Two-times World Cup winner and OL Reign midfielder Megan Rapinoe is opting out of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) fall series starting ...
REUTERS: Two-times World Cup winner and OL Reign midfielder Megan Rapinoe is opting out of the National Women's Soccer League fall series starting next month, the Washington-based franchise said in a statement on Friday .
US international Rapinoe is among 10 Reign players who are not available for the tournament, which is scheduled to start on Sep 5.No reason was given for her decision but Rapinoe, 35, also skipped the NWSL Challenge Cup tournament in June, which was played in empty stadiums due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
The fall series features nine teams divided into three regional pods, West, Northeast and South, and playing four games each over seven weeks. Its format has yet to be announced. The NWSL scheduled the Challenge Cup and fall series as a replacement for its regular league season, which was cancelled this year due to the epidemic.
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