Illustrations by Estelle Morris
The soccer megastar Megan Rapinoe captains Seattle Reign FC, helped the U.S. women’s soccer team to World Cup victory in 2015, and will lead the national team as co-captain in France for the 2019 World Cup, which begins June 7th.
Based in Seattle, Ms. Rapinoe flies around the country for games during the National Women’s Soccer League season. When the team travels together, there’s fun — “Somebody is always yakking about something. Usually it’s me, to be honest” — but Ms. Rapinoe prefers to opt out of the group reservations to better access the perks her frequent flier status affords her.