- Couple have been together after meeting at 2016 Olympics
- Football and basketball stars are also prominent activists
Two of America’s best athletes are getting married after Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird announced their engagement.
The couple boast an impressive list of achievements. Rapinoe has won two World Cups and an Olympic gold medal with the US national team, and picked up the Ballon d’Or Féminin for the world’s best women’s player in 2019. Bird, meanwhile, is one of the greatest basketball players of all time. This month, the 40-year-old won her fourth WNBA title to go alongside her four Olympic gold medals with Team USA. She has also carved out a successful career in Russia, winning five EuroLeague titles with Spartak Moscow and UMMC Ekaterinburg.
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Megan Rapinoe walked it as she talked it, inspiring the USA to World Cup glory while posing important political questions
The cheeky fire-starters at Eight by Eight magazine knew exactly what they were doing when they waited six whole months until the business end of the Women’s World Cup to publish the interview with Megan Rapinoe they had recorded in January. At least as much as the impish American midfielder knew what she was provoking when asked whether the US women’s national soccer team she captains intended to visit Donald Trump if they managed the exceedingly rare feat of repeating as world champions.
“I’m not going to the fucking White House,” Rapinoe flatly stated. “No fucking way will we be invited to the White House.”
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- Soccer star praises Warren for being ‘bold and real’
- SI Sportsperson of the Year posts video of call with candidate
Two-time World Cup champion Megan Rapinoe has announced her support for the Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren.
“I truly believe the best things in life are a result of being bold and being real,” wrote the soccer star, whom Sports Illustrated this week named Sportsperson of the Year.
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In a matter of days, female athletes around the globe scored a trio of wins in their fight for equality after decades of work. The U.S. women's national soccer team struck a new collective bargaining agreement with their federation, ending more than a year of at times contentious negotiations, with players seeking comparable compensation to the men's national team.
U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe knelt during the national anthem [Sept. 4] before the Seattle Reign's game against the Chicago Red Stars "in a little nod" to NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
US soccer star Megan Rapinoe knelt during the national anthem before her team's September 4th game in a show of solidarity with San Francisco 49ers' quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Rapinoe told American Soccer Now that the gesture was a "little nod to Kaepernick and everything that he's standing for right now.
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick sits during the national anthem before an NFL preseason football game in San Diego, September 1, 2016. San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick's refusal to stand for the playing of the national anthem before preseason NFL games has football fans-and nonfans-flapping their jaws about something that has nothing to do with punting, passing, or running.
7, 2016, at the Union League in Philadelphia. . Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton poses for a photo with supporters at a rally at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Fla., Tuesday, Sept.
6, 2016, in Greenville, N.C. . Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a rally at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Fla., Tuesday, Sept.
Sep 1, 2016; San Diego, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick looks on before the national anthem against the San Diego Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports FILE PHOTO - Sep 1, 2016; San Diego, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick throws a pass before the game against the San Diego Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium.