN's Stephen A, Smith, Nikki Haley, Cathy Engelbert, Wilson, Michael Jordan Michael Hickey, she's, we've, Megan Rapinoe, Donald Trump, Brittney Griner, Matt Leinart, Reese, Pat McAfee, Eminem, Chennedy Carter, Carter, That's, I'm, Dijonai Carrington, Carrington vocalized, Emilee Chinn, Sabrina Ionescu, Breanna Stewart, A'ja Wilson, Clark Caitlin Clark, — infantilize, James Boyd Organizations: WNBA, Business, Chicago, CNN, Fox News, ESPN, Olympic, GOP, Chicago Sky, That's, Connecticut Sun, Getty, Black, Nike, The Locations: Iowa, Hollywood, Indiana, America, Georgia, Russia, Chicago, Washington ,, Connecticut

☆ Sports Illustrated celebrates 60th anniversary of its ‘Swimsuit Edition’ with look back at iconic cover models
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-18 | by ( Zoe Sottile | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

These are just three of the models who have graced the cover of Sports Illustrated’s famous — and at times controversial — “Swimsuit Edition.” Now, to celebrate the special issue’s 60th year in print, the magazine has unveiled seven new covers featuring 27 women and reuniting past cover models for a “Legends” photo shoot. Kate Upton, Chrissy Teigen, plus-size model Hunter McGrady, and CBS News host Gayle King all posed for their own solo covers. (This marks the fourth time Upton has appeared on the magazine’s cover, and the second time for Teigen.) This year’s issue does just that.”Model and TV personality Chrissy Teigen appears on one of the anniversary edition's seven covers. Yu Tsai/Sports IllustratedSports Illustrated debuted its first-ever “Swimsuit Edition” started in 1963, with a young German model named Babette March on the cover, pictured frolicking on a beach in Mexico in a white bikini.

Persons: Martha Stewart, Christie Brinkley, Tyra Banks, Kate Upton, Chrissy Teigen, Hunter McGrady, Gayle King, Upton, Chanel Iman, Maye Musk, Megan Rapinoe, Winnie Harlow, Brenna Huckaby, Halima, MJ, “, ”, “ We’ve, Yu Tsai, Babette, Bloom, Valentina Sampaio, Kim Petras, Ashley Graham, McGrady, Kim Kardashian, Naomi Osaka, Megan Thee, it’s Organizations: CNN, Sports, CBS News, Teigen Locations: Halima Aden, German, Mexico

☆ With Caitlin Clark in Town, All Eyes Were on Brooklyn
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-18 | by ( Sandra E. Garcia | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Some of the raucous crowd was there to watch Caitlin Clark — the Fever’s wunderkind rookie — play her first professional game in New York City, some were Liberty fans, and more than a few seemed to be there to cheer for both sides. There were celebrities sitting courtside, like Billie Jean King, Jason Sudeikis, Megan Rapinoe and the actress Amy Ryan. And there was basketball royalty in the building as well, including Sue Bird, Pau Gasol and Dawn Staley, the coach of the South Carolina women’s basketball team that beat Ms. Clark’s Iowa Hawkeyes in this year’s N.C.A.A. tournament final. Every time the Jumbotron flashed one of the famous faces, the crowd seemed to get even more electric.

Persons: Caitlin Clark —, —, Billie Jean King, Jason Sudeikis, Megan Rapinoe, Amy Ryan, Sue Bird, Pau Gasol, Dawn Staley Organizations: Barclays Center, New York Liberty, Indiana, Liberty, Carolina women’s, Clark’s Iowa Hawkeyes Locations: New York City

☆ Brittney Griner tells The Cut she ‘worried someone might shoot the plane down’ after her release from Russian detention
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Brittney Griner feared that her plane would be shot down after she was released from detention in Russia, the WNBA star said in a new interview with The Cut. Speaking with former US soccer icon Megan Rapinoe in an interview published in The Cut on Monday, Griner recalled the moment she learned that she was being released. “I got a note underneath my door that said, ‘Be ready at midnight,’ or some late, crazy hour,” she said. I was worried someone might shoot the plane down. The US State Department, however, deemed that Griner had been wrongfully detained, and she was released in December 2022 in a prisoner swap involving Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.

Persons: Brittney Griner, Megan Rapinoe, Griner, “, ‘, ” Griner, Viktor Bout, Suzanne Cordeiro, ”, Rapinoe, Bash Raymond Griner Organizations: CNN, WNBA, US State Department, Russian, Getty, Phoenix Mercury Locations: Russia, San Antonio , Texas, AFP

☆ Opinion: Utah incident reveals this inherent threat in anti-trans efforts to ‘protect’ girls in sports
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Opinion Frankie De La Cretaz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

In 2022, the Utah legislature banned transgender girls from high school girls’ sports. In August 2022, a Utah judge granted a preliminary injunction allowing trans girls to compete on girls’ teams after the parents of two trans girls filed a lawsuit. But as long as transgender girls’ gender identities are policed, cisgender girls will continue to have theirs policed as well. “I avoided athletic activities out of terror, not disinterest,” one participant said (a new study published last month also found that trans girls are primarily avoiding sports out of fear of harassment). If cisgender girls avoid sports out of these fears as well, they stand to be similarly negatively impacted.

Persons: Frankie de la, “, Mary, CNN —, Natalie Cline, Delia M, Harrington, ” Gov, Spencer Cox, Deidre Henderson, “ unconscionable ”, Cline, What’s, Cox, Virginia Foxx, ludicrously, Megan Rapinoe, It’s, —, White, Jim Crow, Sarah Longwell, Melissa Gira Grant, Trevor, Trevor Project’s Organizations: National Women’s Football League, ”, The New York Times, Sports, CNN, Utah State Board of Education, Harrington The Utah State Board of Education, Facebook, Gov, GOP, US Women’s National, Berlin Olympics, Mental Health, Lifeline Locations: Utah, North Carolina, Idaho, California, Nazi Germany

☆ Fact Check: Satirical claim that Megan Rapinoe filed for bankruptcy taken seriously
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The claim that U.S. soccer player Megan Rapinoe filed for bankruptcy following her retirement stems from a satirical website. A Facebook post (archived) sharing the claim reads: “Any tears for this?... Megan Rapinoe is going into bankruptcy after the disastrous end of her career. The social media claim originates from a satirical article titled: “Megan Rapinoe Files for Bankruptcy: ‘Nobody Will Hire Me,’” published by the Dunning-Kruger Times, a subsidiary of America’s Last Line of Defense. The claim that Megan Rapinoe filed for bankruptcy originated from a satirical website.

Persons: Megan Rapinoe, ”, Rapinoe, ’ ”, Dunning, Kruger, Read Organizations: National Woman’s Soccer League, Kruger Times, Defense, Reuters, Thomson Locations: America’s

☆ Hayes hired in record deal to turn around U.S. women's soccer team
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The 47-year-old from London is one of the game's most successful professional coaches, guiding Chelsea to 13 major trophies in her 11 seasons with the Women's Super League club. Hayes' deal with the U.S., which will reportedly run through at least 2027, will make her the highest paid women's soccer coach in the world, U.S. Soccer said on Tuesday. "This is a huge honour to be given the opportunity to coach the most incredible team in world football history," Hayes said in the statement announcing her appointment. Chelsea announced on Nov. 4 that Hayes would leave her job at the end of the Women's Super League season in May to pursue a new opportunity "outside the WSL and club football." Hayes replaces Vlatko Andonovski, who stepped down days after the Americans' shock defeat by Sweden in the last 16 of the 2023 Women's World Cup.

