{"id":33830,"date":"2023-07-10T17:45:16","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T21:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/investing\/megan-rapinoe-may-be-retiring-but-her-story-is-not-done-yet-says-u-s-soccer-chief\/"},"modified":"2023-07-10T17:45:18","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T21:45:18","slug":"megan-rapinoe-may-be-retiring-but-her-story-is-not-done-yet-says-u-s-soccer-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?p=33830","title":{"rendered":"Megan Rapinoe may be retiring, but her story \u2018is not done yet\u2019, says U.S. Soccer chief"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"js-article__body\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0002261996\" role=\"document\">\n<p>On Saturday, U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe announced that she will retire at the end of the National Women\u2019s Soccer League season, calling time on a glittering career.<\/p>\n<p>The 38-year-old forward, who is preparing for her fourth World Cup later this month, is one of the sport\u2019s biggest stars. Since making her international debut in 2006, she has played a key role in a string of national team successes, winning the World Cup in 2015 and 2019 and Olympic gold in 2012.  Rapinoe plays for OL Reign in the NWSL. The league\u2019s regular season ends Oct. 15 and its championship game will be on Nov. 11.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n<p>The image of Rapinoe standing, arms outstretched, celebrating her goal against France in the quarterfinal of the 2019 World Cup is one of the most iconic in the history of U.S. soccer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:<\/strong> U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe announces she\u2019ll retire after the National Women\u2019s Soccer League season<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think Megan Rapinoe\u2019s impact on our sport or our society could be overstated,\u201d U.S. Soccer Federation President Cindy Parlow Cone told MarketWatch on Sunday. \u201cShe is obviously one of the greatest players to play for the national team \u2026 her impact that she has had off the field is just tremendous.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like to learn from a lot of different leaders in different industries around the world, and I have been able to watch and observe Megan and learn and grow as a person and as a leader,\u201d Parlow Cone added. \u201cI think she has had that type of impact for people all over the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will miss her playing on the national team and playing between the white lines, but I know Megan Rapinoe\u2019s story is not done yet and I look forward to seeing what she chooses to do after her playing days are done,\u201d said Parlow Cone, herself a World Cup winner in 1999 and an Olympic gold medalist in 1996 and 2004.<\/p>\n<p><strong>From 2019<\/strong>: Soccer star Megan Rapinoe is \u2018not going to the f\u2014ing White House\u2019 if Team USA wins the World Cup<\/p>\n<p>Rapinoe was one of the leaders in the U.S. women\u2019s team\u2019s successful battle for pay equity with the men\u2019s national team, and is a high-profile advocate for LGBTQ+ issues. In 2019, she became embroiled in a war of words with then-President Donald Trump, who criticized her for protesting when the U.S. national anthem was played before games at the World Cup in France. Rapinoe said she was protesting social injustice in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>The soccer player has founded the production company A Touch More with her fianc\u00e9e, WNBA star Sue Bird. Launched in partnership with media and commerce company Togethxr, A Touch More is described on its website as a production company \u201cthat centers stories of revolutionaries that move culture forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rapinoe is also chief equality officer of workplace equity company Trusaic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More from 2019:<\/strong> Megan Rapinoe\u2019s message for President Trump: \u2018You\u2019re harking back to an era that wasn\u2019t great for America\u2019<\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview with Time, Rapinoe discussed being a \u201cmogul for women\u2019s sports, a mogul for good,\u201d but said she would never run for office.<\/p>\n<p><em>Additional reporting by Quentin Fottrell.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/megan-rapinoe-may-be-retiring-but-her-story-is-not-done-yet-says-u-s-soccer-chief-2d197bc5?mod=investing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe announced that she will retire at the end of the National Women\u2019s Soccer League season, calling time on a glittering career. The 38-year-old forward, who is preparing for her fourth World Cup later this month, is one of the sport\u2019s biggest stars. 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