Megan Rapinoe, the iconic soccer star who has transcended her sport to become one of the most outspoken, accomplished and dynamic athletes of her generation, didn’t want to wait until the end to say this season would be the end.
She wasn’t going to play game after game at the women’s World Cup, which starts later this month in Australia and New Zealand, holding it in that she would retire after her last big tournament for the United States and her last season for her professional team. In perfect Rapinoe fashion, there was no way she could remain silent about something important to her.