Rapinoe said goodbye with a message to Spain

The American soccer player Megan Rapinoee, who said goodbye to his team this Sunday in Chicago in a match against South Africa, expressed his support for the Spanish players “in their fight” and considered that for the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) “no victory, ” when referring to the scandal caused by the non-consensual kiss of then federal president Luis Rubiales with Jenni Hermoso during the last World Cup.

“It’s obviously very sad, and disappointing. The players should be doing a very long celebration tour (of victory in the World Cup), instead they need to find a strategy, maybe with a lot of meetings in their themselves, and they cannot celebrate their excellence, but defend it “said Rapinoe in the mixed zone organized at the Soldier Field stadium after the friendly match of the United States against South Africa.

“It is incredibly deserved that they are world champions, their performance was fantastic, especially knowing everything they were going through,” added the forward, who ended a legendary 16-year career with the US team.

In the Soldier Field tunnel, in front of a large number of media outlets, including EFE, Rapinoe considered that the RFEF should change course and support a sports project that showed enormous potential. “As I have said many times, there is no success for them, no success in the position they are in. You have a unique opportunity to support a team that wins its first World Cup. It looks like it will be a long project. I will support (to the Spanish players) in their match,” he stated.

In her remarks on the field after the game, Rapinoe expressed her gratitude for the support she has received throughout her career. “I just want to say thank you, I feel like I’ve grown in front of all of you, here in Chicago and in front of so many fans around the world. When I think about what it means to me to represent the USA, all of you,” said by Rapinoe.

“This team always takes pride in showing us what we are, I know how much it means to me. We fought hard on the field, we had fun, we won, and we fought hard off the field. to continue creating more space for ourselves to be who we are, and I hope more space for you to be who you are,” he continued.

Rapinoe, 37, retired after winning two World Cups and an Olympic gold at London 2012 in 203 international matches. “It’s an honor to wear this jersey, play with these players, and live my dream. Thank you very much for supporting us,” he said. “I’m not going to leave forever, don’t worry, I’m one of you now, a fan of this team. Thank you to all the players for allowing me to be what I am,” she concluded.