In her conversation with reporters late Wednesday at Maryland SoccerPlex, Seattle Reign midfielder Megan Rapinoe covered several issues related to her national anthem protests. Mostly, she spoke of her disappointment about the Washington Spirit playing “The Star-Spangled Banner” while the players were still in the locker room.
Her most biting comments, however, accused Bill Lynch, an Air Force veteran and software executive who has owned the team since the National Women’s Soccer League launch in 2013, of being homophobic.
[Those remarks were not included on the Insider’s original transcript of her media session because, in fairness to Lynch and the team, such a serious accusation required a response.