Posted on 08/06/2023 11:06:16 AM PDT by Republicans 2016 2020
It was not the ending Megan Rapinoe had planned.
She went so far as to call it "dark comedy" and a "sick joke", such was her dismay.
After 17 years of putting herself on the line for the Stars and Stripes, the two-time Women's World Cup winner was in tears as she departed the global stage for the final time.
On Rapinoe's 202nd appearance for the USA, the defending world champions dramatically lost 5-4 on penalties to Sweden after a last-16 goalless draw in Melbourne.
Rapinoe, 38, ranks among the most successful players of her generation and announced before the tournament she would be retiring at the end of the season.
With the USA leading 3-2 on penalties on a tension-filled night, substitute Rapinoe missed her spot-kick before Sophia Smith and Kelley O'Hara also failed to score in the shootout.
When Lina Hurtig converted the decisive penalty by the finest of margins, eliminating the four-time world champions, Rapinoe was overcome with emotion.
The Olympic gold medal winner hoisted up her shirt in an attempt to hide her face.
Ten minutes after the game, the television cameras picked out Rapinoe being consoled by team-mate Lynn Williams after the 2019 Ballon d'Or winner's dream of ending her USA career on a high were dashed.
"This is like a sick joke," said Rapinoe. "For me personally, I'm just like, this is dark comedy. I missed a penalty."
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After 17 years of destroying the women’s team
“ After 17 years of putting herself on the line for the Stars and Stripes”
…it did no such thing. It put itself on the line for Rapinoe.
She needs to go get a real life with her wife and leave the rest of us alone.
And we let that happen.
That's why many of us rooted for Sweden.
She deserved to lose along with anyone who stood with her dissing America.
Good riddance.
“After 17 years of putting herself on the line for the Stars and Stripes, the two-time Women’s World Cup winner was in tears as she departed the global stage for the final time.” Only a liberal English ash hole would write that.
Bummer, Megan.
Women's sports are going to become exciting and entertaining.
She was a PC pick and shouldn’t have been anywhere near the team. She was a drag on the team and in the end it cost them…
BOO HOO. Go away.
Good riddance Rapinoe.
Hurray it’s party time baby
Sorry Lesbos get the boot
Good riddance
🎉 🎈 🎊
She was laughing walking off the field tight after she missed her penalty kick. Did she do it on purpose?
You can clearly see she missed that shot on purpose. My 8 yr old nephew might have missed it but he wouldn’t have missed it like that, she did it on purpose her final F U to America
At least I don’t have to watch any more laudatory commercials about them during baseball games.
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