The legendary forward Megan Rapinoe played its final home game of the NWSL regular season on Friday against the Washington Spirit and was cheered by 34,130 fans at Lumen Field stadium on a night that set a new US women’s soccer league attendance record.
Rapinoe, who retired two weeks ago from the US team after winning two World Cups and Olympic gold in London 2012, announced that she will hang up her boots at the end of the NWSL season and this Friday she received an emotional ceremony of farewell from his fans.
At the start of the match, Rapinoe was awarded for her contribution on and off the field, as one of the most important ambassadors of women’s football for her talent and at the same time one of the most respected voices in the fight for gender . equality and social rights.
The Reign are in the middle of fighting for a spot in the playoffs, a goal that if achieved would extend Rapinoe’s career by several more weeks. The match against the Spirit ended in a 0-0 draw.
With one day remaining, Rapinoe will only need to beat the Red Stars in Chicago next Saturday to fly into the playoffs.
Meanwhile, the forward had a farewell game at home in a party atmosphere. The attendance record for an NWSL match was broken and many fans arrived at the stadium wearing pink wigs, in honor of one of the most famous hairstyles Rapinoe has worn throughout her career.
The 37-year-old soccer player dyed her hair pink at the 2019 World Cup, when the United States won its second straight crown.
At the end of the game against Washington, Rapinoe took the microphone and thanked the crowd, her family, and her partner, former WNBA player Sue Bird.
“Thank you all, it was a great night. And I hope to see you all, at all the home games, next year. So…” said Rapinoe, asking her audience to continue to support the players and the team. franchise sports project.
On September 24, 25,622 people saw off Rapinoe at Soldier Field in Chicago in her final game as a US international.
Rapinoe was applauded from the first moment she stepped onto the pitch to warm up and received all the love from the United States Soccer Federation at the start of the match, when she was given a special shirt with the number 203, her games as international.
Source: La Verdad
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