Megan Rapinoe exits NWSL championship with injury in final game

De’Aaron Fox

Rapinoe: Injury in final game was devastating (0:56)

Megan Rapinoe reflects on suffering an injury in the NWSL championship and praises Ali Krieger after her retirement. (0:56)

Cesar Hernandez

Nov 11, 2023, 10:29 PM ET

SAN DIEGO — OL Reign winger Megan Rapinoe said that her early exit because of an injury during Saturday’s 2-1 loss to NJ/NY Gotham FC in the NWSL championship was “the worst possible outcome” for the final game of her professional career.

“It felt like just a huge pop,” Rapinoe said about her noncontact injury that forced a substitution during the sixth minute at Snapdragon Stadium and that she feared was a torn Achilles tendon. “The worst possible outcome. I just thank god I have like a f—ing deep well of sense of humor. But yeah, I mean, just obviously devastating to go out in the final so early.”

The 38-year-old, who retired from the U.S. women’s national team after her 203rd appearance in a farewell match over the summ
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