Persons: Emma Hayes, John Sibley, Hayes, Chelsea, I’ve, Twila Kilgore, Vlatko Andonovski, Emma, Cindy Parlow Cone, Laurence Stewart, Paul Winstanley, Andonovski, Megan Rapinoe, Lori Ewing, Rory Carroll, Amy Tennery, Ken Ferris Organizations: Soccer, League, Reading, Chelsea, Madejski, U.S, United, national soccer team, Women's Super League, USA, Super League, PARIS OLYMPICS, Paris Olympics, Paris Games, U.S . Soccer, . Soccer, FA, Thomson Locations: Reading, Britain, United States, London, Sweden, U.S, Chelsea, Los Angeles, New York

☆ Rapinoe suffers 'devastating' early exit with injury in final match
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Amy Tennery | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Nov 11, 2023; San Diego, California, USA; OL Reign forward Megan Rapinoe (15) lays on the pitch following an injury in the opening minutes against New Jersey/New York Gotham FC at Snapdragon Stadium. The showdown between OL Reign and Gotham FC was highly anticipated as an emotional farewell for the 2019 Ballon d'Or winner and her former U.S. women's national team mate Ali Krieger. Krieger, a defender for the opposing Gotham FC, ran to her friend and offered Rapinoe an embrace as she exited the pitch. The 38-year-old Olympic gold medalist was sidelined this year with a calf injury but her quick exit from her final professional match nonetheless left fans and fellow U.S. women's national team veterans stunned. Rapinoe, who along with her national team mates suffered a shock early exit from the Women's World Cup this year, said she had an overall sense of "peace" despite the injury that marred her final game.

Persons: Megan Rapinoe, Amber Searls, Ali Krieger, Rapinoe, Krieger, Gotham, Mia Hamm, Amy Tennery, Robert Birsel Organizations: New, New York Gotham FC, Snapdragon, Gotham FC, women's, Thomson Locations: San Diego , California, USA, New Jersey, New York, U.S

☆ Gotham defeat Reign for first NWSL title, Rapinoe exits early
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Amy Tennery | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/5] Nov 11, 2023; San Diego, California, USA; New Jersey/New York Gotham FC forward Esther Gonzalez (9) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal against OL Reign in the first half in the NWSL Championship at Snapdragon Stadium. Gotham were denied twice in the 38th minute as Purce hit the left post and midfielder Delanie Sheehan hit the crossbar in rapid succession. Reign had the chance to take the lead as Lavelle tried a through ball but striker Jordyn Huitema was caught offside five minutes later. Reign were awarded a free kick and Gotham midfielder Nealy Martin was forced to put on the goalkeeper’s jersey, with her team out of substitutions. Martin's team mates leapt into the air to block Lavelle's kick and Gotham erupted in celebration as Reign's frantic final efforts went unrewarded.

Persons: Esther Gonzalez, Ray Acevedo, Gotham FC's, Megan Rapinoe's, Lynn Williams, Rapinoe's, Rose Lavelle, Rapinoe, Ali Krieger, Midge Purce, Williams, Claudia Dickey, Lavelle, Bethany Balcer, Mandy Haught, Gotham, Delanie Sheehan, Jordyn Huitema, Gonzalez, Haught, Nealy Martin, Amy Tennery, Robert Birsel Organizations: New York Gotham FC, OL, Snapdragon, USA, Gotham, Women's Soccer League, Seattle, Spain, Thomson Locations: San Diego , California, USA, New Jersey, New York, Spanish, Gotham, Seattle, San Diego, U.S, Purce

Gotham was able to run out the clock and marked its first NWSL title with a wild celebration near midfield. The non-contact injury to Reign star Rapinoe took some of the wind out of the crowd at San Diego State's Snapdragon Stadium. Rapinoe broke toward Maitane Lopez of Gotham, who was dribbling outside the penalty area, and suddenly went down in the third minute. Rapinoe announced before this summer’s Women’s World Cup that she was stepping away from the game after a career that included two World Cup titles, an Olympic gold medal and an Olympic bronze. The field at Snapdragon appeared in better shape than it was on Sunday night, when the Reign beat the San Diego Wave to advance, some 24 hours after a home San Diego State football game.

