Megan Rapinoe has urged Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, as well as other leading male superstars, to be more outspoken on social issues including racism and sexism.
United States international Rapinoe won the women's Ballon d'Or this week, joining Messi on the stage at the annual awards gala as the Barcelona great claimed the men's prize for a record sixth time, one more than rival Ronaldo.
Rapinoe became the second woman to win the Ballon d'Or, after Ada Hegerberg won the inaugural prize last year.
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But Rapinoe, who has long been vociferous in her opposition to discrimination, does not believe her male counterparts are doing enough.