Persons: Esther González, Megan Rapinoe hobbled, Mandy Haught, Nealy Martin, Rose Lavelle, Rapinoe, San Diego State's, Gotham's Ali Krieger, Maitane Lopez, Gotham, Krieger, González, Midge Purce, Claudia Dickey, Purce, Lynn Williams, Lavelle dribbled, ___ Organizations: DIEGO, Gotham FC, Women's Soccer League, Gotham, San Diego, Women’s, San Diego Wave, San Diego State football, Spain Locations: Gotham, San, Rapinoe, Snapdragon

☆ Megan Rapinoe and Ali Krieger take to the pitch for the last time in NWSL Final
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Friends and teammates for much of their illustrious careers, US Women’s National Team legends Megan Rapinoe and Ali Krieger will take to the pitch one last time on Saturday as foes. Rapinoe’s OL Reign takes on Krieger’s Gotham FC in Saturday’s NWSL Final, which provides a fitting stage for the grand finale of two women’s soccer greats. Ahead of the game, in the final pre-match press conference of her career, an emotional Rapinoe couldn’t hold back the tears. Krieger’s farewellPerhaps it was written in the stars that both Rapinoe and Krieger would enjoy their last dance on the pitch together in the NWSL Championship game. On Monday, after both teams had booked their places in the final, Krieger revealed on Instagram a two-month-old text exchange she had with Rapinoe.

Persons: Megan Rapinoe, Ali Krieger, Rapinoe’s, “ I’ve, ”, I’ve, Rapinoe, “, ” Rapinoe, Krieger, Stephen Brashear, Jessica Berman Organizations: CNN, National, Gotham FC, USA, Amazon Prime, ION, CBS, Paramount Plus, ESPN, Sports, Reuters, Champions League, Frankfurt Locations: Saturday’s, rondos, California

☆ Megan Rapinoe, Emma Hayes and a Women’s Soccer Crossroads
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Rory Smith | More About Rory Smith | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Emma Hayes first met Megan Rapinoe before she was Megan Rapinoe. Or, rather, just as she was becoming Megan Rapinoe. Rapinoe was not even a professional soccer player back then, not quite. In 2008, she had been appointed head coach and director of soccer operations of the Chicago Red Stars, one of the inaugural franchises in the start-up league Women’s Professional Soccer. The Red Stars drafted Rapinoe second overall ahead of the league’s first season.

Persons: Emma Hayes, Megan Rapinoe, Rapinoe, Hayes Organizations: Chicago Red Stars, Women’s Professional Soccer, University of Portland, Red Stars Locations: California, Chicago, Lake Michigan

The National Women's Soccer League is looking to add a 16th team, Commissioner Jessica Berman announced Friday. Gotham FC plays OL Reign for the league title on Saturday night. Political Cartoons View All 1240 ImagesBerman said ticket sales to NWSL games grew 36% this season and average attendance at games was up 26 percent. Last month, OL Reign attracted a record NWSL crowd of 34,130 to Lumen Field in Seattle for Megan Rapinoe's farewell match. The sale of both OL Reign and the Portland Thorns is progressing, with deals expected to be announced by the end of this year, Berman said.

Persons: Jessica Berman, “, ” Berman, Berman, Lumen, Megan Rapinoe's, we've, ___ Organizations: Women's Soccer League, Utah Royals, Bay FC, Gotham FC, ESPN, CBS Sports, Amazon Prime, Scripps Sports, San Diego Wave, CBS, Portland Locations: Northern California, Boston, U.S, Seattle

☆ Rapinoe meets high stakes with a smile ahead of NWSL championship
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Amy Tennery | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

But Saturday's showdown between Gotham FC and her OL Reign gives Rapinoe one last chance to claim the National Women's Soccer League championship after years of thwarted attempts, with the team she has been a part of since its inception. "It's really unique that you get to a championship game ever in your career. Rapinoe's Seattle farewell match last month averaged 683,000 viewers on CBS, an NWSL regular-season record. It was, you know, so much fun to watch and be a part of," said Rapinoe. Reporting by Amy Tennery in New York Editing by Christian RadnedgeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Megan Rapinoe, Ali Krieger, Lu Barnes, they've, Rapinoe's, Amy Tennery, Christian Radnedge Organizations: United States, Gotham FC, National Women's Soccer League, New, Rapinoe, ESPN, CBS, Prime Sports, Scripps, ION, Thomson Locations: New York, New, Rapinoe's Seattle

The National Women's Soccer League on Thursday announced a new media rights deal that will feature the league's matches on ESPN, CBS Sports, Amazon Prime Video and Scripps Sports. “We’re resetting the standards by which women’s sports can be valued.”The league's current deal with CBS Sports ends at the end of this season. Political Cartoons View All 1239 ImagesStarting next season, a Friday night game on Prime Video will kick off each weekend. The remaining regular season games will be part of a domestic direct-to-consumer package produced and distributed by the NWSL, the league said. In the playoffs, Prime Video and a CBS platform will each broadcast a quarterfinal each, while ESPN/ABC airs the other two.

Persons: ”, Jessica Berman, “ We're, ” Sean McManus, Berman, Megan Rapinoe's, Lumen, Rapinoe, Ali Krieger, ___ Organizations: Women's Soccer League, ESPN, CBS Sports, Amazon Prime, Scripps Sports, Gotham FC, CBS, Scripps, ION, Paramount, CBS Sports Network, ABC, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, Endeavor, NHL, NFL, Utah Royals, Bay FC, U.S . Locations: San Diego, Seattle, Gotham

☆ Rapinoe adds final stop on farewell tour with NWSL Championship
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Nov 5, 2023; San Diego, California, USA; OL Reign forward Megan Rapinoe (15) controls the ball against San Diego Wave FC forward Rachel Hill (3) and defender Christen Westphal (20) in the first half during the National Womens Soccer League Semifinal between San Diego Wave and OL Reign at Snapdragon Stadium. Mandatory Credit:... Acquire Licensing Rights Read moreNEW YORK, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Two-times Women's World Cup winner Megan Rapinoe has added one final stop on her farewell tour, with her OL Reign side beating the top-ranked San Diego Wave to reach the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) Championship on Saturday. "The fairytale is Pinoe and Kriegs, it's a great story," OL Reign coach Laura Harvey told reporters. OL Reign will play Gotham FC on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET (+1day 0100 GMT) at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego.

Persons: Megan Rapinoe, Rachel Hill, Christen Westphal, Ballon, Ali Krieger, Rose Lavelle, Veronica Latsko's, Krieger, Pinoe's, it's, Laura Harvey, Amy Tennery, Christian Radnedge Organizations: San Diego Wave FC, National Womens Soccer, Semifinal, San Diego Wave, Diego Wave, Women's Soccer League, New Zealand, Gotham FC, San, Gotham, Portland Thorns, Saturday, Thomson Locations: San Diego , California, USA, United States, Australia, New, Reign's, San Diego, Seattle, York, New Jersey, New York

☆ Why Victoria’s Secret is bringing sexy back
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Cathaleen Chen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

But in a presentation to investors in New York last week, it was clear which version of the brand Victoria’s Secret executives see as its future. Courtesy Victoria's Secret“Sexiness can be inclusive,” said Greg Unis, brand president of Victoria’s Secret and Pink, the company’s sub-brand targeting younger consumers. Within Pink, Victoria’s Secret will focus on improving the assortment of fleeces, sweatpants, tracksuits and other casual pieces. Adriana Lima became one of the faces of Victoria's Secret in 1999 and still features in many of it's campaigns. How Victoria’s Secret ventures into apparel will be conservative in manner, he said, and will follow a test-and-learn approach.

Persons: Megan Rapinoe, Valentina Sampaio, Paloma Elsesser, Carlijn Jacobs, Hailey Bieber, Emily Ratajkowski, Heidi Klum, Adriana Lima, Ali Tate, Cutler, Naomi Osaka, ”, Greg Unis, we’re, everyone’s, it’s, Martin Waters, Waters, activewear, Unis, Naomi Campbell, Albert Gilkey, Kim Kardashian, We’ve, ” Waters Organizations: Business of Fashion, CNN CNN, Tennis, Ariela, Associates, Pink, CNN Locations: New York, North America

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